Media registration is now open for the 14th MPMC Media Trade Conference. The MPMC Media Trade Conference takes place January 25–27, 2011, at Embassy Suites Los Angeles International Airport South, El Segundo, California. Media attendance is free, and includes lunch each day, and a media reception on...

Distributors and retailers from throughout China gathered in Beijing to meet with 21 SEMA-member companies that were participating in the first SEMA China Business Development Conference. The hotel-based program held in Beijing in September was built around a series of one-on-one meetings with pre...

It was no accident that the NHRA brought the U.S. Nationals to Detroit in 1959. The Big Three were engaged in a growing horsepower war, and hot rodders were enjoying the spoils of that war, turning Detroit's big-inch, multi-carbed mills into quarter-mile terrors. Wally Parks, who at the time was...

The industry mourns the loss of a lifelong friend Bob DeYoung. He was 59. Services for DeYoung will be held on Monday, December 20, 1:00 p.m., at the Phoenix First Assembly of God – (Building H), in Phoenix, Arizona.

Students preparing for careers in the automotive industry may be eligible to receive financial awards ranging from $1,000–$4,000 through the 2011 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund (SMSF). The scholarship application, which is due April 1, 2011, and requires college transcripts and letters of...

A conflict of interest must be present between two or more parties withan expectation of give and take to conduct successful business negotiations,according to Dr. Frank Morgan, president of Morgan Associates andformer global director of executive development and leadership for DowChemical Company...

It’s a tough marketplace, and every sale counts. How do you gain a competitive advantage? One important component is your sales strategy. SEMA will conduct an informative webinar session that will explore the anatomy of a sale and specific actions you can take to improve and measure your sales...