The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on legislation that would create an exemption to allow companies to market collision repair parts without infringing a design patent. A design patent covers the ornamental design for an object having practical utility for a 14-year term.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to reinstate the doctrine that treats minimum resale price agreements as automatically illegal under the Sherman Antitrust Act. Minimum price agreements allow manufacturers to establish a set pricing system with distributors and retailers in exchange...

In just the first week of exhibitor registration, booth commitments are up 20 percent and many exhibitors are increasing their footprint—positive signs that the industry is getting back on economic track.

Declining emphasis on education, unstable oil prices and imbalanced personal and corporate taxation threaten to undermine the U.S. economy, says Northwood University professor Dr. Timothy Nash.

Help shape the future of the restyling industry by joining the Professional Restylers Organization's annual Long-Range Planning (LRP) meeting, held in conjunction with the Technical Skills & Training Conference.

The automotive specialty-equipment industry is slow to change. We get set in our ways and find it hard to look outside of the box. There are those times that, upon looking outside of the box, we find we should've just stayed in.

The March issue of SEMA News highlights racing and performance. Coincidentally, many racing facilities across the country and around the world are shrugging off winter snows and revving up for another season of competition at this time of year. What better time, then, to remind everyone about...

New Indy Racing League CEO Randy Bernard has formed an advisory committee to help determine which chassis design will be selected as the new IZOD IndyCar Series chassis in 2012.

Mark Mojica was appointed to the role of director of sales, aftermarket for N-Fab; Christine LeMay is The Marx Group's new customer relations manager; Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. (TNA) promoted Allan Huggins to CFO and senior director of finance and accounting; Avon Motorcycle Tyres...

The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will hold an entire event using four lanes instead of the traditional two at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway this weekend; the U.S. gold-medal-winning bobsled team will serve as honorary grand marshals for the inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals...