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With the Internet the top influencer in consumers’ buying decisions, the way we do business has changed forever, according to Aaron Kahlow, founder and CEO of Online Marketing Connect. In order to keep SEMA members relevant to such changes in the marketing world, SEMA hosted the webinar, “Social...

SEMA's next webinar will cover the importance of accurate product eCataloging information, and the problems that inaccurate information can cause for your specialty parts and accessories business. Presenter Scott O'Toole will demonstrate the basics of standardized retail product eCataloging formats...

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Auto spy photographer Brenda Priddy says this is first proof of Ford’s all-new V8, code-named “Coyote." The 5.0L, four-valve, naturally aspirated V8 will be offered in the 2011 Mustang and F-150. Priddy estimates the mill will make 400 hp and 400 lb.-ft. torque, with fuel economy close to that of...

President Obama directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider a Bush Administration decision which denied California and other states from regulating greenhouse gases emitted from motor vehicles. The president also directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

BIG WINNERS: Forty years after his father won the Rolex 24 at Daytona, David Donohue made a late pass on Juan Pablo Montoya to lift the Brumos Porsche team to victory in the twice-around-the-clock endurance race at Daytona International Speedway. Donohue teamed with Buddy Rice, Darren Law and...

NHRA DRIVERS PREPARE FOR POMONA WITH TESTS IN PHOENIX: With the official start to the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle season, the Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals, just a week away, many teams took advantage of their last weekend before the season by brushing up on their tuning and driving skills during...

Have you moved on? Up? Know someone who has? Let us know: editors@sema.org. Karen Evans St. John was named president of Kee Auto Top Manufacturing Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina. Evans St. John has worked for Kee Auto Top for 25 years in several capacities, including manufacturing, research, sales...

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