The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) issued the following statement on its relationship with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA):
“We are proud to announce that SEMA has been accepted as a full member of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), to represent the U.S. in mobility services, tourism and advocacy. FIA will also join SEMA as a business member, allowing the two organizations to bolster each other’s work in U.S. and global safety and mobility policy arenas at a time in which advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles are shaping the automotive industry in transformative ways. The emergence of these exciting, innovative automotive technologies—and the evolution of U.S. and global policies to meet these advancements—makes this the ideal time for SEMA and FIA to benefit from each organization’s respective strengths and reach.”
SEMA, FIA Partnership Focused on Mobility Policy Advocacy
While FIA is best known in the U.S. as the global governing body for motorsport, including Formula One and the World Rally Championship, SEMA will not be involved in this area; instead, this partnership is focused solely on mobility policy advocacy and will give SEMA a seat at the global policy table and FIA an advocacy presence in Washington, D.C. SEMA says that it is excited by this opportunity to collaborate with such an esteemed player in the automotive space, and to provide strong, proven advocacy structure and in-the-trenches support for the organizations’ shared policy goals in the U.S. and abroad.
For SEMA’s member companies, this relationship will expand access to the global marketplace, along with groundbreaking research important to future product development and sales, noted the statement from SEMA.
Since 1963, SEMA has advocated on behalf of the nation’s community of automotive enthusiasts to every administration in Washington, D.C. See SEMA’s 2025 Advocacy Agenda to learn more.