SEMA CEO and President Chris Kersting this week authored a letter on behalf of the association that stated opposition to additional tariffs proposed for Chinese imports. The letter was issued on June 17 to Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative. “Most of our industry’s auto parts are already subject to 25 percent tariffs,” Kersting said… Continue reading SEMA: All Aftermarket Products Threatened by Next Wave of Tariffs
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Industry Gala to Celebrate 50 Years of SEMA Hall of Famers
Tickets to SEMA’s Installation & Gala—set for July 26 in Anaheim, California—are now available at sema.org/gala…
CAN Reveals Member Award Nominees
Custom Automotive Network (CAN) has announced the nominees for the 2019 CAN Member Awards…
Women in Auto Care Accepting Award Entries
Women in Auto Care is now accepting entries for the 2019 Automotive Communications Awards…
SEMA Board Elections Decided
SEMA’s voting members have spoken and the 2019-’20 SEMA Board of Directors is set. Voting concluded May 28, paving the way for a few changes to the SEMA Board…
Icahn Automotive Expands Technician Recruitment Program to UTI Arizona
Nationwide recruitment & training effort hopes to help fill industry vacancies…
PRI Show to Expand Trailer Exhibit Area
The Dec. 12-14 PRI Trade Show will feature exhibits and products directly on the Lucas Oil Stadium field for the first time ever…
SEMA Launch Pad Down to Final 15 Entrepreneurs
The top 15 applicants in the 2019 SEMA Launch Pad have been selected to advance to the six-week online voting stage…
Earl Owen Repeats as AAM Member of the Year
The AAM Group honored Earl Owen Co. as 2019 Member of the Year at its May 14-17 Annual Membership Meeting in Kingsport, Tennessee…
Your Car Knows When You Gain Weight
Bill Hanvey, president and CEO of the Auto Care Association, wrote an editorial published in the New York Times this week. The following exerpt was taken from the first few paragraphs of that editorial…
AAM Group Awards Top Vendors, Contributors
The CURT Group team received the Partnership Award from The AAM Group for demonstrating outstanding overall performance across all award categories…
SEMA Town Hall Visits Keystone Automotive
The Keystone Automotive Operations warehouse in Flower Mound, Texas hosted a SEMA Town Hall on May 7…
SEMA, HROT Volunteer Wins FutureTechs Award
Jonathon Miranda was named the grand prize winner of TechForce Foundation’s FutureTechs Rock Awards…
CAN Accepting Nominations for Person & Manufacturer of the Year
Custom Automotive Network (CAN) is seeking nominations for five member awards to be announced during the Sept. 8-11 CAN Connect Conference in Frisco Texas…
SEMA Hall of Fame Comes Calling for Chandler, Crower and Moore
Bob Chandler, Bruce Crower and Marla Moore represent SEMA’s 2019 Hall of Fame class…