Global Update

Increase International business at SEMA Show 2007 and drive more international buyers to your booth. More than 7,000 international buyers are pre-registered to attend the SEMA Show/AAIW. See what products they’re seeking and invite them to visit your booth—all online and free of charge to all SEMA Show exhibitors. Download the free database, contact these buyers, and invite them to visit your booth.  www.semashow.com/tradeleads.

Filler for eNews

Reflecting growing worldwide interest in the specialty-equipment market, registration of international buyers for the 2007 SEMA Show is off to a record-breaking start. Advanced, international-buyer registrations already match last year's overall attendance with 18% of all registered buyers coming from outside the United States.

International participation in the Show has increased nearly 30% since 2004 when one in seven buyers were international attendees. At the current rate of registration, international attendance at the 2007 Show will increase to one-in-five buyers.

The majority of early-registered international buyers for the 2007 SEMA Show are from wholesale and distributor-type businesses. Other business categories with a high number of registered international attendees for the show include Accessories & Installation Centers, Auto Parts Retailers and Automobile Dealerships.

SEMA members and SEMA Show exhibitors are entitled to a free listing in the SEMA International Buyers Directory 2007–2008. This annual buyer’s guide is distributed to every international buyer at the SEMA Show, shipped to every U.S. Embassy and distributed at automotive trade shows throughout the world. The deadline to take advantage of this free listing is Wednesday, Sept. 5. A copy of the form is available online at www.SEMAShow.com/ibg. Questions? Contact Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

Filler for eNews

SEMA will exhibit at a new trade show in China—the China International Auto Parts Expo (CIAPE)—set for November 29–December 1, in Beijing. The show, which features both automakers and aftermarket products, is expected to draw an estimated 2,000 exhibitors and 50,000 visitors. In the 50,000 square meters of space, the show will host summit forums, seminars and technology workshops.

Canadian Premier Dalton McGuinty announced last week—two weeks before a provincial election—that beginning September 30, a new Ontario law will charge those caught driving 50km/h (31 mph) over the speed limit can be treated as a street racer. That means, according to a National Post report, that police can issue roadside seven-day license suspensions and impound vehicles for a week. If convicted, offenders face fines ranging from $2,000–$10,000.

The European Union Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals legislation (REACH) was put into effect on June 1, 2007. Companies selling into Europe that produce or incorporate chemicals into their products can learn more about the requirements on the European Union’s website http://ec.europa.eu/echa/reach_en.html.

SEMA members and SEMA Show exhibitors are entitled to a free listing in the 2007–2008 SEMA International Buyers Guide, an annual buyer's guide distributed to every international buyer at the SEMA Show. The guide is also shipped to every U.S. Embassy and distributed at automotive trade shows worldwide.

The deadline to take advantage of this free listing is September 5. A copy of the form is available online at www.semashow.com/ibg