As a SEMA member, one of your most important opportunities is to help identify industry leaders to serve on the SEMA Board of Directors. Our industry has many talented individuals, but often those talents aren’t immediately apparent to the committee responsible for selecting the final candidates. So please take a moment to tell us about whom you would recommend as a potential nominee. We also welcome self-nominations, which gives us background, experience and visionary information straight from the source.

Nominations for the 2008 SEMA Board of Directors election are due no later than Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Complete the nomination form located here and submit it to Nominating Task Force Chairman Bill Perry at bpaabp@aol.com or liaison Christine Papavero at christineb@sema.org. Please be sure to include background/qualifications on the nominee(s).

Volvo intentionally made the C30 an options- and specialty-equipment-friendly car.

The January issue of SEMA News features more than 1,000 new products from the 2007 SEMA Show, in categories ranging from Performance Racing and Street Rod/Custom Car to Mobile Electronics and Tools and Equipment. Inside the issue you'll also find a 16-page photo retrospective of the Show and analysis of industry trends seen at the Show.

To showcase the industry's best products across the broadest reach, SEMA increased circulation of the New Products issue to 100,000. Somebody swipe your copy? No problem. E-mail Bonnie Sintuvat (bonnies@sema.org) with your mailing address, or simply click here to view the issue online.

To ensure your new product is featured in the January 2009 New Products issue, enter your product in the 2008 SEMA Show New Product Showcase, which is open to SEMA Show exhibitors. Stay tuned to eNews for 2008 SEMA Show exhibitor information, due to roll out in February, and New Product Showcase information to follow in the summer.

SEMA manufacturing members: You are invited to participate in the upcoming Toyota measuring session where you can snap photos and gather measurement data of two of the automaker's top sellers—the Corolla S and Matrix XRS.  

WHAT: 2008 Toyota Corolla S and Matrix XRS Measuring Session; Toyota Motor Sales USA

• All-new body styling and interior
• New engines: 1.8L and 2.4L
• Launch date: early 2008

WHERE: Toyota Service Development Center
2015 W. 190th St.
Torrance, CA 90501  
  
WHEN: Wednesday, February 6, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Sessions will be limited to 60 minutes. No more than three companies at one time, two persons per company.

REGISTER: Deadline is Friday, February 1—e-mail a response with time preference, name(s), company name, address, phone number and e-mail addresses(s) to measuringsession@sema.org.

NOTE: Cameras are permitted

QUESTIONS: Bill Wolf, SEMA, 909-396-0289, ext. 177 or Sandy Conolly, ext. 155.

Registration for SEMA Spring Expo and SEMA OFFROAD, February 8–9, 2008, in Indianapolis, is in full swing and available for attendees online by visiting www.semaspringexpo.com and www.semaoffroad.com. The spring events deliver the acclaimed SEMA Show experience to the Indianapolis area and surrounding regions. With a special emphasis on trucks and SUVs, exhibitors will display a variety of products and services covering accessories, restyling, wheels and tires, and mobile electronics.

Join these top companies who recently signed up to exhibit at SSE/SOR (list as of January 7, 2008):

• Advantage Truck Accessories Inc.
• Alumiknox Truck Box
• Big Country
• CORSA Performance Exhaust
• Check Corporation
• ConfigureTech Inc.
• Dr. Shrink Inc.
• EGR Inc.
• Evosus Inc.
• Ground Effects Ltd.
• Ignition Products
• Johnson Window Films Inc.
• Jungle Jims Accessory Products
• Kelderman Air Suspension Systems
• Larsen and Shaw Limited
• Lightning Gloves
• MITO Corporation
• MKW Wheels
• Masters Entertainment Group
• Meyer Distributing
• Nasta International
• Net Shape International LLC
• Nokia Automotive
• PIAA
• Pacbrake
• Qwikliner, Ultimate Linings
• Siriani & Associates
• Spacekap
• Spotlight
• Stinger Hitch Products
• Streamline International LLC (SIL)
• Swift Hitch
• T-Max
• TFP Inc.
• Truxxx Manufacturing
• Voodoo Ride
• Wheelware Software
• Winner International

To see all industry manufacturers exhibiting at SSE/SOR, click here.

For more information about the events, contact Gary Vigil at: garyv@sema.org.

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SEMA Spring Expo and SEMA OFFROAD Exhibitors are invited to promote any special offers, giveaways, promotions, new products, or discounted pricing that might be offered at the upcoming shows through SEMA eNews. If you have anything you’d like included, send a detailed explanation to Joe Lu at joel@sema.org and it will be included in the newsletter. For complete information on the two shows, visit www.semaspringexpo.com or www.semaoffroad.com. Questions regarding show specials or the upcoming events? Contact Gary Vigil at garyv@sema.org.

This Week's Specials

Siriani & Associates (Booth #1416):  Stop by to learn how to save up to 65% on shipping costs.

Car Care One (Booth #2002):  Enroll in Car Care One at SEMA Spring Expo/SEMA OFFROAD and your Car Care One registration fees ($150) will be waived. You will also receive a pair of Mechanix gloves. (Mechanix is a registered trademark of Mechanix Wear Inc.).

ICI Innovative Creations Inc. (Booth #2017): 

• Baja style light bar - 47% discount off all remaining inventory.
• New ICI Mud Flaps - 5% off any order of flaps, no minimums.
• 3-inch Round Nerf Bars - 5% discount on show orders.
• 4-inch Oval Nerf Bars - 10% discount on show orders.

Omix-Ada/Rugged Ridge (booth #1324):  Rugged Ridge will be unveiling its new Mirror Relocation Brackets for the 2007–2008 Jeep Wrangler at SEMA Spring Expo/SEMA OFFROAD. 

• The brackets’ special design allows you to move your factory mirrors from the door to the body of the vehicle.
• Remove your doors for trail use without losing your mirrors!
• Constructed of black powdercoated steel for long life and extra durability. 
• For more information about the Rugged Ridge Mirror Relocation Brackets or to locate a Rugged Ridge distributor, please visit www.omix-ada.com or call 770/614-6101.

MINI enthusiasts have a new reason to get excited, says spy shot photographer Brenda Priddy: The automaker has named its upcoming crossover. Previously referred to internally as the Colorado, the new MINI Crossman will bring the brand firmly into new territory.

The Crossman is expected to ride higher than current MINI models and offer all-wheel drive, making it a new option for weekend off-roaders. With these new capabilities, MINI hopes to expand its customer base to include young men who want something a little more "masculine" than MINI's current offerings.

Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr will build the Crossman, making it the first MINI assembled outside of the United Kingdom. The Crossman is scheduled for a 2010 release.