By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff 

Pro-hobby legislation to allow a single license plate for attachment at the rear of the vehicle and a separate bill to increase the emissions inspection period from an annual requirement to every five years died when the legislature adjourned for the year. SEMA-opposed legislation to impose on state motorists a vehicle miles traveled tax of up to 1.25 cents per mile and a bill to add an additional fee of $50 to vehicle registration and renewal fees also died. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff 

SEMA-opposed legislation that raised the assessed value of antique, rare or special-interest motor vehicles, along with placing a cap on the number of miles those vehicles can be driven, died when the legislature adjourned for the year. Under the bill, the valuation of these vehicles would have increased to a maximum value of $1,000. The current valuation limit in the state is $500. The bill included a 2,000-mile cap on the distance these vehicles could be driven in a two-year period. Further, the measure would have required vehicles seeking registration as antique, rare or special-interest motor vehicles or as modified antique motor vehicles to be at least 30 years old. Currently, vehicles 20 years old or older are eligible for this status and special license plates. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff 

SEMA-opposed legislation that raised the assessed value of antique, rare or special-interest motor vehicles, along with placing a cap on the number of miles those vehicles can be driven, died when the legislature adjourned for the year. Under the bill, the valuation of these vehicles would have increased to a maximum value of $1,000. The current valuation limit in the state is $500. The bill included a 2,000-mile cap on the distance these vehicles could be driven in a two-year period. Further, the measure would have required vehicles seeking registration as antique, rare or special-interest motor vehicles or as modified antique motor vehicles to be at least 30 years old. Currently, vehicles 20 years old or older are eligible for this status and special license plates. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

The deadline to submit nomination forms for SEMA's prestigious industry awards—Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year—is Monday, July 8.

By SEMA Editors

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and the SEMA WD of the Year awards. Please take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, as well as a listing of previous honorees for each award. To make a nomination now, visit the SEMA Awards website and click on the red nominate bar next to the corresponding award.

Person of the Year: Created in 1969, SEMA's Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals for their distinguished service to the trade association and the specialty-equipment industry.

Rep Agency of the Year: The SEMA Rep Agency of the Year Award honors a manufacturer's rep agency for its contribution to the industry for the past 12 months (corresponding with the SEMA fiscal year, July 1–June 30). Criteria for the award includes product-line knowledge, communication of critical information between supplier and the client network, updated catalogs, databases and price sheets, and maintains continuous training and education programs.

WD of the Year: The award was established to honor a warehouse distributor for outstanding contribution to the automotive specialty-equipment industry during the past 12 months corresponding with SEMA's fiscal year.

All three of the prestigious SEMA industry awards are presented during the Industry Awards Banquet in front of thousands of specialty-equipment leaders and professionals at the SEMA Show.

The deadline to submit SEMA Award nomination forms is Monday, July 8. Questions? Contact Arlene Wood at 909-978-6689 or e-mail ArleneW@SEMA.org.

The deadline to submit nomination forms for SEMA's prestigious industry awards—Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year—is Monday, July 8.

By SEMA Editors

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and the SEMA WD of the Year awards. Please take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, as well as a listing of previous honorees for each award. To make a nomination now, visit the SEMA Awards website and click on the red nominate bar next to the corresponding award.

Person of the Year: Created in 1969, SEMA's Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals for their distinguished service to the trade association and the specialty-equipment industry.

Rep Agency of the Year: The SEMA Rep Agency of the Year Award honors a manufacturer's rep agency for its contribution to the industry for the past 12 months (corresponding with the SEMA fiscal year, July 1–June 30). Criteria for the award includes product-line knowledge, communication of critical information between supplier and the client network, updated catalogs, databases and price sheets, and maintains continuous training and education programs.

WD of the Year: The award was established to honor a warehouse distributor for outstanding contribution to the automotive specialty-equipment industry during the past 12 months corresponding with SEMA's fiscal year.

All three of the prestigious SEMA industry awards are presented during the Industry Awards Banquet in front of thousands of specialty-equipment leaders and professionals at the SEMA Show.

The deadline to submit SEMA Award nomination forms is Monday, July 8. Questions? Contact Arlene Wood at 909-978-6689 or e-mail ArleneW@SEMA.org.

The deadline to submit nomination forms for SEMA's prestigious industry awards—Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year—is Monday, July 8.

By SEMA Editors

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and the SEMA WD of the Year awards. Please take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, as well as a listing of previous honorees for each award. To make a nomination now, visit the SEMA Awards website and click on the red nominate bar next to the corresponding award.

Person of the Year: Created in 1969, SEMA's Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals for their distinguished service to the trade association and the specialty-equipment industry.

Rep Agency of the Year: The SEMA Rep Agency of the Year Award honors a manufacturer's rep agency for its contribution to the industry for the past 12 months (corresponding with the SEMA fiscal year, July 1–June 30). Criteria for the award includes product-line knowledge, communication of critical information between supplier and the client network, updated catalogs, databases and price sheets, and maintains continuous training and education programs.

WD of the Year: The award was established to honor a warehouse distributor for outstanding contribution to the automotive specialty-equipment industry during the past 12 months corresponding with SEMA's fiscal year.

All three of the prestigious SEMA industry awards are presented during the Industry Awards Banquet in front of thousands of specialty-equipment leaders and professionals at the SEMA Show.

The deadline to submit SEMA Award nomination forms is Monday, July 8. Questions? Contact Arlene Wood at 909-978-6689 or e-mail ArleneW@SEMA.org.

The deadline to submit nomination forms for SEMA's prestigious industry awards—Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year—is Monday, July 8.

By SEMA Editors

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and the SEMA WD of the Year awards. Please take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, as well as a listing of previous honorees for each award. To make a nomination now, visit the SEMA Awards website and click on the red nominate bar next to the corresponding award.

Person of the Year: Created in 1969, SEMA's Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals for their distinguished service to the trade association and the specialty-equipment industry.

Rep Agency of the Year: The SEMA Rep Agency of the Year Award honors a manufacturer's rep agency for its contribution to the industry for the past 12 months (corresponding with the SEMA fiscal year, July 1–June 30). Criteria for the award includes product-line knowledge, communication of critical information between supplier and the client network, updated catalogs, databases and price sheets, and maintains continuous training and education programs.

WD of the Year: The award was established to honor a warehouse distributor for outstanding contribution to the automotive specialty-equipment industry during the past 12 months corresponding with SEMA's fiscal year.

All three of the prestigious SEMA industry awards are presented during the Industry Awards Banquet in front of thousands of specialty-equipment leaders and professionals at the SEMA Show.

The deadline to submit SEMA Award nomination forms is Monday, July 8. Questions? Contact Arlene Wood at 909-978-6689 or e-mail ArleneW@SEMA.org.

Are you hunting for a new job? The “Positions Available” section in the SEMA Member Classifieds lists more than 50 job openings around the country. Here are some of the latest classifieds posted to the website.

• advanced FLOW engineering Inc., located in Corona, California, is hiring a retail auto parts sales manager with experience in the automotive aftermarket. This position will be responsible for maintaining existing accounts and creating new ones. The successful candidate must have prior experience in dealing with O’Relly’s Auto Parts, AutoZone or other automotive retailers.

• A Kansas City-based company is hiring a president with manufacturing fluency, branded products experience and preferably an interest in the automotive sector. This position will be responsible for defining and driving the company’s growth strategy, executing (or redirecting) current key initiatives, focusing and augmenting the management team and providing hands-on leadership.

• Claus Ettensberger Corp., located in Los Angeles, is hiring a sales executive with automotive aftermarket tuning knowledge and a minimum of three years of sales experience. A bachelor's degree is preferred.

• ApexRaceParts.com, located in Livermore, California, is hiring a sales associate/product consultant responsible for developing new and processing incoming sales while communicating the benefits of APEX products to the public via online forums and other social media. The successful candidate will have a passion for BMWs, racing and performance products; a strong understanding of wheel specifications and fitment variables; and 3–5 years' sales/customer service experience.

View more listings from SEMA's Automotive Classifieds listings.