By Katie Carson

Award winners are announced and honored at the council and network receptions at the 2018 SEMA Show.

SEMA’s councils and networks awards nominations are now open! This is an opportunity for your company or an outstanding person at your company to be recognized at the SEMA Show for their amazing accomplishments during the past year. If you’re a SEMA council or network member, or know someone who is, we want to hear from you. All you have to do is fill out a quick nomination form.

The winners will be announced and honored at the SEMA council and network receptions taking place Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the 2018 SEMA Show. The Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Hall of Fame winner(s) will be honored at the PRI Trade Show in December.

Nominate for the following segments:

• Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO)
• Emerging Trends & Technology Network (ETTN)
• Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA)
• Truck and Off-Road Alliance (TORA)
• Manufacturers Representative Network (MRN)
• Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC)
• Professional Restylers Organization (PRO)
• Wheel & Tire Council (WTC)
• SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN)
• Young Executives Network (YEN)

View the awards, criteria and past winners on the new SEMA council and network awards website and nominate a worthy candidate! Nomination period ends July 9.

Note: Nominees must be a member of the council or network they are being nominated for. If you are unsure, please contact our SEMA customer service specialist at 909-610-2030 for assistance.

By Katie Carson

Award winners are announced and honored at the council and network receptions at the 2018 SEMA Show.

SEMA’s councils and networks awards nominations are now open! This is an opportunity for your company or an outstanding person at your company to be recognized at the SEMA Show for their amazing accomplishments during the past year. If you’re a SEMA council or network member, or know someone who is, we want to hear from you. All you have to do is fill out a quick nomination form.

The winners will be announced and honored at the SEMA council and network receptions taking place Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the 2018 SEMA Show. The Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Hall of Fame winner(s) will be honored at the PRI Trade Show in December.

Nominate for the following segments:

• Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO)
• Emerging Trends & Technology Network (ETTN)
• Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA)
• Truck and Off-Road Alliance (TORA)
• Manufacturers Representative Network (MRN)
• Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC)
• Professional Restylers Organization (PRO)
• Wheel & Tire Council (WTC)
• SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN)
• Young Executives Network (YEN)

View the awards, criteria and past winners on the new SEMA council and network awards website and nominate a worthy candidate! Nomination period ends July 9.

Note: Nominees must be a member of the council or network they are being nominated for. If you are unsure, please contact our SEMA customer service specialist at 909-610-2030 for assistance.

By Katie Carson

Award winners are announced and honored at the council and network receptions at the 2018 SEMA Show.

SEMA’s councils and networks awards nominations are now open! This is an opportunity for your company or an outstanding person at your company to be recognized at the SEMA Show for their amazing accomplishments during the past year. If you’re a SEMA council or network member, or know someone who is, we want to hear from you. All you have to do is fill out a quick nomination form.

The winners will be announced and honored at the SEMA council and network receptions taking place Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the 2018 SEMA Show. The Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Hall of Fame winner(s) will be honored at the PRI Trade Show in December.

Nominate for the following segments:

• Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO)
• Emerging Trends & Technology Network (ETTN)
• Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA)
• Truck and Off-Road Alliance (TORA)
• Manufacturers Representative Network (MRN)
• Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC)
• Professional Restylers Organization (PRO)
• Wheel & Tire Council (WTC)
• SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN)
• Young Executives Network (YEN)

View the awards, criteria and past winners on the new SEMA council and network awards website and nominate a worthy candidate! Nomination period ends July 9.

Note: Nominees must be a member of the council or network they are being nominated for. If you are unsure, please contact our SEMA customer service specialist at 909-610-2030 for assistance.

By Katie Carson

Award winners are announced and honored at the council and network receptions at the 2018 SEMA Show.

SEMA’s councils and networks awards nominations are now open! This is an opportunity for your company or an outstanding person at your company to be recognized at the SEMA Show for their amazing accomplishments during the past year. If you’re a SEMA council or network member, or know someone who is, we want to hear from you. All you have to do is fill out a quick nomination form.

The winners will be announced and honored at the SEMA council and network receptions taking place Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the 2018 SEMA Show. The Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Hall of Fame winner(s) will be honored at the PRI Trade Show in December.

Nominate for the following segments:

• Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO)
• Emerging Trends & Technology Network (ETTN)
• Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA)
• Truck and Off-Road Alliance (TORA)
• Manufacturers Representative Network (MRN)
• Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC)
• Professional Restylers Organization (PRO)
• Wheel & Tire Council (WTC)
• SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN)
• Young Executives Network (YEN)

View the awards, criteria and past winners on the new SEMA council and network awards website and nominate a worthy candidate! Nomination period ends July 9.

Note: Nominees must be a member of the council or network they are being nominated for. If you are unsure, please contact our SEMA customer service specialist at 909-610-2030 for assistance.

By Katie Carson

Award winners are announced and honored at the council and network receptions at the 2018 SEMA Show.

SEMA’s councils and networks awards nominations are now open! This is an opportunity for your company or an outstanding person at your company to be recognized at the SEMA Show for their amazing accomplishments during the past year. If you’re a SEMA council or network member, or know someone who is, we want to hear from you. All you have to do is fill out a quick nomination form.

The winners will be announced and honored at the SEMA council and network receptions taking place Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the 2018 SEMA Show. The Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Hall of Fame winner(s) will be honored at the PRI Trade Show in December.

Nominate for the following segments:

• Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO)
• Emerging Trends & Technology Network (ETTN)
• Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA)
• Truck and Off-Road Alliance (TORA)
• Manufacturers Representative Network (MRN)
• Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC)
• Professional Restylers Organization (PRO)
• Wheel & Tire Council (WTC)
• SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN)
• Young Executives Network (YEN)

View the awards, criteria and past winners on the new SEMA council and network awards website and nominate a worthy candidate! Nomination period ends July 9.

Note: Nominees must be a member of the council or network they are being nominated for. If you are unsure, please contact our SEMA customer service specialist at 909-610-2030 for assistance.

By Zane Clark

The proceeds from the auction of the ’15 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited will help fund the next vehicle build for the purpose of creating a self-sustaining program.

A fully customized Jeep built through a unique student program that launched in late 2017 is now complete and set to go on the auction block. With 100% of the proceeds raised from the auction to be used to fund another student project, the goal is to provide a sustainable program that educates students about vehicle builds and careers in the automotive industry. The ’15 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited auction will be from Tuesday, June 19–Tuesday, June 26.

“The industry has really supported this project,” said Zane Clark, SEMA Senior Director of Education. “Their generosity has elevated the build beyond our expectations and created a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience for the students.”

With upgrades and product donations from nearly two dozen manufacturers, the modified four-wheel-drive Jeep includes:

• Trail Doors (donated by Rampage Products)
• Trail Blade BOSS 37x12.5R17 Ties (donated by Atturo Tire)
• 17-in. REBOUND Alloys (donated by ICON Alloys)
• Winch (donated by Extreme Terrain)
• Front and Rear Sway Bars (donated by Hellwig Products)
• Power Stretch Rope and two Gator-Jaw synthetic shackles (donated by Bubba Rope)

The school also received donated Jeep products from:

• Bedrug
• Bushwacker
• Dometic
• Factor 55
• Hi-Lift
• Hypertech
• Lund International
• SYLVANIA
• Trac-Grabber

View the complete list of product sponsors.

“The Jeep build gave me hands-on experience that I would have never been able to get anywhere else,” said Prince William DeMent, recent graduate from the Santa Fe Eco.  “I learned more during the six months of the project than I did in my entire high school career.”

The Jeep auction will kick off Tuesday, June 19, through Bring-A-Trailer. Details about the auction will be announced at www.sema.org/jeep-build. Interested buyers are encouraged to create an account on Bring-A-Trailer in advance so there are not delays or glitches once bidding opens.

By SEMA Editors

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) is offering $10,000 in marketing outreach to participating SDC Suppliers exhibiting at the 2018 SEMA Show that achieve or maintain Platinum status.

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) is offering $10,000 in marketing outreach to participating SDC suppliers exhibiting at the 2018 SEMA Show that achieve or maintain Platinum status. You need to enroll now—the July 13 deadline is less than 30 days away! The SDC is an industry-owned and -operated project that provides full product data management capabilities to participating suppliers at the lowest possible cost.

Participating SDC suppliers exhibiting at the 2018 SEMA Show that achieve or maintain SDC Platinum status (prior to July 13, 2018) will receive $10,000 in marketing exposure, including:

• Carpet/floor ad near booth location
• Meter-panel listing in the SEMA Show’s lobbies
• Ad listing in the 2018 September, October and November issues of SEMA News magazine
• Ad listing in each of the four SEMA Show Daily magazines

While there is still time to take advantage of this promotion, we urge you to enroll now so our Data Lab can assist you with achieving Platinum status.

If you have not joined the SDC yet, please reach out to us for a one-on-one consultation.  The East Coast/Midwest contact for SDC is Jim Graven, 888-958-6698, ext. 4, email: jimg@semadatacoop.com. The West Coast contact for SDC is Tim Stewart, 888-958-6698, ext. 9, email: tims@semadatacoop.com or you can visit www.semadatacoop.org for more information.  Success Starts Here!

By SEMA Editors

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) is offering $10,000 in marketing outreach to participating SDC Suppliers exhibiting at the 2018 SEMA Show that achieve or maintain Platinum status.

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) is offering $10,000 in marketing outreach to participating SDC suppliers exhibiting at the 2018 SEMA Show that achieve or maintain Platinum status. You need to enroll now—the July 13 deadline is less than 30 days away! The SDC is an industry-owned and -operated project that provides full product data management capabilities to participating suppliers at the lowest possible cost.

Participating SDC suppliers exhibiting at the 2018 SEMA Show that achieve or maintain SDC Platinum status (prior to July 13, 2018) will receive $10,000 in marketing exposure, including:

• Carpet/floor ad near booth location
• Meter-panel listing in the SEMA Show’s lobbies
• Ad listing in the 2018 September, October and November issues of SEMA News magazine
• Ad listing in each of the four SEMA Show Daily magazines

While there is still time to take advantage of this promotion, we urge you to enroll now so our Data Lab can assist you with achieving Platinum status.

If you have not joined the SDC yet, please reach out to us for a one-on-one consultation.  The East Coast/Midwest contact for SDC is Jim Graven, 888-958-6698, ext. 4, email: jimg@semadatacoop.com. The West Coast contact for SDC is Tim Stewart, 888-958-6698, ext. 9, email: tims@semadatacoop.com or you can visit www.semadatacoop.org for more information.  Success Starts Here!

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A bill was introduced in the Vermont state legislature to extend the emissions inspection exemption to vehicles that have not yet reached their fourth model year. Current law does not provide for a new vehicle exemption. The bill would have also exempted “pleasure cars” and “exhibition vehicles” from emissions inspections.

The bill failed to receive a hearing in the House Transportation committee before the legislature adjourned; however, it will be eligible for consideration in the 2019 session.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network website. 

For details, contact Christian Robinson at stateleg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A bill was introduced in the Vermont state legislature to extend the emissions inspection exemption to vehicles that have not yet reached their fourth model year. Current law does not provide for a new vehicle exemption. The bill would have also exempted “pleasure cars” and “exhibition vehicles” from emissions inspections.

The bill failed to receive a hearing in the House Transportation committee before the legislature adjourned; however, it will be eligible for consideration in the 2019 session.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network website. 

For details, contact Christian Robinson at stateleg@sema.org.