By SEMA Editors

The SEMA Pickup Report includes data collected on how consumers modify their pickups; including what parts they buy, how they shop and how specialty-equipment businesses can connect with them to help sell their products.

SEMA Market Research has launched its latest research report highlighting pickup accessory trends and the consumers who purchase them.

Providing a specialty-equipment market overview for pickups, The SEMA Pickup Report includes data collected on how consumers modify their pickups; including what parts they buy, how they shop and how specialty-equipment businesses can connect with them to help sell their products.

The report includes:

• Information on parts and accessories that consumers have already purchased or intend to purchase.
• Which retail channels consumers use to purchase pickup modifications.
• Where consumers turn for information and ideas about new parts and accessories.
• Key differences between types of pickup accessorizers and how to market to them.
• Recommendations for the industry.

The report is free for SEMA members, so get your copy today!

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

In a new Speed Sport News interview, lead RPM Act sponsor Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) takes his first few laps in a dirt late model at the East Lincoln Speedway in Stanley, North Carolina. Afterwards, he gives an update on the RPM Act and Congress’ current efforts to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating racecars and racing parts. As Rep. McHenry puts it, “This is absurd, and we’ve got to stop it.”

The RPM Act provides clarity to the industry and the racing community that the Clean Air Act allows motor vehicles to be converted into dedicated race vehicles. The bill protects tens of thousands of jobs and racers’ ability to purchase the parts and equipment that enable them to compete. It also protects an American tradition. 

Racers have rallied to send thousands of letters to Congress so far. Help us reach the 200,000-letter milestone by sending another letter to your elected officials! Visit www.sema.org/RPMAct today!

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

In a new Speed Sport News interview, lead RPM Act sponsor Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) takes his first few laps in a dirt late model at the East Lincoln Speedway in Stanley, North Carolina. Afterwards, he gives an update on the RPM Act and Congress’ current efforts to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating racecars and racing parts. As Rep. McHenry puts it, “This is absurd, and we’ve got to stop it.”

The RPM Act provides clarity to the industry and the racing community that the Clean Air Act allows motor vehicles to be converted into dedicated race vehicles. The bill protects tens of thousands of jobs and racers’ ability to purchase the parts and equipment that enable them to compete. It also protects an American tradition. 

Racers have rallied to send thousands of letters to Congress so far. Help us reach the 200,000-letter milestone by sending another letter to your elected officials! Visit www.sema.org/RPMAct today!

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

In a new Speed Sport News interview, lead RPM Act sponsor Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) takes his first few laps in a dirt late model at the East Lincoln Speedway in Stanley, North Carolina. Afterwards, he gives an update on the RPM Act and Congress’ current efforts to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating racecars and racing parts. As Rep. McHenry puts it, “This is absurd, and we’ve got to stop it.”

The RPM Act provides clarity to the industry and the racing community that the Clean Air Act allows motor vehicles to be converted into dedicated race vehicles. The bill protects tens of thousands of jobs and racers’ ability to purchase the parts and equipment that enable them to compete. It also protects an American tradition. 

Racers have rallied to send thousands of letters to Congress so far. Help us reach the 200,000-letter milestone by sending another letter to your elected officials! Visit www.sema.org/RPMAct today!

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

In a new Speed Sport News interview, lead RPM Act sponsor Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) takes his first few laps in a dirt late model at the East Lincoln Speedway in Stanley, North Carolina. Afterwards, he gives an update on the RPM Act and Congress’ current efforts to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating racecars and racing parts. As Rep. McHenry puts it, “This is absurd, and we’ve got to stop it.”

The RPM Act provides clarity to the industry and the racing community that the Clean Air Act allows motor vehicles to be converted into dedicated race vehicles. The bill protects tens of thousands of jobs and racers’ ability to purchase the parts and equipment that enable them to compete. It also protects an American tradition. 

Racers have rallied to send thousands of letters to Congress so far. Help us reach the 200,000-letter milestone by sending another letter to your elected officials! Visit www.sema.org/RPMAct today!

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has established a new safety standard requiring all new hybrid and electric light-duty vehicles to emit a sound alerting pedestrians to their presence. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.141 establishes minimum sound levels intended to help both blind and sighted pedestrians more easily detect the vehicles. An audible noise from external waterproof speakers must be emitted when the vehicle is traveling in reverse or forward at speeds up to 19 mph. At higher speeds, natural sounds, such as tire and wind noise, should provide adequate audible warning to pedestrians. The rule will be phased-in over one year between 2018 and 2019. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has established a new safety standard requiring all new hybrid and electric light-duty vehicles to emit a sound alerting pedestrians to their presence. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.141 establishes minimum sound levels intended to help both blind and sighted pedestrians more easily detect the vehicles. An audible noise from external waterproof speakers must be emitted when the vehicle is traveling in reverse or forward at speeds up to 19 mph. At higher speeds, natural sounds, such as tire and wind noise, should provide adequate audible warning to pedestrians. The rule will be phased-in over one year between 2018 and 2019. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has established a new safety standard requiring all new hybrid and electric light-duty vehicles to emit a sound alerting pedestrians to their presence. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.141 establishes minimum sound levels intended to help both blind and sighted pedestrians more easily detect the vehicles. An audible noise from external waterproof speakers must be emitted when the vehicle is traveling in reverse or forward at speeds up to 19 mph. At higher speeds, natural sounds, such as tire and wind noise, should provide adequate audible warning to pedestrians. The rule will be phased-in over one year between 2018 and 2019. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) updated Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110 to clarify that special trailer (ST) tires may be installed on new trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 lbs. or less. When FMVSS No. 110 was amended in 2003 as part of the “Tread Act” reforms, the regulatory text could be read as excluding installation of ST tires on smaller trailers. NHTSA also updated the 2003 rule to exclude trailers from a requirement that a tire stay on its rim if there is a sudden loss of tire pressure since that provision was only intended to apply to motor vehicles, not trailers. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) updated Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110 to clarify that special trailer (ST) tires may be installed on new trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 lbs. or less. When FMVSS No. 110 was amended in 2003 as part of the “Tread Act” reforms, the regulatory text could be read as excluding installation of ST tires on smaller trailers. NHTSA also updated the 2003 rule to exclude trailers from a requirement that a tire stay on its rim if there is a sudden loss of tire pressure since that provision was only intended to apply to motor vehicles, not trailers. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.