SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities (view all here) in the Classifieds page of SEMA.org.

By SEMA Editors

The custom-built ’18 Chevrolet Camaro SS came to life over a nine-month period and will be auctioned off at Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida, January 12, 2019.

Petty’s Garage, Wastegate Technologies and OKI Data unveiled a custom 2018 Chevrolet Camaro at the 2018 SEMA Show. Now, the Camaro, donated by Petty's Garage, will be auctioned through Mecum Auctions with proceeds benefiting Victory Junction, a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children with serious medical conditions.

The custom-built ’18 Chevrolet Camaro SS came to life over a nine-month period and will be auctioned off at Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida, January 12, 2019.

With only 54 miles on the odometer, the ’18 Chevrolet Camaro SS looks just as remarkable now as it did when it left Richard Petty’s Garage. Sporting Petty’s Garage window etchings, badges and a race-inspired spoiler, this Camaro debuted as a display car at the Wastegate Technologies booth at the 2018 SEMA Show. The exterior, clad in blue/black accenting with Petty markings, boldly defines the Camaro brand’s racing legacy. A JLT true cold-air intake and a MagnaFlow cat-back exhaust system work together to enable the LT1 V8 to turn out as much horsepower as it can. Riding on Continental Extreme Contact sport tires, this Camaro is ready to hit the open road or track.

For the interior, Avery Dennison vinyl was professionally installed by APE wraps. The vinyl also incorporates designs printed by OKI’s Color Painter M-64, a precision high-quality graphics-design printer. A custom Roadwire interior with blue/black leather further increases the racing-inspired looks of this car. The only thing this beautiful Bradley Sisson-designed ’18 Camaro SS needs is a new owner and a christening on the open road.

Full details on the Camaro are available through Mecum Auctions.

By SEMA Editors

The custom-built ’18 Chevrolet Camaro SS came to life over a nine-month period and will be auctioned off at Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida, January 12, 2019.

Petty’s Garage, Wastegate Technologies and OKI Data unveiled a custom 2018 Chevrolet Camaro at the 2018 SEMA Show. Now, the Camaro, donated by Petty's Garage, will be auctioned through Mecum Auctions with proceeds benefiting Victory Junction, a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children with serious medical conditions.

The custom-built ’18 Chevrolet Camaro SS came to life over a nine-month period and will be auctioned off at Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida, January 12, 2019.

With only 54 miles on the odometer, the ’18 Chevrolet Camaro SS looks just as remarkable now as it did when it left Richard Petty’s Garage. Sporting Petty’s Garage window etchings, badges and a race-inspired spoiler, this Camaro debuted as a display car at the Wastegate Technologies booth at the 2018 SEMA Show. The exterior, clad in blue/black accenting with Petty markings, boldly defines the Camaro brand’s racing legacy. A JLT true cold-air intake and a MagnaFlow cat-back exhaust system work together to enable the LT1 V8 to turn out as much horsepower as it can. Riding on Continental Extreme Contact sport tires, this Camaro is ready to hit the open road or track.

For the interior, Avery Dennison vinyl was professionally installed by APE wraps. The vinyl also incorporates designs printed by OKI’s Color Painter M-64, a precision high-quality graphics-design printer. A custom Roadwire interior with blue/black leather further increases the racing-inspired looks of this car. The only thing this beautiful Bradley Sisson-designed ’18 Camaro SS needs is a new owner and a christening on the open road.

Full details on the Camaro are available through Mecum Auctions.

Preview the 2019 MPMC Media Trade Conference

Manufacturers meet with editors from all around the world for a three-day information-sharing and networking event in Southern California.

Preview the 2019 MPMC Media Trade Conference

Manufacturers meet with editors from all around the world for a three-day information-sharing and networking event in Southern California.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will exclude certain items from the 25% tariffs imposed last July 6 on $34 billion worth of products from China. The products cover 818 Harmonized Tariff Code listings, including miscellaneous metal and rubber parts for auto equipment, machinery, tools, measurement and medical devices.  

The USTR granted 984 individual exclusion requests involving 21 separate HTS codes. The exclusions apply to any products in the follow HTC code listings:

• 8412.21.0075, covering certain hydraulic power engines.
• 8418.69.0120, covering certain drinking-water coolers.
• 8480.71.8045, covering certain injection molds.
• 8482.10.5044, covering certain single-row, radial ball bearings having an outside diameter of 9 mm but not over 30 mm.
• 8482.10.5048, covering certain single-row, radial ball bearings having an outside diameter over 30 mm but not over 52 mm.
• 8482.10.5052, covering certain ball bearings having an outside diameter over 52 mm but not over 100 mm.
• 8525.60.1010, covering certain CB radio transceivers.

The USTR also granted exclusions to 24 separate product descriptions ranging from plastic salad spinners to stainless steel rollers. All of the exclusions are retroactive to July 6, 2018, and last until December 28, 2019.  

To be eligible for an exclusion, companies had to demonstrate that the product is available only from China, that the duties will cause severe economic harm, and that the good is strategically important. The exclusions cover all imports under the HTC listing number, not just the request filed by an individual importer. The USTR will now consider exclusion requests for 25% tariffs imposed August 23 for products from China valued at $16 billion. The products covered 279 Harmonized Tariff Code listings, including many types of plastics.  

On September 24, the Trump Administration also imposed 10% tariffs on $200 billion worth of products from China. No exclusion requests are permitted for these products. The deadline for filing exclusion requests for the first two lists covering $34 billion and $16 billion worth of products has expired.  

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

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will exclude certain items from the 25% tariffs imposed last July 6 on $34 billion worth of products from China. The products cover 818 Harmonized Tariff Code listings, including miscellaneous metal and rubber parts for auto equipment, machinery, tools, measurement and medical devices.  

The USTR granted 984 individual exclusion requests involving 21 separate HTS codes. The exclusions apply to any products in the follow HTC code listings:

• 8412.21.0075, covering certain hydraulic power engines.
• 8418.69.0120, covering certain drinking-water coolers.
• 8480.71.8045, covering certain injection molds.
• 8482.10.5044, covering certain single-row, radial ball bearings having an outside diameter of 9 mm but not over 30 mm.
• 8482.10.5048, covering certain single-row, radial ball bearings having an outside diameter over 30 mm but not over 52 mm.
• 8482.10.5052, covering certain ball bearings having an outside diameter over 52 mm but not over 100 mm.
• 8525.60.1010, covering certain CB radio transceivers.

The USTR also granted exclusions to 24 separate product descriptions ranging from plastic salad spinners to stainless steel rollers. All of the exclusions are retroactive to July 6, 2018, and last until December 28, 2019.  

To be eligible for an exclusion, companies had to demonstrate that the product is available only from China, that the duties will cause severe economic harm, and that the good is strategically important. The exclusions cover all imports under the HTC listing number, not just the request filed by an individual importer. The USTR will now consider exclusion requests for 25% tariffs imposed August 23 for products from China valued at $16 billion. The products covered 279 Harmonized Tariff Code listings, including many types of plastics.  

On September 24, the Trump Administration also imposed 10% tariffs on $200 billion worth of products from China. No exclusion requests are permitted for these products. The deadline for filing exclusion requests for the first two lists covering $34 billion and $16 billion worth of products has expired.  

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

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will exclude certain items from the 25% tariffs imposed last July 6 on $34 billion worth of products from China. The products cover 818 Harmonized Tariff Code listings, including miscellaneous metal and rubber parts for auto equipment, machinery, tools, measurement and medical devices.  

The USTR granted 984 individual exclusion requests involving 21 separate HTS codes. The exclusions apply to any products in the follow HTC code listings:

• 8412.21.0075, covering certain hydraulic power engines.
• 8418.69.0120, covering certain drinking-water coolers.
• 8480.71.8045, covering certain injection molds.
• 8482.10.5044, covering certain single-row, radial ball bearings having an outside diameter of 9 mm but not over 30 mm.
• 8482.10.5048, covering certain single-row, radial ball bearings having an outside diameter over 30 mm but not over 52 mm.
• 8482.10.5052, covering certain ball bearings having an outside diameter over 52 mm but not over 100 mm.
• 8525.60.1010, covering certain CB radio transceivers.

The USTR also granted exclusions to 24 separate product descriptions ranging from plastic salad spinners to stainless steel rollers. All of the exclusions are retroactive to July 6, 2018, and last until December 28, 2019.  

To be eligible for an exclusion, companies had to demonstrate that the product is available only from China, that the duties will cause severe economic harm, and that the good is strategically important. The exclusions cover all imports under the HTC listing number, not just the request filed by an individual importer. The USTR will now consider exclusion requests for 25% tariffs imposed August 23 for products from China valued at $16 billion. The products covered 279 Harmonized Tariff Code listings, including many types of plastics.  

On September 24, the Trump Administration also imposed 10% tariffs on $200 billion worth of products from China. No exclusion requests are permitted for these products. The deadline for filing exclusion requests for the first two lists covering $34 billion and $16 billion worth of products has expired.  

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

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder vetoed a bill that would have allowed for the registration of a “military surplus vehicle” as a “historic vehicle.”

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder vetoed a bill that would have allowed for the registration of a “military surplus vehicle” as a “historic vehicle.”

“Historic vehicle” means a vehicle that is more than 25 years old, owned solely as a collector’s item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades and similar uses, including mechanical testing, but not used for general transportation. Use of the vehicle during the month of August in each year is considered an exhibition.

In announcing his decision to veto the legislation, Governor Snyder explained that military surplus vehicles were not manufactured for on-road use and should be restricted to off-road purposes.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website.

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