By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to allow a camping or fifth-wheel trailer more than 25 years old to be permanently registered for a $52.50 fee was approved by the House Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee.

Legislation to allow a camping or fifth-wheel trailer more than 25 years old to be permanently registered for a $52.50 fee was approved by the House Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee. The bill also allows those possessing a year of manufacture license plate more than 25 years old to use the plate as a historic trailer plate if the configuration of letters and numbers have not been issued to someone else. Under the bill, the owner of the historic trailer must keep the certificate of registration in the trailer at all times. The bill will next move to the full House of Representatives for a vote. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to allow a camping or fifth-wheel trailer more than 25 years old to be permanently registered for a $52.50 fee was approved by the House Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee.

Legislation to allow a camping or fifth-wheel trailer more than 25 years old to be permanently registered for a $52.50 fee was approved by the House Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee. The bill also allows those possessing a year of manufacture license plate more than 25 years old to use the plate as a historic trailer plate if the configuration of letters and numbers have not been issued to someone else. Under the bill, the owner of the historic trailer must keep the certificate of registration in the trailer at all times. The bill will next move to the full House of Representatives for a vote. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been introduced in Massachusetts to allow vehicle owners to choose whether or not to display a front license plate.

Legislation has been introduced in Massachusetts to allow vehicle owners to choose whether or not to display a front license plate. The bill also gives the option of allowing owners to display a decorative plate to the front of a vehicle. The bill will be considered by the Massachusetts Joint Transportation Committee.  

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been introduced in Massachusetts to allow vehicle owners to choose whether or not to display a front license plate.

Legislation has been introduced in Massachusetts to allow vehicle owners to choose whether or not to display a front license plate. The bill also gives the option of allowing owners to display a decorative plate to the front of a vehicle. The bill will be considered by the Massachusetts Joint Transportation Committee.  

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been introduced in Massachusetts to allow vehicle owners to choose whether or not to display a front license plate.

Legislation has been introduced in Massachusetts to allow vehicle owners to choose whether or not to display a front license plate. The bill also gives the option of allowing owners to display a decorative plate to the front of a vehicle. The bill will be considered by the Massachusetts Joint Transportation Committee.  

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A Georgia Senate Resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate all requirements for the use of ethanol as a fuel for vehicles and equipment was approved by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.

A Georgia Senate Resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate all requirements for the use of ethanol as a fuel for vehicles and equipment was approved by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. The bill will next be considered by the Rules Committee. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A Georgia Senate Resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate all requirements for the use of ethanol as a fuel for vehicles and equipment was approved by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.

A Georgia Senate Resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate all requirements for the use of ethanol as a fuel for vehicles and equipment was approved by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. The bill will next be considered by the Rules Committee. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A Georgia Senate Resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate all requirements for the use of ethanol as a fuel for vehicles and equipment was approved by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.

A Georgia Senate Resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate all requirements for the use of ethanol as a fuel for vehicles and equipment was approved by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. The bill will next be considered by the Rules Committee. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A Georgia Senate Resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate all requirements for the use of ethanol as a fuel for vehicles and equipment was approved by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.

A Georgia Senate Resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate all requirements for the use of ethanol as a fuel for vehicles and equipment was approved by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. The bill will next be considered by the Rules Committee. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By Khesayc Chu Yang

A ’16 Australian-spec Ford Ranger was featured at a SEMA Garage measuring session last year.

Want to know which countries sell the most Mustangs? Interested in selling in a particular country and want to know which are the best-selling pickups in that market? These and many more make/model sales statistics are available free of charge to SEMA members to assist them in analyzing overseas markets and their product’s export potential. To access the data, visit SEMA International Research, or contact Khesayc Chu Yang at khesaycc@sema.org. 

Data available:

• Top Selling Markets: Light Trucks 
• Top Selling Vehicles: Middle East Selected Countries 
• Top Selling Vehicles: Americas Selected Countries 
• Top Selling Vehicles: Western Europe Selected Countries 
• Top Selling Markets: Jeep 
• Top Selling Vehicles Asia Selected Countries 
• Top Selling Markets: Toyota HiLux 
• Top Selling Markets: Ford Ranger T6 
• Top Selling Vehicles: Australia and New Zealand Selected Countries 
• Top Selling Vehicles: Eastern Europe Selected Countries 
• Top Selling Vehicles: South Africa Selected Countries 
• Top Selling Vehicles: Passenger Vehicle Sales  

Jeep Wrangler — Top Markets by Units Sold (2015):

1. United States
2. Canada
3. China
4. Mexico
5. Japan
6. Puerto Rico
7. Germany
8. Australia
9. Italy
10. South Africa
11. Saudi Arabia

Source: SEMA Calculations from IHS data.

Make parts for the Jeep Wrangler? Information on the top markets and the number sold per country are available online.

Top Selling pickups in Australia (2015):

1. Toyota HiLux
2. Ford Ranger T6
3. Mitsubishi Triton
4. Holden Colorado
5. Isuzu D-Max
6. Nissan Navara
7. Mazda BT-50
8. Volkswagen Amarok
9. Toyota Land Cruiser 70
10. Holden Commodore

Source: SEMA Calculations from IHS data.  

Information on the most popular vehicles by country are available online.

SEMA is organizing a trip to Australia to meet with buyers from the region. For more information, visit www.sema.org/australia or contact Lindas@sema.org. SEMA has purchased an Australian-spec ’16 Ford Ranger and a left-hand-drive ’16 HiLux (with an Australian-spec bed) available at the SEMA Garage for members to measure. SEMA will measure the latest-model Nissan Navara and Mitsubishi L200/Triton during the upcoming SEMA Middle East trip. 

For more information on the 2017 SEMA Middle East trip or any of SEMA’s international programs, contact lindas@sema.org, or visit www.sema.org/MiddleEast.