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.

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.

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.

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.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The U.S. Congress and Trump administration are pursuing a number of separate and overlapping initiatives to change the way federal agencies make and review regulations. To follow is a brief summary:

• Executive Orders: In January, President Trump directed all government agencies to cut two existing regulations for each new regulation proposed and freeze issuance of any new regulations pending review. The freeze does not apply to emergency situations or other urgent circumstances. Regulations that are in progress but have not yet taken effect are also frozen for 60 days pending review of fact, law and policy. In February, President Trump directed federal agencies to establish task forces to review existing rules and identify outdated, unnecessary or ineffective rules that impact job creation or impose costs that exceed benefits. Normal procedures would still apply if seeking to eliminate existing rules, namely issuance of a proposed and final rule subject to public comment and court review.

• Legislation: The U.S. House of Representatives has already passed several bills that are now awaiting Senate consideration. The “Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act" would require congressional approval of regulations before they can take effect. The “Regulatory Accountability Act” would require federal agencies to identify the objective of a proposed rule and choose the lowest-cost alternative. The “Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act” would set up a five-year Congressional commission to review rules ripe for repeal. The “Regulatory Integrity Act” would require federal agencies to post an online record of rules and their status. Another bill would allow Congress to have joint oversight of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which reviews rules proposed by the federal agencies within the White House Office of Management and Budget. It is unclear whether the U.S. Senate will be able to pass these bills since a 60-vote super-majority will likely be required. 

Under an existing law called the “Congressional Review Act,” Congress also has the authority to repeal rules already issued within the last 60 legislative days. The rule can be overturned by a simple majority vote in both the House and Senate and Presidential signature. Members of Congress are considering this approach for several rules issued before President Trump took office. 

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

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The U.S. Congress and Trump administration are pursuing a number of separate and overlapping initiatives to change the way federal agencies make and review regulations. To follow is a brief summary:

• Executive Orders: In January, President Trump directed all government agencies to cut two existing regulations for each new regulation proposed and freeze issuance of any new regulations pending review. The freeze does not apply to emergency situations or other urgent circumstances. Regulations that are in progress but have not yet taken effect are also frozen for 60 days pending review of fact, law and policy. In February, President Trump directed federal agencies to establish task forces to review existing rules and identify outdated, unnecessary or ineffective rules that impact job creation or impose costs that exceed benefits. Normal procedures would still apply if seeking to eliminate existing rules, namely issuance of a proposed and final rule subject to public comment and court review.

• Legislation: The U.S. House of Representatives has already passed several bills that are now awaiting Senate consideration. The “Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act" would require congressional approval of regulations before they can take effect. The “Regulatory Accountability Act” would require federal agencies to identify the objective of a proposed rule and choose the lowest-cost alternative. The “Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act” would set up a five-year Congressional commission to review rules ripe for repeal. The “Regulatory Integrity Act” would require federal agencies to post an online record of rules and their status. Another bill would allow Congress to have joint oversight of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which reviews rules proposed by the federal agencies within the White House Office of Management and Budget. It is unclear whether the U.S. Senate will be able to pass these bills since a 60-vote super-majority will likely be required. 

Under an existing law called the “Congressional Review Act,” Congress also has the authority to repeal rules already issued within the last 60 legislative days. The rule can be overturned by a simple majority vote in both the House and Senate and Presidential signature. Members of Congress are considering this approach for several rules issued before President Trump took office. 

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

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The U.S. Congress and Trump administration are pursuing a number of separate and overlapping initiatives to change the way federal agencies make and review regulations. To follow is a brief summary:

• Executive Orders: In January, President Trump directed all government agencies to cut two existing regulations for each new regulation proposed and freeze issuance of any new regulations pending review. The freeze does not apply to emergency situations or other urgent circumstances. Regulations that are in progress but have not yet taken effect are also frozen for 60 days pending review of fact, law and policy. In February, President Trump directed federal agencies to establish task forces to review existing rules and identify outdated, unnecessary or ineffective rules that impact job creation or impose costs that exceed benefits. Normal procedures would still apply if seeking to eliminate existing rules, namely issuance of a proposed and final rule subject to public comment and court review.

• Legislation: The U.S. House of Representatives has already passed several bills that are now awaiting Senate consideration. The “Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act" would require congressional approval of regulations before they can take effect. The “Regulatory Accountability Act” would require federal agencies to identify the objective of a proposed rule and choose the lowest-cost alternative. The “Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act” would set up a five-year Congressional commission to review rules ripe for repeal. The “Regulatory Integrity Act” would require federal agencies to post an online record of rules and their status. Another bill would allow Congress to have joint oversight of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which reviews rules proposed by the federal agencies within the White House Office of Management and Budget. It is unclear whether the U.S. Senate will be able to pass these bills since a 60-vote super-majority will likely be required. 

Under an existing law called the “Congressional Review Act,” Congress also has the authority to repeal rules already issued within the last 60 legislative days. The rule can be overturned by a simple majority vote in both the House and Senate and Presidential signature. Members of Congress are considering this approach for several rules issued before President Trump took office. 

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

By Amelia Zwecher

Finding the best employment candidates can be challenging, oftentimes because skilled individuals are often selective about where they apply and even more so about the job offers that they accept, especially if they are currently employed.

Most managers and business owners would agree that finding the best employment candidates can be challenging, time consuming and costly. Skilled individuals are often selective about where they apply and even more so about the job offers they accept, especially if they are currently employed. It’s a safe assumption that top talent seek employers who appear well structured, professional and employee friendly.

An abundance of published articles highlight the importance of branding in talent acquisition, but fewer focus on how the job description actually portrays a company. How can an employer create a standout job description that is easy to understand, but doesn’t leave too much ambiguity to the job seeker? Here are some simple tips to assist automotive industry employers:

• There’s a fine line between too much detail and not enough. Always include the basics: job title, summary, key responsibilities and duties, skills and qualifications, department and supervisor, salary range and benefits, location, type of employment and company overview.
• Use direct language and less industry jargon.
• Always spell check and ensure every job description follows the same layout and format. Consistency and accuracy are important.
• Make every effort to avoid using exclamation points and all capital letters to emphasize specific words or phrases. The message may not relay to the reader as intended and could offend someone.
• Embody the company culture and personality of the organization in a couple of sentences. It’s ok to include fun and friendly information that’s appropriate and will attract candidates. The SEMA Career Center offers some exciting job posting enhancements that are worth a look (social media recruiting, digital job video and featured job).

“Remember first impressions are often lasting ones.”

The SEMA Career Center is a one-stop shop for expert advice and talent acquisition. Look out for upcoming articles in SEMA eNews identifying additional steps to attract top talent. Visit the SEMA HR Hub for more information on developing job descriptions and check out the HR Hub User Guide.

For more information, contact manager of career services, Amelia F. Zwecher, PhD, PHR, at ameliaz@sema.org.

By Amelia Zwecher

Finding the best employment candidates can be challenging, oftentimes because skilled individuals are often selective about where they apply and even more so about the job offers that they accept, especially if they are currently employed.

Most managers and business owners would agree that finding the best employment candidates can be challenging, time consuming and costly. Skilled individuals are often selective about where they apply and even more so about the job offers they accept, especially if they are currently employed. It’s a safe assumption that top talent seek employers who appear well structured, professional and employee friendly.

An abundance of published articles highlight the importance of branding in talent acquisition, but fewer focus on how the job description actually portrays a company. How can an employer create a standout job description that is easy to understand, but doesn’t leave too much ambiguity to the job seeker? Here are some simple tips to assist automotive industry employers:

• There’s a fine line between too much detail and not enough. Always include the basics: job title, summary, key responsibilities and duties, skills and qualifications, department and supervisor, salary range and benefits, location, type of employment and company overview.
• Use direct language and less industry jargon.
• Always spell check and ensure every job description follows the same layout and format. Consistency and accuracy are important.
• Make every effort to avoid using exclamation points and all capital letters to emphasize specific words or phrases. The message may not relay to the reader as intended and could offend someone.
• Embody the company culture and personality of the organization in a couple of sentences. It’s ok to include fun and friendly information that’s appropriate and will attract candidates. The SEMA Career Center offers some exciting job posting enhancements that are worth a look (social media recruiting, digital job video and featured job).

“Remember first impressions are often lasting ones.”

The SEMA Career Center is a one-stop shop for expert advice and talent acquisition. Look out for upcoming articles in SEMA eNews identifying additional steps to attract top talent. Visit the SEMA HR Hub for more information on developing job descriptions and check out the HR Hub User Guide.

For more information, contact manager of career services, Amelia F. Zwecher, PhD, PHR, at ameliaz@sema.org.