By Jason Catullo

Each year, hundreds of new companies attend the SEMA Show for the first time, providing buyers with access to more companies and products to meet the demands of their customers.

The SEMA Show and its 12 sections represent an immense spectrum of specialty equipment, and new exhibitors are joining the Show from every market.

Below is a list of the first-time exhibitors in the Collision Repair & Refinish section of the 2015 SEMA Show. To view all of the first-time exhibitors and their sections, visit www.SEMAShow.com/first-time-exhibitors.

Collision Repair & Refinish

By Jon Wyly

Utilizing a custom-built, user-friendly interface, SEMA Search allows product lookups by vehicle, engine, brand, product category or keyword.

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) has launched its online search tool powered by SDC data, featuring more than 270 product brands and more than 2.5 million parts. The powerful online catalog is designed to be a one-stop reference source for sales people in both wholesale and retail environments, as well as being a product detail resource for purchasing departments across the industry. Utilizing a custom-built, user-friendly interface, SEMA Search allows product lookups by vehicle, engine, brand, product category or keyword.

“SEMA Search not only provides a great reference for products in the SEMA marketplace, but it also provides a real-world look at the quality of supplier data sets,” noted Craig Schmutzler, SDC's director of customer support. “As we continue to work with suppliers to improve their data through our data-quality score-carding process, they can see the improvement in a very visual way as soon as the data is loaded.”

The SDC is currently working with more than 410 supplier brands and more are being added every week, making the SDC the largest readily accessible repository of product data in the industry.

“We really have come a long way in a very short time,” said Jon Wyly, SDC CEO, “and we look forward to continued success through the hard work and great service of our team. Nowhere else in the industry can a supplier get the quality tools, technical help and control in data management like they can in the SDC. We are all about enabling suppliers to have complete ownership and control of their data, in the most affordable manner possible.”

The SEMA Search tool is open to all sales and support people in the SEMA marketplace by simply logging on to www.SEMASearch.com and signing up for free login credentials. An easy-to-use feedback button allows anyone to quickly and easily report site issues, suggestions or errors that will go immediately to the SDC development team for evaluation.

The SEMA Data Co-op is an industry-owned and -operated project designed to bring full product data management capabilities to participating suppliers at the lowest possible cost. Features include a secure, industry-standards-based centralized data repository, extensive on-boarding tools, expert live training and technical assistance, and unlimited standard or fully customized data exports. To learn more about the program, visit www.SemaDataCoop.org or contact Jim Graven at JimG@SemaDataCoop.org or call 888-958-6698 ext. 4.

By Jon Wyly

Utilizing a custom-built, user-friendly interface, SEMA Search allows product lookups by vehicle, engine, brand, product category or keyword.

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) has launched its online search tool powered by SDC data, featuring more than 270 product brands and more than 2.5 million parts. The powerful online catalog is designed to be a one-stop reference source for sales people in both wholesale and retail environments, as well as being a product detail resource for purchasing departments across the industry. Utilizing a custom-built, user-friendly interface, SEMA Search allows product lookups by vehicle, engine, brand, product category or keyword.

“SEMA Search not only provides a great reference for products in the SEMA marketplace, but it also provides a real-world look at the quality of supplier data sets,” noted Craig Schmutzler, SDC's director of customer support. “As we continue to work with suppliers to improve their data through our data-quality score-carding process, they can see the improvement in a very visual way as soon as the data is loaded.”

The SDC is currently working with more than 410 supplier brands and more are being added every week, making the SDC the largest readily accessible repository of product data in the industry.

“We really have come a long way in a very short time,” said Jon Wyly, SDC CEO, “and we look forward to continued success through the hard work and great service of our team. Nowhere else in the industry can a supplier get the quality tools, technical help and control in data management like they can in the SDC. We are all about enabling suppliers to have complete ownership and control of their data, in the most affordable manner possible.”

The SEMA Search tool is open to all sales and support people in the SEMA marketplace by simply logging on to www.SEMASearch.com and signing up for free login credentials. An easy-to-use feedback button allows anyone to quickly and easily report site issues, suggestions or errors that will go immediately to the SDC development team for evaluation.

The SEMA Data Co-op is an industry-owned and -operated project designed to bring full product data management capabilities to participating suppliers at the lowest possible cost. Features include a secure, industry-standards-based centralized data repository, extensive on-boarding tools, expert live training and technical assistance, and unlimited standard or fully customized data exports. To learn more about the program, visit www.SemaDataCoop.org or contact Jim Graven at JimG@SemaDataCoop.org or call 888-958-6698 ext. 4.

By Jon Wyly

Utilizing a custom-built, user-friendly interface, SEMA Search allows product lookups by vehicle, engine, brand, product category or keyword.

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) has launched its online search tool powered by SDC data, featuring more than 270 product brands and more than 2.5 million parts. The powerful online catalog is designed to be a one-stop reference source for sales people in both wholesale and retail environments, as well as being a product detail resource for purchasing departments across the industry. Utilizing a custom-built, user-friendly interface, SEMA Search allows product lookups by vehicle, engine, brand, product category or keyword.

“SEMA Search not only provides a great reference for products in the SEMA marketplace, but it also provides a real-world look at the quality of supplier data sets,” noted Craig Schmutzler, SDC's director of customer support. “As we continue to work with suppliers to improve their data through our data-quality score-carding process, they can see the improvement in a very visual way as soon as the data is loaded.”

The SDC is currently working with more than 410 supplier brands and more are being added every week, making the SDC the largest readily accessible repository of product data in the industry.

“We really have come a long way in a very short time,” said Jon Wyly, SDC CEO, “and we look forward to continued success through the hard work and great service of our team. Nowhere else in the industry can a supplier get the quality tools, technical help and control in data management like they can in the SDC. We are all about enabling suppliers to have complete ownership and control of their data, in the most affordable manner possible.”

The SEMA Search tool is open to all sales and support people in the SEMA marketplace by simply logging on to www.SEMASearch.com and signing up for free login credentials. An easy-to-use feedback button allows anyone to quickly and easily report site issues, suggestions or errors that will go immediately to the SDC development team for evaluation.

The SEMA Data Co-op is an industry-owned and -operated project designed to bring full product data management capabilities to participating suppliers at the lowest possible cost. Features include a secure, industry-standards-based centralized data repository, extensive on-boarding tools, expert live training and technical assistance, and unlimited standard or fully customized data exports. To learn more about the program, visit www.SemaDataCoop.org or contact Jim Graven at JimG@SemaDataCoop.org or call 888-958-6698 ext. 4.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to amend the California law governing “Made in U.S.A.” labeling has been passed by the state legislature and sent to Governor Brown for his signature and enactment into law. California prohibits labeling a product as “Made in U.S.A.” unless the product and its subcomponents have been manufactured in the United States. 

The California standard has been interpreted as more onerous than the federal standard, which requires products labeled “Made in U.S.A.” to be “all or virtually all” made in the United States, without reference to subcomponents. The bill seeks to close the gap by allowing the “Made in U.S.A.” label to be used on products sold in California if the product is made in the United States and all its subcomponents that are sourced from outside the United States constitute no more than 5% of the final value of the manufactured product. 

Manufacturers of products made in the United States using subcomponents sourced from outside the United States may also use the “Made in U.S.A.” label on products sold in California if the subcomponents cannot be obtained in the United States and all subcomponents sourced from outside the United States make up no more than 10% of the final wholesale value of the manufactured product. 

For more information, contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to amend the California law governing “Made in U.S.A.” labeling has been passed by the state legislature and sent to Governor Brown for his signature and enactment into law. California prohibits labeling a product as “Made in U.S.A.” unless the product and its subcomponents have been manufactured in the United States. 

The California standard has been interpreted as more onerous than the federal standard, which requires products labeled “Made in U.S.A.” to be “all or virtually all” made in the United States, without reference to subcomponents. The bill seeks to close the gap by allowing the “Made in U.S.A.” label to be used on products sold in California if the product is made in the United States and all its subcomponents that are sourced from outside the United States constitute no more than 5% of the final value of the manufactured product. 

Manufacturers of products made in the United States using subcomponents sourced from outside the United States may also use the “Made in U.S.A.” label on products sold in California if the subcomponents cannot be obtained in the United States and all subcomponents sourced from outside the United States make up no more than 10% of the final wholesale value of the manufactured product. 

For more information, contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to amend the California law governing “Made in U.S.A.” labeling has been passed by the state legislature and sent to Governor Brown for his signature and enactment into law. California prohibits labeling a product as “Made in U.S.A.” unless the product and its subcomponents have been manufactured in the United States. 

The California standard has been interpreted as more onerous than the federal standard, which requires products labeled “Made in U.S.A.” to be “all or virtually all” made in the United States, without reference to subcomponents. The bill seeks to close the gap by allowing the “Made in U.S.A.” label to be used on products sold in California if the product is made in the United States and all its subcomponents that are sourced from outside the United States constitute no more than 5% of the final value of the manufactured product. 

Manufacturers of products made in the United States using subcomponents sourced from outside the United States may also use the “Made in U.S.A.” label on products sold in California if the subcomponents cannot be obtained in the United States and all subcomponents sourced from outside the United States make up no more than 10% of the final wholesale value of the manufactured product. 

For more information, contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Responding to comments submitted by SEMA to a proposed motor-vehicle equipment rule, the Washington State Patrol opted to retain the current maximum bumper height for passenger vehicles and the minimum height requirement for windshields.

SEMA had opposed efforts by the agency to modify the regulations by lowering the maximum bumper height requirement for passenger vehicles from 22 in. to 20 in. The association also opposed a change to the current regulations that would remove the 6-in. minimum height requirement for windshields and replace it with a vague, subjective standard. SEMA contended that with regard to incompatible bumper heights, regulations more stringent than the current standard in Washington would not solve this difference among vehicles in the national vehicle fleet. Vehicles of vastly differing bumper heights—from sports cars to stock pickups, to tractor trailers and school busses—come off the assembly lines each year. 

The proposal also required that windshields “be of sufficient dimensions to protect the driver and occupants from insects, other airborne objects and highway surface water and debris when the motor vehicle is moving forward, or as originally equipped by a recognized manufacturer.” This proposed change removed an objective requirement that the vertical height of the windshield be at least 6 in. and replaced it with language that relied on the subjective interpretation of the individual inspector or law-enforcement authority, rendering the vehicle owner without clear direction as to lawful modifications. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Responding to comments submitted by SEMA to a proposed motor-vehicle equipment rule, the Washington State Patrol opted to retain the current maximum bumper height for passenger vehicles and the minimum height requirement for windshields.

SEMA had opposed efforts by the agency to modify the regulations by lowering the maximum bumper height requirement for passenger vehicles from 22 in. to 20 in. The association also opposed a change to the current regulations that would remove the 6-in. minimum height requirement for windshields and replace it with a vague, subjective standard. SEMA contended that with regard to incompatible bumper heights, regulations more stringent than the current standard in Washington would not solve this difference among vehicles in the national vehicle fleet. Vehicles of vastly differing bumper heights—from sports cars to stock pickups, to tractor trailers and school busses—come off the assembly lines each year. 

The proposal also required that windshields “be of sufficient dimensions to protect the driver and occupants from insects, other airborne objects and highway surface water and debris when the motor vehicle is moving forward, or as originally equipped by a recognized manufacturer.” This proposed change removed an objective requirement that the vertical height of the windshield be at least 6 in. and replaced it with language that relied on the subjective interpretation of the individual inspector or law-enforcement authority, rendering the vehicle owner without clear direction as to lawful modifications. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Responding to comments submitted by SEMA to a proposed motor-vehicle equipment rule, the Washington State Patrol opted to retain the current maximum bumper height for passenger vehicles and the minimum height requirement for windshields.

SEMA had opposed efforts by the agency to modify the regulations by lowering the maximum bumper height requirement for passenger vehicles from 22 in. to 20 in. The association also opposed a change to the current regulations that would remove the 6-in. minimum height requirement for windshields and replace it with a vague, subjective standard. SEMA contended that with regard to incompatible bumper heights, regulations more stringent than the current standard in Washington would not solve this difference among vehicles in the national vehicle fleet. Vehicles of vastly differing bumper heights—from sports cars to stock pickups, to tractor trailers and school busses—come off the assembly lines each year. 

The proposal also required that windshields “be of sufficient dimensions to protect the driver and occupants from insects, other airborne objects and highway surface water and debris when the motor vehicle is moving forward, or as originally equipped by a recognized manufacturer.” This proposed change removed an objective requirement that the vertical height of the windshield be at least 6 in. and replaced it with language that relied on the subjective interpretation of the individual inspector or law-enforcement authority, rendering the vehicle owner without clear direction as to lawful modifications. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.