By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been introduced in Wisconsin to require that motor vehicles display only a single license plate on the rear of the vehicle. The bill, supported by the state’s hobbyist community, has been referred to the Senate Transportation, Public Safety and Veterans and Military Affairs Committee for consideration. The measure would save money, conserve resources and bring Wisconsin in line with other states that have moved to a single plate requirement. 

For vehicle enthusiasts, the bill would protect the design contours of collector cars and relieve vehicle owners of the burden of having to create mounting holes on some fabricated and original bumpers. 

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

By Della Domingo

	Editors and reporters are looking for news regarding new products debuts and vehicle reveals from SEMA Show exhibitors.

By Della Domingo

	Editors and reporters are looking for news regarding new products debuts and vehicle reveals from SEMA Show exhibitors.

By SEMA Editors

SEMA members have a powerful resource available in their benefit arsenal that provides access to consumer information and can be used to develop marketing programs, increase customer loyalty and bolster sales. The resource is the CarCareONE credit program available through a partnership with GE Capital Retail Bank.

Knowing more about your customers is key to generating leads and referrals—two major factors in boosting sales and encouraging repeat business. Referencing payment options, such as GE Capital Retail Bank's CarCareONE program, helps to maximize sales opportunities, cultivate positive word-of-mouth and generate a greater volume of marketing data to assist with target marketing campaigns.

It all starts with the application process. Here's how it works:

• Preferred Customers – When customers apply for the consumer financing program, they become "preferred customers." Companies can then do what is needed to make the customer feel special, such as sending them a birthday card; allowing them early access to special sales; provide rewards for referrals; hold product drawings or giveaways for specific customer groups; etc. Creating this type of customer interaction is the bridge to building loyal, repeat customers.

• Available Credit – Customers who finance usually have the money available on their account to buy additional items, or they may spend more money by opting for the better model of a desired product.

• Participating CarCareONE locations have access to their preferred customer list with available credit at www.gogecapital.com.

	The deadline to submit nomination forms for SEMA's prestigious industry awards—Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year—is Monday, July 8.

By SEMA Editors

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and the SEMA WD of the Year awards. Please take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, as well as a listing of previous honorees for each award. To make a nomination now, visit the SEMA Awards website and click on the red nominate bar next to the corresponding award.

Person of the Year: Created in 1969, SEMA's Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals for their distinguished service to the trade association and the specialty-equipment industry.

Rep Agency of the Year: The SEMA Rep Agency of the Year Award honors a manufacturer's rep agency for its contribution to the industry for the past 12 months (corresponding with the SEMA fiscal year, July 1–June 30). Criteria for the award includes product-line knowledge, communication of critical information between supplier and the client network, updated catalogs, databases and price sheets, and maintains continuous training and education programs.

WD of the Year: The award was established to honor a warehouse distributor for outstanding contribution to the automotive specialty-equipment industry during the past 12 months corresponding with SEMA's fiscal year.

All three of the prestigious SEMA industry awards are presented during the Industry Awards Banquet in front of thousands of specialty-equipment leaders and professionals at the SEMA Show.

The deadline to submit SEMA Award nomination forms is Monday, July 8. Questions? Contact Arlene Wood at 909-978-6689 or e-mail ArleneW@SEMA.org.

	The deadline to submit nomination forms for SEMA's prestigious industry awards—Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year—is Monday, July 8.

By SEMA Editors

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and the SEMA WD of the Year awards. Please take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, as well as a listing of previous honorees for each award. To make a nomination now, visit the SEMA Awards website and click on the red nominate bar next to the corresponding award.

Person of the Year: Created in 1969, SEMA's Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals for their distinguished service to the trade association and the specialty-equipment industry.

Rep Agency of the Year: The SEMA Rep Agency of the Year Award honors a manufacturer's rep agency for its contribution to the industry for the past 12 months (corresponding with the SEMA fiscal year, July 1–June 30). Criteria for the award includes product-line knowledge, communication of critical information between supplier and the client network, updated catalogs, databases and price sheets, and maintains continuous training and education programs.

WD of the Year: The award was established to honor a warehouse distributor for outstanding contribution to the automotive specialty-equipment industry during the past 12 months corresponding with SEMA's fiscal year.

All three of the prestigious SEMA industry awards are presented during the Industry Awards Banquet in front of thousands of specialty-equipment leaders and professionals at the SEMA Show.

The deadline to submit SEMA Award nomination forms is Monday, July 8. Questions? Contact Arlene Wood at 909-978-6689 or e-mail ArleneW@SEMA.org.

	The deadline to submit nomination forms for SEMA's prestigious industry awards—Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year—is Monday, July 8.

By SEMA Editors

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and the SEMA WD of the Year awards. Please take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, as well as a listing of previous honorees for each award. To make a nomination now, visit the SEMA Awards website and click on the red nominate bar next to the corresponding award.

Person of the Year: Created in 1969, SEMA's Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals for their distinguished service to the trade association and the specialty-equipment industry.

Rep Agency of the Year: The SEMA Rep Agency of the Year Award honors a manufacturer's rep agency for its contribution to the industry for the past 12 months (corresponding with the SEMA fiscal year, July 1–June 30). Criteria for the award includes product-line knowledge, communication of critical information between supplier and the client network, updated catalogs, databases and price sheets, and maintains continuous training and education programs.

WD of the Year: The award was established to honor a warehouse distributor for outstanding contribution to the automotive specialty-equipment industry during the past 12 months corresponding with SEMA's fiscal year.

All three of the prestigious SEMA industry awards are presented during the Industry Awards Banquet in front of thousands of specialty-equipment leaders and professionals at the SEMA Show.

The deadline to submit SEMA Award nomination forms is Monday, July 8. Questions? Contact Arlene Wood at 909-978-6689 or e-mail ArleneW@SEMA.org.

	The deadline to submit nomination forms for SEMA's prestigious industry awards—Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year—is Monday, July 8.

By SEMA Editors

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and the SEMA WD of the Year awards. Please take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, as well as a listing of previous honorees for each award. To make a nomination now, visit the SEMA Awards website and click on the red nominate bar next to the corresponding award.

Person of the Year: Created in 1969, SEMA's Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals for their distinguished service to the trade association and the specialty-equipment industry.

Rep Agency of the Year: The SEMA Rep Agency of the Year Award honors a manufacturer's rep agency for its contribution to the industry for the past 12 months (corresponding with the SEMA fiscal year, July 1–June 30). Criteria for the award includes product-line knowledge, communication of critical information between supplier and the client network, updated catalogs, databases and price sheets, and maintains continuous training and education programs.

WD of the Year: The award was established to honor a warehouse distributor for outstanding contribution to the automotive specialty-equipment industry during the past 12 months corresponding with SEMA's fiscal year.

All three of the prestigious SEMA industry awards are presented during the Industry Awards Banquet in front of thousands of specialty-equipment leaders and professionals at the SEMA Show.

The deadline to submit SEMA Award nomination forms is Monday, July 8. Questions? Contact Arlene Wood at 909-978-6689 or e-mail ArleneW@SEMA.org.