This year’s mid-term elections are the most anticipated in recent memory. Last week, SEMA provided a complete list of voter registration/absentee ballot forms for all 50 states (click here to find your state and to vote early). We also encourage SEMA members to become engaged by supporting SEMA Political Action Committee (PAC). This election stands to be one of the most important in many years with the potential to deliver historic results. The balance of power in Washington is currently in question, and without the active participation of SEMA members, our industry will miss the opportunity to raise our voice and make a noticeable impact.

Help us spread the word to other SEMA members about SEMA PAC and the vital role it plays in protecting our industry from unfair laws and regulation. In response, all SEMA members should take action. SEMA PAC provides the opportunity for all members to become active and aggressive about supporting the lawmakers who support our industry. Turn your industry passion into action and become PAC-approved today.

The new SEMA PAC website, www.semapac.com, makes it easy for industry members to quickly become “PAC-approved”—an authorization form required by federal law that allows SEMA to share information about the PAC—and to make online, secure contributions. We encourage all members to visit the new site, become PAC-Approved, and learn how SEMA PAC is protecting your future. For more information, please contact Dan Sadowski at dans@sema.org.

SEMA PAC –Your industry. Your voice. Your Future.
www.semapac.com

This year’s mid-term elections are the most anticipated in recent memory. Last week, SEMA provided a complete list of voter registration/absentee ballot forms for all 50 states (click here to find your state and to vote early). We also encourage SEMA members to become engaged by supporting SEMA Political Action Committee (PAC). This election stands to be one of the most important in many years with the potential to deliver historic results. The balance of power in Washington is currently in question, and without the active participation of SEMA members, our industry will miss the opportunity to raise our voice and make a noticeable impact.

Help us spread the word to other SEMA members about SEMA PAC and the vital role it plays in protecting our industry from unfair laws and regulation. In response, all SEMA members should take action. SEMA PAC provides the opportunity for all members to become active and aggressive about supporting the lawmakers who support our industry. Turn your industry passion into action and become PAC-approved today.

The new SEMA PAC website, www.semapac.com, makes it easy for industry members to quickly become “PAC-approved”—an authorization form required by federal law that allows SEMA to share information about the PAC—and to make online, secure contributions. We encourage all members to visit the new site, become PAC-Approved, and learn how SEMA PAC is protecting your future. For more information, please contact Dan Sadowski at dans@sema.org.

SEMA PAC –Your industry. Your voice. Your Future.
www.semapac.com

Earlier this year, the Tire Industry Association (TIA) and SEMA announced the creation of the Global Tire Expo—Powered by TIA, a tire industry-only part of the SEMA Show. The new Expo is open to all segments of the tire industry, including automotive, commercial, retreading, recycling and more.

View all of the exhibitors in the Global Tire Expo, Powered by TIA.

Earlier this year, the Tire Industry Association (TIA) and SEMA announced the creation of the Global Tire Expo—Powered by TIA, a tire industry-only part of the SEMA Show. The new Expo is open to all segments of the tire industry, including automotive, commercial, retreading, recycling and more.

View all of the exhibitors in the Global Tire Expo, Powered by TIA.

Earlier this year, the Tire Industry Association (TIA) and SEMA announced the creation of the Global Tire Expo—Powered by TIA, a tire industry-only part of the SEMA Show. The new Expo is open to all segments of the tire industry, including automotive, commercial, retreading, recycling and more.

View all of the exhibitors in the Global Tire Expo, Powered by TIA.

Register early for the 2010 SEMA Show to save some money and skip the lines.

Buyers! The deadline to register early for the 2010 SEMA Show is quickly approaching. October 17 is your last day to save $50 on early-bird registration. Register early and pay just $25!

Don’t put it off! Register today, receive your Show badges early and cross one thing off your SEMA Show to-do list. Follow this link to register now!

The 2010 SEMA Show is scheduled for November 2–5 in Las Vegas. Follow this link for more information about registering for the Show, as well as educational seminars, celebrity appearances and Las Vegas hotel accommodations.

Register early for the 2010 SEMA Show to save some money and skip the lines.

Buyers! The deadline to register early for the 2010 SEMA Show is quickly approaching. October 17 is your last day to save $50 on early-bird registration. Register early and pay just $25!

Don’t put it off! Register today, receive your Show badges early and cross one thing off your SEMA Show to-do list. Follow this link to register now!

The 2010 SEMA Show is scheduled for November 2–5 in Las Vegas. Follow this link for more information about registering for the Show, as well as educational seminars, celebrity appearances and Las Vegas hotel accommodations.

	Every year the SEMA Show draws more tire buyers. In 2009, tire and wheel buyers comprised the second-largest category of total buyers at the Show.

At the 2009 SEMA Show, nearly 10% of total buyers were specifically tire and wheel buyers. That was the second-largest buyer category of Show attendees. And that percentage has been rising. In 2005, just 7% of all buyers were tire/wheel buyers, and that number has climbed gradually every year since.

Tires have a broader appeal at the SEMA Show than just endemic segment buyers. More than 9,800 buyers in all categories noted that they were interested specifically in wheels and tires, while nearly 20,000 buyers cited an overall interest in tire- and wheel-related products.

Aside from tire and wheel dealers, the strongest interest in tires came from tire wholesalers and WDs, performance retailers, auto parts retailers—who were also the most interested in tire and wheel products debuting in the New Products Showcase—and restoration businesses.

But the core tire dealers are the story here, and they represent the top of the tire-buying influence and decision-making, as determined by the trade media covering the industry. Nearly 60 of Modern Tire Dealer magazine’s Top 100 Dealers came to the 2009 SEMA Show as buyers. Likewise, of the tire chains that made Tire Business’ list of Top 100 chains, 66 came to the 2009 SEMA Show looking to buy.

Click here to view all of the tire exhibitors in the SEMA Show Global Tire Expo—Powered by TIA.

Register for the 2010 SEMA Show here.

	Every year the SEMA Show draws more tire buyers. In 2009, tire and wheel buyers comprised the second-largest category of total buyers at the Show.

At the 2009 SEMA Show, nearly 10% of total buyers were specifically tire and wheel buyers. That was the second-largest buyer category of Show attendees. And that percentage has been rising. In 2005, just 7% of all buyers were tire/wheel buyers, and that number has climbed gradually every year since.

Tires have a broader appeal at the SEMA Show than just endemic segment buyers. More than 9,800 buyers in all categories noted that they were interested specifically in wheels and tires, while nearly 20,000 buyers cited an overall interest in tire- and wheel-related products.

Aside from tire and wheel dealers, the strongest interest in tires came from tire wholesalers and WDs, performance retailers, auto parts retailers—who were also the most interested in tire and wheel products debuting in the New Products Showcase—and restoration businesses.

But the core tire dealers are the story here, and they represent the top of the tire-buying influence and decision-making, as determined by the trade media covering the industry. Nearly 60 of Modern Tire Dealer magazine’s Top 100 Dealers came to the 2009 SEMA Show as buyers. Likewise, of the tire chains that made Tire Business’ list of Top 100 chains, 66 came to the 2009 SEMA Show looking to buy.

Click here to view all of the tire exhibitors in the SEMA Show Global Tire Expo—Powered by TIA.

Register for the 2010 SEMA Show here.

	Every year the SEMA Show draws more tire buyers. In 2009, tire and wheel buyers comprised the second-largest category of total buyers at the Show.

At the 2009 SEMA Show, nearly 10% of total buyers were specifically tire and wheel buyers. That was the second-largest buyer category of Show attendees. And that percentage has been rising. In 2005, just 7% of all buyers were tire/wheel buyers, and that number has climbed gradually every year since.

Tires have a broader appeal at the SEMA Show than just endemic segment buyers. More than 9,800 buyers in all categories noted that they were interested specifically in wheels and tires, while nearly 20,000 buyers cited an overall interest in tire- and wheel-related products.

Aside from tire and wheel dealers, the strongest interest in tires came from tire wholesalers and WDs, performance retailers, auto parts retailers—who were also the most interested in tire and wheel products debuting in the New Products Showcase—and restoration businesses.

But the core tire dealers are the story here, and they represent the top of the tire-buying influence and decision-making, as determined by the trade media covering the industry. Nearly 60 of Modern Tire Dealer magazine’s Top 100 Dealers came to the 2009 SEMA Show as buyers. Likewise, of the tire chains that made Tire Business’ list of Top 100 chains, 66 came to the 2009 SEMA Show looking to buy.

Click here to view all of the tire exhibitors in the SEMA Show Global Tire Expo—Powered by TIA.

Register for the 2010 SEMA Show here.