SEMA manufacturing members: You are invited to participate in the upcoming Toyota measuring session where you can snap photos and gather measurement data of two of the automaker's top sellers—the Corolla S and Matrix XRS.  

WHAT: 2008 Toyota Corolla S and Matrix XRS Measuring Session; Toyota Motor Sales USA

• All-new body styling and interior
• New engines: 1.8L and 2.4L
• Launch date: early 2008

WHERE: Toyota Service Development Center
2015 W. 190th St.
Torrance, CA 90501  
  
WHEN: Wednesday, February 6, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Sessions will be limited to 60 minutes. No more than three companies at one time, two persons per company.

REGISTER: Deadline is Friday, February 1—e-mail a response with time preference, name(s), company name, address, phone number and e-mail addresses(s) to measuringsession@sema.org.

NOTE: Cameras are permitted

QUESTIONS: Bill Wolf, SEMA, 909-396-0289, ext. 177 or Sandy Conolly, ext. 155.

Registration for SEMA Spring Expo and SEMA OFFROAD, February 8–9, 2008, in Indianapolis, is in full swing and available for attendees online by visiting www.semaspringexpo.com and www.semaoffroad.com. The spring events deliver the acclaimed SEMA Show experience to the Indianapolis area and surrounding regions. With a special emphasis on trucks and SUVs, exhibitors will display a variety of products and services covering accessories, restyling, wheels and tires, and mobile electronics.

Join these top companies who recently signed up to exhibit at SSE/SOR (list as of January 7, 2008):

• Advantage Truck Accessories Inc.
• Alumiknox Truck Box
• Big Country
• CORSA Performance Exhaust
• Check Corporation
• ConfigureTech Inc.
• Dr. Shrink Inc.
• EGR Inc.
• Evosus Inc.
• Ground Effects Ltd.
• Ignition Products
• Johnson Window Films Inc.
• Jungle Jims Accessory Products
• Kelderman Air Suspension Systems
• Larsen and Shaw Limited
• Lightning Gloves
• MITO Corporation
• MKW Wheels
• Masters Entertainment Group
• Meyer Distributing
• Nasta International
• Net Shape International LLC
• Nokia Automotive
• PIAA
• Pacbrake
• Qwikliner, Ultimate Linings
• Siriani & Associates
• Spacekap
• Spotlight
• Stinger Hitch Products
• Streamline International LLC (SIL)
• Swift Hitch
• T-Max
• TFP Inc.
• Truxxx Manufacturing
• Voodoo Ride
• Wheelware Software
• Winner International

To see all industry manufacturers exhibiting at SSE/SOR, click here.

For more information about the events, contact Gary Vigil at: garyv@sema.org.

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SEMA Spring Expo and SEMA OFFROAD Exhibitors are invited to promote any special offers, giveaways, promotions, new products, or discounted pricing that might be offered at the upcoming shows through SEMA eNews. If you have anything you’d like included, send a detailed explanation to Joe Lu at joel@sema.org and it will be included in the newsletter. For complete information on the two shows, visit www.semaspringexpo.com or www.semaoffroad.com. Questions regarding show specials or the upcoming events? Contact Gary Vigil at garyv@sema.org.

This Week's Specials

Siriani & Associates (Booth #1416):  Stop by to learn how to save up to 65% on shipping costs.

Car Care One (Booth #2002):  Enroll in Car Care One at SEMA Spring Expo/SEMA OFFROAD and your Car Care One registration fees ($150) will be waived. You will also receive a pair of Mechanix gloves. (Mechanix is a registered trademark of Mechanix Wear Inc.).

ICI Innovative Creations Inc. (Booth #2017): 

• Baja style light bar - 47% discount off all remaining inventory.
• New ICI Mud Flaps - 5% off any order of flaps, no minimums.
• 3-inch Round Nerf Bars - 5% discount on show orders.
• 4-inch Oval Nerf Bars - 10% discount on show orders.

Omix-Ada/Rugged Ridge (booth #1324):  Rugged Ridge will be unveiling its new Mirror Relocation Brackets for the 2007–2008 Jeep Wrangler at SEMA Spring Expo/SEMA OFFROAD. 

• The brackets’ special design allows you to move your factory mirrors from the door to the body of the vehicle.
• Remove your doors for trail use without losing your mirrors!
• Constructed of black powdercoated steel for long life and extra durability. 
• For more information about the Rugged Ridge Mirror Relocation Brackets or to locate a Rugged Ridge distributor, please visit www.omix-ada.com or call 770/614-6101.

MINI enthusiasts have a new reason to get excited, says spy shot photographer Brenda Priddy: The automaker has named its upcoming crossover. Previously referred to internally as the Colorado, the new MINI Crossman will bring the brand firmly into new territory.

The Crossman is expected to ride higher than current MINI models and offer all-wheel drive, making it a new option for weekend off-roaders. With these new capabilities, MINI hopes to expand its customer base to include young men who want something a little more "masculine" than MINI's current offerings.

Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr will build the Crossman, making it the first MINI assembled outside of the United Kingdom. The Crossman is scheduled for a 2010 release.

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SEMA-model legislation to create a vehicle-registration classification for custom vehicles and provide for special license plates for these vehicles will be considered by the New Hampshire Transportation Committee on Thursday, January 17. Introduced by State Representative Mike Reuschel, H.B. 1358 defines a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25 years old and manufactured after 1948.

The bill allows kit cars and replica vehicles to be assigned a certificate of title bearing the same model-year designation the body of the vehicle most closely resembles. In addition, customs and replicas would be exempted from a range of standard equipment requirements (only that equipment required in the model year that the vehicle resembles). For more information, click here.

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

SEMA-model legislation to create a vehicle registration classification for street rods and custom vehicles and provide for special license plates for these vehicles was reintroduced in the Wyoming Legislature. This is the same bill that was approved by the full Wyoming House of Representatives and the Senate Transportation Committee in 2007.

Due to time restrictions, the bill was not considered by the full Senate. The bill defines a street rod as an altered vehicle manufactured before 1949 and a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25 years old and manufactured after 1948. Under the measure, kit cars and replica vehicles will be assigned a certificate of title bearing the same model-year designation as the production vehicle they most closely resemble. A hearing date has not yet been scheduled.

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