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Insider Tips for Taking Full Advantage of the 2012 Show As a buyer, you realize that the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the world’s premier automotive aftermarket trade event—and you wouldn’t miss it for the world. Yet with so many business opportunities concentrated under one roof at the Las...

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Member News

MRN Member News

Committed to Delivering Value

November 2012

Sunday, October 28, 2012, marks the unofficial start of the 2012 SEMA Show, and the Manufacturers’ Rep Council (MRC) will be ready to go. As in years past, MRC will be hosting an educational session and awards recognition Sunday afternoon from 3:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. in Ballroom D of the Las Vegas Hotel...

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Government Affairs

Auto Legislation

Automotive Legislation

Aftermarket Parts Regulation

Aftermarket Parts Laws

Federal Regulation Aftermarket Parts

Elections Have Consequences

Critical Decisions Will Have Lasting Effects on Small-Business Community As the 2012 SEMA Show opens its doors, the world’s eyes will be focused on the final days of this year’s contentious election campaign. Candidates across the country are making their closing arguments to attract any undecided...

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Automobile Events

Auto Show

Automobile Trade Show

Automotive Trade Shows

Automotive Trade Show

Innovations of Generations

By now you’ve likely heard news that this year’s SEMA Show is tracking at near-record levels. When the Show opens October 30, we’ll have more than 2,100 exhibiting companies, 1,500 custom rides, close to 1,800 new products in the Ideas Alive showcase and more qualified buyer attendees than ever...

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Automobile Trade Show

Automotive Trade Shows

Automotive Trade Show

Vehicles of the 2012 SEMA Show

Rolling Art Loaded With Specialty Equipment Industry professionals from across the country and around the world will gather at the Las Vegas Convention Center from October 30 through November 2 to learn about the newest releases in automotive specialty equipment. There, they will make business...

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MPMC

MPMC Member News

MPMC Hall of Fame, Class of 2012

November 2012

In 1994, a small group of original SEMA-member manufacturing companies formed the World Motorsports Society. Their goal was to refocus collective efforts specifically on issues facing motorsports parts manufacturers. Chuck Blum, then president of SEMA, quickly recognized the potential of a segment...

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Aftermarket News

Automotive Industry News

Automotive News

Sales Growth and the “Invisibility Factor”

If you are a supplier in the $30 billion automotive specialty-equipment market, it is important to have a complete understanding of why standardized, well-distributed product data is critical to business growth. The bottom line is to sell more parts, right? Well, in this age of instant information...

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LTAA

TORA Member News

From Stock to Show With TORA

November 2012

A new element was added to this year’s Light Truck Accessory Alliance (LTAA) New Product Showcase in the form of a vehicle buildup. Dubbed “Stock Jeep to Show Jeep,” the event featured a mountain of LTAA member company products being installed on a ’12 Jeep Rubicon in front of a live audience during...

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Automobile Events

Auto Show

Automobile Trade Show

Automotive Trade Shows

Automotive Trade Show

Crafting Cars for Children

Professional Builders Custom-Design Pinewood Hot Rods for Charity Constructed last fall to the finest detail, these miniature pinewood hot rods were the brainchildren of 15 of the nation’s best custom-car and hot-rod builders. The hot rods could be mistaken for the real thing if only they weren’t...

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Auto Legislation

Automotive Legislation

Aftermarket Parts Regulation

Aftermarket Parts Laws

Federal Regulation Aftermarket Parts

Law and Order

Law and Order is an update of some of the most recent federal and state legislative and regulatory issues that could potentially impact the automotive specialty-equipment industry. These include issues affecting small-business owners and their employees.