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Pursuing a pro-growth manufacturing and job-creation agenda, creating access to small business loans and credit, finding affordable health insurance options for employees, countering burdensome vehicle equipment regulations, preventing higher ethanol content in gasoline and combating counterfeit...

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YEN

YEN Member Insights

Aftermarket News

Automotive Industry News

Automotive News

Justin Hartenstein, YEN Member Insights, January 2014

January 2014

Justin Hartenstein, founder and president of Oracle Lighting, was a true automotive enthusiast from the beginning. When Hartenstein began selling automotive parts in his eBay store in 1999, it was primarily items that he had installed but later taken off his own rides. He later started making items...

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SEMA Councils: Opportunities to Learn, Grow and Inspire

Three upcoming council and network events will allow members the chance to learn, interact and affect change for the Emerging Trends & Technology Network (ETTN), Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) and Wheel & Tire Council (WTC).

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MPMC

Media Trade Conference

Meeting Schedules Distributed for Media Trade Conference

Manufacturing companies and members of the media participating in the upcoming SEMA Media Trade Conference have been e-mailed the preliminary meeting schedules for the upcoming event, taking place Tuesday–Thursday, January 21–23, at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North in Santa Ana...

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Government Affairs

Automotive Legislation

Technical Report Evaluates Seat Belt Pretensioners and Load Limiters

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a technical report evaluating the effectiveness of pretensioners and load limiters for seat belts in the front seats of light-duty vehicles (LTVs).

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Government Affairs

Companies Do Not Have to Display "Employee Rights" Poster

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule instructing employers to display an 11x17-in. poster informing workers of their right to unionize and bargain collectively has been overturned.

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Government Affairs

Postage Rate Increases Take Effect January 26

The U.S. Postal Service has increased the price for mailing a first-class letter from 46 cents to 49 cents beginning January 26, 2014. The cost for mailing a standard-size postcard will increase by one penny to $.34.

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Government Affairs

Automotive Legislation

Texas DMV Issues Proposed Regulations to Correct Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Policy

In comments to a proposal issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, SEMA commended the agency for removing provisions in the regulations that were in conflict with a 2011 law to provide for the titling of street rods and custom vehicles. Currently, the state does not allow the titling of...

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SEMA Hall of Famer Bill Hays Passes Away

SEMA Hall of Famer Bill Hays, 86, passed away December 21, 2013.

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SEMA Show

Photo Gallery—Custom Camaros on Display at the 2013 SEMA Show

Check out the hottest custom Chevrolet Camaros that were on display at the 2013 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.