The Michigan Senate passed a group of SEMA-supported bills (S.B. 344-346) allowing for the titling and registration of military surplus and historic military surplus vehicles.

The Kansas House of Representatives passed SEMA-supported legislation (H.B. 2420) allowing for the registration and on-road use of surplus military vehicles.

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) granted exclusion requests for 47 List 3 products imported from China and subject to 25% tariffs.

This is the ’21 Ford F-150 Hybrid, caught testing virtually undisguised in Dearborn, Michigan.

SEMA is offering financial assistance of up to $5,000 to qualified college students who are pursuing careers in the automotive industry, and to employees of SEMA-member companies who still have outstanding student loans.

The SEMA Career Center has a comprehensive listing of automotive-related job openings around the country.

Members have until March 16, to submit their nominations for the 2020 SEMA Hall of Fame.

Exhibitors interested in getting a jump on SEMA Show planning for 2020 can reserve booth space now.

SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities in the Classifieds page of SEMA.org.

While manufacturers and distributors sell into a variety of channels, including direct-to-consumer, more than 80% of manufacturers report that their products sell through independent specialty retailers.