SEMA and the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) established a strategic partnership in 2009 that focused on the future of the automotive and the specialty-equipment industries.
SEMA is supporting Virginia legislation, which proposes to reduce the number of license plates furnished by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to registered motor vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a proposed rule that will require hybrid and electric vehicles make a minimum level of sound in order to alert pedestrians and bicyclists of their presence.
Source Interlink Media has hired Scott Burgess as the new Detroit editor for Motor Trend magazine. Burgess will be Motor Trend’s Motor City expert, responsible for covering everything from vehicle launches to press briefings, as well as identifying and analyzing industry trends big and small.
The SEMA organization that serves manufacturers’ reps in the automotive aftermarket industry has changed from the Manufacturers’ Representatives Council to the Manufacturers’ Representatives Network (MRN).