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TechForce Opens Public Voting for 2025 Techs Rock Awards

October 2, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Twelve finalists compete for grand prizes as foundation works to address technician shortage. The TechForce Foundation has opened public voting to select winners in its 2025 Techs Rock Awards, which recognizes student and professional technicians amid an ongoing nationwide shortage. Online voting runs through Oct. 15. Two grand prize winners — one student and one […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Grants, SEMA Show, Specialty Equipment Market Association, TechForce Foundation

SEMA Calls on EPA to Rescind Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

September 29, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) has urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind its 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding, arguing the policy enabled federal and state regulators to impose electric vehicle mandates inconsistent with market conditions. SEMA submitted comments on the EPA’s proposed rule for Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194 Reconsideration of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Regulations, Specialty Equipment Market Association, U.S. EPA

ABPA Joins Multi-Association Letter on Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Process

September 19, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) has joined a coalition of industry groups in signing a letter to the U.S. Commerce Department regarding recent changes to the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. The letter, organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, raises concerns about the expanded “inclusions process,” which now applies tariffs to hundreds […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: American Automotive Policy Council, Automotive Body Parts Association, Ford, GM, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, Specialty Equipment Market Association, Stellantis, Tariffs

SEMA Acquires Off-Road Business Association

September 2, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced August 29 it has acquired the Off-Road Business Association (ORBA), a nonprofit trade group representing businesses in the off-road and powersports industries. SEMA did not disclose financial terms of the deal. The acquisition brings together two organizations that have collaborated on industry advocacy efforts, particularly regarding motorized vehicle […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Off-Road Business Association, Specialty Equipment Market Association

SEMA Calls for ADAS Policy Changes in Highway Bill Comments

August 22, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is calling on federal transportation officials and Congress to develop comprehensive policies that address how aftermarket vehicle modifications interact with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in modern vehicles. The policy request calls for neutral validation protocols for calibrations and visual or electronic diagnostic indicators to assure systems are functioning […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Department of Transportation, legislation, NHTSA, Regulations, Specialty Equipment Market Association

SEMA Awards $99,500 in Scholarships and Loan Forgiveness to 50 Recipients

July 28, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Specialty Equipment Market Association awarded $99,500 in scholarships and loan forgiveness to 50 students and recent graduates pursuing automotive industry careers. The recipients include current students and employees of SEMA-member companies. The awards are distributed through the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, which has awarded more than $3 million since 1984. “This year’s scholarship recipients […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Scholarships, Specialty Equipment Market Association, Student Loans

SEMA and FIA Partner to Advance Safety and Mobility Policy in U.S. and Globally

June 12, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) formalized their relationship through memberships in each respective organization. In a statement announcing the new relationship, SEMA said, “We are proud to announce that SEMA has been accepted as a full member of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), to represent the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Fédération Internationale de L'Automobile, Specialty Equipment Market Association

Commercial Vehicle Industry Prevails in Lawsuit Against California Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

May 16, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

On May 15, courts accepted an agreement in a lawsuit, which requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to repeal the High-Priority and Drayage provisions of the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule. This rule would have required the affected fleets to purchase increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks. California has agreed that the lawsuit, filed jointly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, California Air Resources Board, Emissions, Heavy Duty Trucks, Lawsuits, NTEA, Specialty Equipment Market Association

U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Approve Resolution Overturning California EPA Waiver

May 2, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Under waiver, California vehicle emission regulations, followed by a dozen other states, would effectively ban gasoline and hybrid vehicles by 2035. On May 1, the U.S. House of Representatives voted  246-164 to approve House Joint Resolution 88 (H.J. Res. 88) sponsored by Representative John Joyce, to repeal the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver issued […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, California, Electric Vehicles, legislation, National Automobile Dealers Association, Regulations, Specialty Equipment Market Association, U.S. House of Representatives

NADA and SEMA Commend Introduction of Congressional Resolution to Revoke California EV Mandate

April 4, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is applauding the introduction by Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) of H.J.Res. 88, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution to revoke California’s waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule, which would ban the sale of gas-powered and hybrid vehicles. “Allowing the California Zero Emission Vehicle mandate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Electric Vehicles, National Automobile Dealers Association, Regulations, Specialty Equipment Market Association

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