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AASA Opens Annual Technology Conference with Announcement of Donation to Support the Industry’s Victims of Recent Hurricanes
October 03, 2017
T he Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association challenged the record crowd of 200+ Aftermarket Professionals to support the Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation’s effort to help industry partners and employees impacted...
MEMA Submits Comments to USTR on Notorious Markets
October 03, 2017
On Monday, October 2, MEMA submitted comments to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in response to their request for details regarding online and physical marketplaces known for trafficking in counterfeit goods. This is an...
MEMA Calls for End to Practices and Polices in China that Put U.S. Companies and Consumers at Risk
September 28, 2017
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has again raised serious concerns about policies in China that put the innovation and intellectual property rights (IPR) violations of American businesses at risk. In a...
Modernize NAFTA, But Do So with Care
September 27, 2017
The following commentary by MEMA President and CEO Steve Handschuh was published in the Sept. 26 issue of The Washington Post. Regarding Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s Sept. 22 op-ed, “ NAFTA’s ‘rules of origin’ are killing...
MEMA Continues NAFTA Outreach on Capitol Hill
September 18, 2017
As part of our ongoing campaign to educate the administration and legislators on the potential impacts of renegotiating or modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), MEMA has released a one-page, graphical report...
AASA’s Bill Long: Collaboration, Vision and Planning Vital to Success in the New Aftermarket Reality
September 14, 2017
AASA President and COO Bill Long addressed the new aftermarket realities, mega trends and where the industry goes from here at the annual MAPA Industry Day on Sept. 13 in Flint, Mich. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – In the face of...
Top CV Distributors to Discuss Digital Data at AASA Technology Conference
September 12, 2017
Great Dane, Drive Train, Southeastern Freight Lines and VIPAR will address “Digital Data and Selling More Parts” as part of the popular Heavy Duty Technology Track at the 2017 AASA Technology Conference RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C...
MEMA Sends Strong Message on Behalf of Members on Emission Standards During Testimony to EPA
September 06, 2017
On Wednesday, September 6, MEMA testified before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington D.C. regarding its request for comments on the “Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation of the Greenhouse Gas...
House Passage of Automated Vehicle Legislation Applauded by MEMA
September 06, 2017
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) applauds the House of Representatives for their passage of H.R. 3388, the SELF DRIVE Act, which creates a roadmap for continued deployment of highly automated vehicles (HAV)...
MEMA Statement on President Trump’s Section 301 Announcement on China
August 14, 2017
Intellectual property rights (IPR) protections are a top priority for the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), and counterfeiting vehicle components and parts and stealing trademarks are issues MEMA takes very...