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MEMA Urges Trump Administration Help with Supplier Liquidity as Many Face Insolvency
May 22, 2020
In a letter signed by dozens of leading supplier executives, MEMA urged the Trump administration to engage with members of the Michigan Congressional delegation to specifically address the industry’s urgent liquidity issues...
MEMA Responds to Michigan Congressional Delegation; Calls for Support for Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers
May 13, 2020
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and its division, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), applauds the bipartisan Senate and House delegation from Michigan that has encouraged Trump...
MEMA and OESA Applaud Orders Issued by Gov. Whitmer
May 08, 2020
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association and its division, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, thanks Governor Gretchen Whitmer for taking steps that will allow automotive suppliers to ramp up manufacturing in the...
AASA and APA Search Partner on Free Platform to Support Aftermarket Employees Affected by COVID-19
May 05, 2020
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) announced that it will partner with member company APA Search, a leading retained executive search firm specializing in the global automotive...
MEMA Applauds Automakers Pledge to Grow V2X Radio Deployments
April 23, 2020
MEMA applauds the commitment of vehicle manufacturers to deploy five million radios in five years for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) applications in the 5.9 GHz band. The build-out letter from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation...
Mick Jordan Rejoins the Overseas Automotive Council Board of Governors
April 15, 2020
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The Overseas Automotive Council (OAC), a council of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), announced that Mick Jordan, Director of International Sales & Marketing, SA Gear, has...
AASA Vision Conference Achieved Near Record-Setting Attendance as Aftermarket Professionals Joined the Industry’s First Virtual Conference
April 02, 2020
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The annual AASA Vision Conference attracted near record-setting attendance in its new format as a digital experience for aftermarket executives. The conference, which was originally scheduled for...
MEMA Responds to Final Rule on Fuel Efficiency and Vehicle Emissions Standards
March 31, 2020
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles final rule setting fuel efficiency and vehicle emissions...
CBP No Longer Accepting Requests for Payment Delays Due to COVID-19
March 27, 2020
In a Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) message published on March 26, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will no longer accept requests from trade groups for additional time to pay tariffs, fees...
BBB Industries and Hahn Automotive Honored with the 2020 AASA Channel Excellence Award Presented by Epicor
March 27, 2020
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – BBB Industries and Hahn Automotive’s recent collaboration on enhanced inventory modeling and optimization tools to facilitate the availability of the right parts at the right time was awarded the...