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AASA’s Marketing Executive’s Council Names 2021 Executive Committee
November 19, 2020
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – AASA’s Marketing Executive Council (MEC) has named the 2021 Executive Committee, which features two new members. Ted Hughes, director of marketing for MAHLE Aftermarket, will serve as chair of the...
AASA’s Paul McCarthy Receives 2020 Outstanding Leadership Award
November 17, 2020
Paul McCarthy, president and COO, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association ( AASA), was awarded the 2020 Outstanding Leadership Award in Honor of Jack Creamer by the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association ( AWDA). AASA...
MEMA Concerned with Latest FCC Proposal to Alter 5.9 GHz Spectrum
November 17, 2020
In late October, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced new draft rules to split the 5.9 GHz band. MEMA immediately expressed disappointment in the proposal and formally responded with comments to...
MEMA Presents Triangle Awards, Honors Three Industry Leaders
November 11, 2020
The trade association representing automotive and commercial vehicle suppliers presented its highest honor, the Triangle Award, to three outstanding industry leaders. The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA)...
OptiCat Wins the First Annual ATC Technology Innovation Award
November 11, 2020
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – On Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, the AASA Technology Council presented OptiCat, LLC, with the first-ever AASA Technology Council (ATC) Technology Innovation Award for its development of automated load...
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association Names Representative Terri Sewell 2020 Industry Champion
November 09, 2020
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has named Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL07) as the recipient of the 2020 MEMA Joseph M. Magliochetti Industry Champion Award. The award was presented virtually on November...
MEMA Congratulates Joe Biden on His Successful Run for the White House
November 07, 2020
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) congratulates President-Elect Biden and Vice-President Elect Harris on their successful presidential election campaign. MEMA represents automotive and commercial vehicle...
MEMA Joins Amicus Brief to Support Suit Against New H1B Visa Rules
November 03, 2020
MEMA has joined 45 other prominent companies and associations in supporting an October 19 legal challenge to new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor (DOL) rules that make it harder for American companies...
MEMA Statement Responding to FCC Chairman Pai Proposal to Split the 5.9 GHz Spectrum
October 30, 2020
MEMA is disappointed in the proposal from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to split the 5.9 GHz band, giving the lower 45 MHz to unlicensed uses like WiFi and transitioning the upper 30 MHz away from Dedicated...
AASA Announces New AASA Aftermarket Volume Group (AAVG) to Focus on the Health of Key Aftermarket Finance Trends
October 28, 2020
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – In a shuffle designed to give members more insights into the latest shifts in aftermarket customer finances, the former MEMA Financial Services Group (MFSG) and its Aftermarket Volume Group (AVG)...