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Leading the Industry in Times of Change
1904 |
Leading industry companies joined together to form MEMA |
1933 |
MEMA co-sponsors the first Automotive Service Industries Show, forerunner of AAIW and AAPEX |
1960 |
MEMA opens an office in Washington, D.C. |
1970s |
MEMA establishes the first of its many councils, serving as valuable forums for active industry executives |
1983 |
MEMA forms the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) |
1987 |
MEMA establishes the Japan Automotive Advisory Group (JAAG), supporting suppliers doing business in Japan |
1992 |
MEMA helps form the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week |
1998 |
MEMA's Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) forms |
2002 |
MEMA forms Trilateral Agreement on behalf of our members with the European association of automotive suppliers (CLEPA) and the Japan Auto Parts Industry Association (JAPIA) |
2002 |
MEMA establishes the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), exclusively serving aftermarket product manufacturers |
2010 |
MEMA establishes its Political Action Committee (MEMA PAC) |
2011 |
MEMA establishes the Motor and Equipment Remanufacturers Association (MERA) |
2015 |
MEMA celebrates 110 years serving its more than 1,000 members |