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Statement on Potential Section 232 Tariffs Against Canadian Aluminum
June 29, 2020
Bill Long, President and CEO of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, issued the following statement on the Department of Commerce’s plan to impose Section 232 tariffs on Canadian aluminum. “The Motor & Equipment...
MEMA Urges New Trade Measures to Directly Help Motor Vehicle Parts Suppliers
June 18, 2020
MEMA submitted identical comments yesterday to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance for their hearings on the “2020 Trade Policy Agenda.” The letters coincided with the testimony of U.S. Trade...
Total U.S. Aftermarket Forecast to Decline 8.8% But Expected to Rebound in 2021
June 05, 2020
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and Bethesda, Md. – Total U.S. automotive aftermarket sales are forecast to decrease 8.8 percent in 2020 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related factors, according to the “2020...
MEMA Outlines Motor Vehicle Supplier Response to Covid-19 Crisis and Calls for Support in Letter to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
June 04, 2020
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) outlined the response of the motor vehicle parts supplier industry and expressed concerns over the ongoing challenges it faces in the wake of the Coronavirus health crisis and...
"The Long View" by MEMA President and CEO Bill Long
June 04, 2020
As many of you and your customers take watchful steps toward reopening your manufacturing facilities, we at MEMA have our eyes on actions that will enable a bright future. Because we know, as do you, that what we do today, and the...
MEMA Congratulates the U.S. Congress on Passage of the PPP Flexibility Act
June 04, 2020
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) is pleased and grateful that the U.S. House and Senate both quickly passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act. Our entire sector, with nearly 900,000...
MEMA Joins Coalition Aimed to Shape the Future of Automated Vehicles Through Education
June 02, 2020
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association has joined Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE), a coalition of industry, nonprofit, and academic institutions working to inform and educate the public and policymakers on...
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...