Industry News

Hyundai Santa Fe, Volkswagen Mk7 Golf, Mercedes GL63 AMG, Ford Fiesta

McLeod Racing LLC, Source Interlink Media, Automotive Accessories Management USA, Quarter Mile Foundation, Atlas Copco Compressors, Classic Industries, Royal Purple, King Engine Bearings, and more.

Performance Racing Industry (PRI), producers of the PRI trade show and Performance Racing Industry business magazine, finalized plans to be purchased by SEMA. With 20-plus years of publishing and management experience at PRI, John Kilroy will serve as vice president/general manager of PRI and assume day-to-day operations for the group. All of the operations, employees and offices will remain intact at PRI’s current location in Laguna Beach, California.

McLeod Racing LLC, RideTech, Lucas Oil Products, Brenton Productions, Be Cool Inc. and more.

BMW X5, Acura RDX, BMW M6 Cabrio, Kia RWD Sedan

While submissions are accepted any time before the Show (October 30–November 2), manufacturers that return their ESRAs with deposits by April 27 will have greater opportunities to collaborate with Show organizers and participate in the Priority Booth Selection Process. The selection process is the first opportunity exhibitors have to select the actual location of their SEMA Show booths.

MINI Cooper S, Nissan Pathfinder, BMW i8, Nissan Altima

AP Exhaust Technologies, Crane Cams, Mile Marker,  Kahn Media, Speedway Motors, Clean Seal, Katzkin Leather, CargoGlide and more.

Nominations for the SEMA Hall of Fame—the most prestigious honor presented to an individual by the association—are now being accepted. The deadline to submit nominations is March 16, 2012. Created in 1969, the SEMA Hall of Fame is designed to honor outstanding persons in the industry who have enhanced the stature of, or significantly contributed to, the industry and/or the association’s growth.

Students preparing for careers in the automotive industry may be eligible to receive financial awards ranging from $1,000–$4,000 through the 2012 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund (SMSF). Scholarship applications require college transcripts and letters of recommendation and are now available here. Dick Van Cleve passed away on October 20, 2011, at the West Los Angeles Veteran’s Administration Hospital after a long illness. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday, surrounded by family, approximately two weeks prior.