Thu, 07/10/2014 - 12:34

By SEMA Editors

  gen3
Todd Petersen of MSD Performance was the 2013 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award recipient.
  

SEMA is seeking nominations to identify youthful innovators whose work is substantially changing the way the automotive aftermarket is doing business. These nominations will be used to select the third-annual SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award. SEMA will honor the award winner at the 2014 SEMA Show Banquet, which takes place on the evening of Thursday, November 6, 2014.

The winning candidate will be energetic and passionate about the enthusiast marketplace. He or she will have contributed a bright, novel way to fix something broken, build something really new or make something better.

He or she may be the MVP on a team that leads with a game-changing product or service. They may have been the first to act on a new trend, invent an original product people did not yet know they needed, or work independently to devise and implement stellar ideas that better suit the changing marketplace of the new millennium.

Whatever the case, the SEMA Gen-III Innovator will be young—less than 40 years of age as of December 31, 2014. If you know someone who exhibits the same pioneering spirit as the original industry founders, we need your help in identifying that person for the SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award.

Please fill out the 2014 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award Nomination Form and tell us about the person you think deserves a moment in the spotlight. All nominees will be invited, along with a guest, to attend and participate in the SEMA Banquet. Gen-III Innovator Award nomination forms must be submitted prior to close of business, Friday, July 25, at 5:00 p.m. (PDT).

For more information about that award, please visit www.sema.org/innovator or contact Lindsay Bianco at LindsayB@sema.org or 909-978-6692.

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 12:34

By SEMA Editors

  gen3
Todd Petersen of MSD Performance was the 2013 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award recipient.
  

SEMA is seeking nominations to identify youthful innovators whose work is substantially changing the way the automotive aftermarket is doing business. These nominations will be used to select the third-annual SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award. SEMA will honor the award winner at the 2014 SEMA Show Banquet, which takes place on the evening of Thursday, November 6, 2014.

The winning candidate will be energetic and passionate about the enthusiast marketplace. He or she will have contributed a bright, novel way to fix something broken, build something really new or make something better.

He or she may be the MVP on a team that leads with a game-changing product or service. They may have been the first to act on a new trend, invent an original product people did not yet know they needed, or work independently to devise and implement stellar ideas that better suit the changing marketplace of the new millennium.

Whatever the case, the SEMA Gen-III Innovator will be young—less than 40 years of age as of December 31, 2014. If you know someone who exhibits the same pioneering spirit as the original industry founders, we need your help in identifying that person for the SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award.

Please fill out the 2014 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award Nomination Form and tell us about the person you think deserves a moment in the spotlight. All nominees will be invited, along with a guest, to attend and participate in the SEMA Banquet. Gen-III Innovator Award nomination forms must be submitted prior to close of business, Friday, July 25, at 5:00 p.m. (PDT).

For more information about that award, please visit www.sema.org/innovator or contact Lindsay Bianco at LindsayB@sema.org or 909-978-6692.

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 12:34

By SEMA Editors

  gen3
Todd Petersen of MSD Performance was the 2013 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award recipient.
  

SEMA is seeking nominations to identify youthful innovators whose work is substantially changing the way the automotive aftermarket is doing business. These nominations will be used to select the third-annual SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award. SEMA will honor the award winner at the 2014 SEMA Show Banquet, which takes place on the evening of Thursday, November 6, 2014.

The winning candidate will be energetic and passionate about the enthusiast marketplace. He or she will have contributed a bright, novel way to fix something broken, build something really new or make something better.

He or she may be the MVP on a team that leads with a game-changing product or service. They may have been the first to act on a new trend, invent an original product people did not yet know they needed, or work independently to devise and implement stellar ideas that better suit the changing marketplace of the new millennium.

Whatever the case, the SEMA Gen-III Innovator will be young—less than 40 years of age as of December 31, 2014. If you know someone who exhibits the same pioneering spirit as the original industry founders, we need your help in identifying that person for the SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award.

Please fill out the 2014 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award Nomination Form and tell us about the person you think deserves a moment in the spotlight. All nominees will be invited, along with a guest, to attend and participate in the SEMA Banquet. Gen-III Innovator Award nomination forms must be submitted prior to close of business, Friday, July 25, at 5:00 p.m. (PDT).

For more information about that award, please visit www.sema.org/innovator or contact Lindsay Bianco at LindsayB@sema.org or 909-978-6692.

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 12:04
By SEMA Editors

 SEMA Show, SEMA Show Floorplan
The floorplan for the 2014 SEMA Show is available online at www.SEMAShow.com/floorplan.
  

Ready to see the companies showing off their best on the specialty automotive world’s most dynamic stage? The floorplan for the 2014 SEMA Show is available online at www.SEMAShow.com/floorplan.

Finding out what companies are going to the Show, getting acquainted with the layout of the halls, locating the must-see manufacturers—the exhibitor list and floorplan is where a buyer’s game plan begins. Searches can be broken down by each of the Show’s halls, allowing buyers to save time engaging sought-after manufacturers within specific market niches. Buyers looking for the locations of specific companies can use the search tool to find booths and plan a route of action. Others browse the list to identify new businesses within their market and begin shaping plans to connect at the Show.

The 2014 SEMA Show is laid out in 13 different sections, covering four halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. In addition, a portion of the LVH features one of the Show’s two First-Time & Featured Exhibitors section; the other is in the Upper South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

North Hall

Central Hall

Upper South Hall

Lower South Hall

The SEMA Show is a trade-only event where manufacturers and buyers of automotive specialty parts and equipment gather to do business each year. This year’s event is on track to include more than 130,000 industry professionals from more than 130 countries.

Visit www.SEMAShow.com for complete information on the 2014 SEMA Show. 

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 12:04
By SEMA Editors

 SEMA Show, SEMA Show Floorplan
The floorplan for the 2014 SEMA Show is available online at www.SEMAShow.com/floorplan.
  

Ready to see the companies showing off their best on the specialty automotive world’s most dynamic stage? The floorplan for the 2014 SEMA Show is available online at www.SEMAShow.com/floorplan.

Finding out what companies are going to the Show, getting acquainted with the layout of the halls, locating the must-see manufacturers—the exhibitor list and floorplan is where a buyer’s game plan begins. Searches can be broken down by each of the Show’s halls, allowing buyers to save time engaging sought-after manufacturers within specific market niches. Buyers looking for the locations of specific companies can use the search tool to find booths and plan a route of action. Others browse the list to identify new businesses within their market and begin shaping plans to connect at the Show.

The 2014 SEMA Show is laid out in 13 different sections, covering four halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. In addition, a portion of the LVH features one of the Show’s two First-Time & Featured Exhibitors section; the other is in the Upper South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

North Hall

Central Hall

Upper South Hall

Lower South Hall

The SEMA Show is a trade-only event where manufacturers and buyers of automotive specialty parts and equipment gather to do business each year. This year’s event is on track to include more than 130,000 industry professionals from more than 130 countries.

Visit www.SEMAShow.com for complete information on the 2014 SEMA Show. 

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 12:04
By SEMA Editors

 SEMA Show, SEMA Show Floorplan
The floorplan for the 2014 SEMA Show is available online at www.SEMAShow.com/floorplan.
  

Ready to see the companies showing off their best on the specialty automotive world’s most dynamic stage? The floorplan for the 2014 SEMA Show is available online at www.SEMAShow.com/floorplan.

Finding out what companies are going to the Show, getting acquainted with the layout of the halls, locating the must-see manufacturers—the exhibitor list and floorplan is where a buyer’s game plan begins. Searches can be broken down by each of the Show’s halls, allowing buyers to save time engaging sought-after manufacturers within specific market niches. Buyers looking for the locations of specific companies can use the search tool to find booths and plan a route of action. Others browse the list to identify new businesses within their market and begin shaping plans to connect at the Show.

The 2014 SEMA Show is laid out in 13 different sections, covering four halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. In addition, a portion of the LVH features one of the Show’s two First-Time & Featured Exhibitors section; the other is in the Upper South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

North Hall

Central Hall

Upper South Hall

Lower South Hall

The SEMA Show is a trade-only event where manufacturers and buyers of automotive specialty parts and equipment gather to do business each year. This year’s event is on track to include more than 130,000 industry professionals from more than 130 countries.

Visit www.SEMAShow.com for complete information on the 2014 SEMA Show. 

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 11:01

By Della Domingo

  gala
The SEMA Installation Gala, to be held next Friday, July 18, at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona, California, will include dinner and a cocktail reception where the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races will take place.
  

Leaders and volunteers from the automotive accessories industry will be honored during the annual SEMA Installation Gala, Friday, July 18, at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona, California.

Among the individuals being recognized are the 2014 SEMA Hall of Fame inductees: Nile Cornelison, Jim Cozzie, John Menzler and Fred C. Offenhauser. Others being recognized during the gala include the newly elected SEMA Board members, Greg Adler and Tim Martin, and those concluding their term as SEMA Board members, JR Moore and Steve Wolcott.

“We’re fortunate to have an industry filled with passionate, hard-working individuals,” said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. “And we’re even more fortunate to have volunteers who go above and beyond in assisting the industry. It’s our privilege to pay tribute to some of these amazing leaders during the upcoming SEMA Installation Gala.”

Themed “Leaders and Legends,” the 2014 SEMA Installation Gala will feature up-and-coming industry leaders and esteemed icons from the automotive accessories world. The celebration will include dinner and a cocktail reception where the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races will take place. The race, which features more than 200 gravity-powered toy cars made from a block of wood, plastic wheels and metal axles, is a fundraiser for SEMA Cares—an industry group that supports various children's charities.

Tickets to the SEMA Installation Gala are available at www.SEMA.org/gala, or by contacting Jamie Eriksen at jamiee@sema.org or 909-978-6737. Details about the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races are available from Susan Alfonso at susana@sema.org or 909-978-6687.

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 11:01

By Della Domingo

  gala
The SEMA Installation Gala, to be held next Friday, July 18, at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona, California, will include dinner and a cocktail reception where the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races will take place.
  

Leaders and volunteers from the automotive accessories industry will be honored during the annual SEMA Installation Gala, Friday, July 18, at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona, California.

Among the individuals being recognized are the 2014 SEMA Hall of Fame inductees: Nile Cornelison, Jim Cozzie, John Menzler and Fred C. Offenhauser. Others being recognized during the gala include the newly elected SEMA Board members, Greg Adler and Tim Martin, and those concluding their term as SEMA Board members, JR Moore and Steve Wolcott.

“We’re fortunate to have an industry filled with passionate, hard-working individuals,” said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. “And we’re even more fortunate to have volunteers who go above and beyond in assisting the industry. It’s our privilege to pay tribute to some of these amazing leaders during the upcoming SEMA Installation Gala.”

Themed “Leaders and Legends,” the 2014 SEMA Installation Gala will feature up-and-coming industry leaders and esteemed icons from the automotive accessories world. The celebration will include dinner and a cocktail reception where the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races will take place. The race, which features more than 200 gravity-powered toy cars made from a block of wood, plastic wheels and metal axles, is a fundraiser for SEMA Cares—an industry group that supports various children's charities.

Tickets to the SEMA Installation Gala are available at www.SEMA.org/gala, or by contacting Jamie Eriksen at jamiee@sema.org or 909-978-6737. Details about the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races are available from Susan Alfonso at susana@sema.org or 909-978-6687.

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 11:01

By Della Domingo

  gala
The SEMA Installation Gala, to be held next Friday, July 18, at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona, California, will include dinner and a cocktail reception where the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races will take place.
  

Leaders and volunteers from the automotive accessories industry will be honored during the annual SEMA Installation Gala, Friday, July 18, at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona, California.

Among the individuals being recognized are the 2014 SEMA Hall of Fame inductees: Nile Cornelison, Jim Cozzie, John Menzler and Fred C. Offenhauser. Others being recognized during the gala include the newly elected SEMA Board members, Greg Adler and Tim Martin, and those concluding their term as SEMA Board members, JR Moore and Steve Wolcott.

“We’re fortunate to have an industry filled with passionate, hard-working individuals,” said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. “And we’re even more fortunate to have volunteers who go above and beyond in assisting the industry. It’s our privilege to pay tribute to some of these amazing leaders during the upcoming SEMA Installation Gala.”

Themed “Leaders and Legends,” the 2014 SEMA Installation Gala will feature up-and-coming industry leaders and esteemed icons from the automotive accessories world. The celebration will include dinner and a cocktail reception where the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races will take place. The race, which features more than 200 gravity-powered toy cars made from a block of wood, plastic wheels and metal axles, is a fundraiser for SEMA Cares—an industry group that supports various children's charities.

Tickets to the SEMA Installation Gala are available at www.SEMA.org/gala, or by contacting Jamie Eriksen at jamiee@sema.org or 909-978-6737. Details about the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races are available from Susan Alfonso at susana@sema.org or 909-978-6687.

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 11:01

By Della Domingo

  gala
The SEMA Installation Gala, to be held next Friday, July 18, at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona, California, will include dinner and a cocktail reception where the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races will take place.
  

Leaders and volunteers from the automotive accessories industry will be honored during the annual SEMA Installation Gala, Friday, July 18, at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona, California.

Among the individuals being recognized are the 2014 SEMA Hall of Fame inductees: Nile Cornelison, Jim Cozzie, John Menzler and Fred C. Offenhauser. Others being recognized during the gala include the newly elected SEMA Board members, Greg Adler and Tim Martin, and those concluding their term as SEMA Board members, JR Moore and Steve Wolcott.

“We’re fortunate to have an industry filled with passionate, hard-working individuals,” said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. “And we’re even more fortunate to have volunteers who go above and beyond in assisting the industry. It’s our privilege to pay tribute to some of these amazing leaders during the upcoming SEMA Installation Gala.”

Themed “Leaders and Legends,” the 2014 SEMA Installation Gala will feature up-and-coming industry leaders and esteemed icons from the automotive accessories world. The celebration will include dinner and a cocktail reception where the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races will take place. The race, which features more than 200 gravity-powered toy cars made from a block of wood, plastic wheels and metal axles, is a fundraiser for SEMA Cares—an industry group that supports various children's charities.

Tickets to the SEMA Installation Gala are available at www.SEMA.org/gala, or by contacting Jamie Eriksen at jamiee@sema.org or 909-978-6737. Details about the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races are available from Susan Alfonso at susana@sema.org or 909-978-6687.