Bed Wood and Parts LLC’s Tailgate Butcher Block turns the tailgate of any pickup, station wagon, SUV, van or ATV cargo rack into a portable food-preparation surface.

• Bed Wood and Parts LLC, Booth #22984 announces the patent for its Tailgate Butcher Block, which turns the tailgate of any pickup, station wagon, SUV, van or ATV cargo rack into a portable food-preparation surface.

• Voyomotive LLC, Booth #15123 introduces VOYO—its connected-car platform, which is based on the OBD-II unit that can be paired with wireless relays to control a vehicle’s engine. It reads generic and proprietary codes from almost all controllers and uses raw CAN bus data.

• CargoGlide, Booth #37159 announces it will be bringing its new truck slide-out trays and accessories models and flagship updated 1500XL model to this year’s Show. Besides having their products on display, they will have two celebrities in their booth to sign autographs and meet people. Find out who they're hosting here.

• Seat Covers Unlimited, Booth #13049 announces it will unveil a new product in its booth at this year’s SEMA Show. Activities will also include a photo booth, surprise giveaway and a display of its most popular products.

• Design Engineering, Booth #20013 announces the Onyx Series Flexible Heat Shield—DEI’s next generation of heat-protection performance. Using a combination of advanced textiles and a standoff bracket design, the ONYX Series Flexible Heat Shield provides maximum cooling and heat dissipation, preventing heat soak and burns.

• TGC Suspension Systems, Booth #34294 introduces its newly upgraded traction bars, developed to redistribute torque with maximum efficiency while preventing axle wrap, wheel hop or driveshaft failure.

• Powerstop LLC, Booth #22523 introduces its Z23 and Z26 brake pads, made with the company’s exclusive carbon ceramic hybrid compound that eliminates the need to apply dust on the rotor, eliminating heavy carbon deposits that the OE pads leave on calipers, wheels and other components.

• Awesome Product Corp., Booth #16522 announces it is seeking sales reps and resellers for its new “Better Than a Brush” wheel scrubber, made to permit 100% contact with the surface during cleaning at all times, and all four sides can be used.

• SONIC Tools, Booth #16607 was announced as the new subsidiary of SONIC equipment, and will serve the needs of United States and Canadian dealerships, independent service center, competition and tuner shops, technicians and do-it-yourself automotive enthusiasts.

• Valspar Automotive, Booth #10851 announces executive Charlie Whitaker will present “Optimizing Your Shop Sales Mix” during the 2015 SEMA Show as part of the SCRS Repairer Driven Education series.

	Bed Wood and Parts LLC’s Tailgate Butcher Block turns the tailgate of any pickup, station wagon, SUV, van or ATV cargo rack into a portable food-preparation surface.

• Bed Wood and Parts LLC, Booth #22984 announces the patent for its Tailgate Butcher Block, which turns the tailgate of any pickup, station wagon, SUV, van or ATV cargo rack into a portable food-preparation surface.

• Voyomotive LLC, Booth #15123 introduces VOYO—its connected-car platform, which is based on the OBD-II unit that can be paired with wireless relays to control a vehicle’s engine. It reads generic and proprietary codes from almost all controllers and uses raw CAN bus data.

• CargoGlide, Booth #37159 announces it will be bringing its new truck slide-out trays and accessories models and flagship updated 1500XL model to this year’s Show. Besides having their products on display, they will have two celebrities in their booth to sign autographs and meet people. Find out who they're hosting here.

• Seat Covers Unlimited, Booth #13049 announces it will unveil a new product in its booth at this year’s SEMA Show. Activities will also include a photo booth, surprise giveaway and a display of its most popular products.

• Design Engineering, Booth #20013 announces the Onyx Series Flexible Heat Shield—DEI’s next generation of heat-protection performance. Using a combination of advanced textiles and a standoff bracket design, the ONYX Series Flexible Heat Shield provides maximum cooling and heat dissipation, preventing heat soak and burns.

• TGC Suspension Systems, Booth #34294 introduces its newly upgraded traction bars, developed to redistribute torque with maximum efficiency while preventing axle wrap, wheel hop or driveshaft failure.

• Powerstop LLC, Booth #22523 introduces its Z23 and Z26 brake pads, made with the company’s exclusive carbon ceramic hybrid compound that eliminates the need to apply dust on the rotor, eliminating heavy carbon deposits that the OE pads leave on calipers, wheels and other components.

• Awesome Product Corp., Booth #16522 announces it is seeking sales reps and resellers for its new “Better Than a Brush” wheel scrubber, made to permit 100% contact with the surface during cleaning at all times, and all four sides can be used.

• SONIC Tools, Booth #16607 was announced as the new subsidiary of SONIC equipment, and will serve the needs of United States and Canadian dealerships, independent service center, competition and tuner shops, technicians and do-it-yourself automotive enthusiasts.

• Valspar Automotive, Booth #10851 announces executive Charlie Whitaker will present “Optimizing Your Shop Sales Mix” during the 2015 SEMA Show as part of the SCRS Repairer Driven Education series.

	This year, the New Products Showcase will be located on the bridge between the Central and South Halls.

• New Products Showcase New Location: The New Products Showcase has a new, convenient location—on the bridge between the Central and South Halls. The Showcase will also feature extended hours, opening at 8:00 a.m. (one hour before the Show floor opens) each morning of the Show, and a first-ever New Products Showcase Buyer Happy Hour, taking place Tuesday–Thursday, from 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m., where buyers will be able to unwind at the end of the day with a drink.

• Mobile App Scanning Capabilities: The SEMA Show Mobile App has been updated and improved. New this year is the app’s ability to act as a scanner in the New Products Showcase, which will then send users an email that includes a personalized list of products selected along with product details. With the app, attendees can stop worrying about writing the information down or losing a piece of paper and start scanning away in the New Products Showcase (located on the bridge between Central and South Halls).

• New First-Time & Featured Exhibitors Areas: This year’s SEMA Show includes four First-Time & Featured Exhibitors areas—two of which did not exist in 2014. Be sure to visit the Racing Annex, located in meeting rooms N110 off the Grand Lobby, and the Performance Pavilion, just outside the South Halls, adjacent to the Renaissance Hotel. Other First-Time & Featured Exhibitors areas are located in the east end of Upper South Hall and at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Each of these areas will include exhibitors representing various market segments, so buyers will not want to miss them.

• Transportation Hubs: Whether taking a taxi, the complimentary hotel shuttle buses or Uber/Lyft, two Transportation Hubs will be located at the convention center for Showgoers to get to and from the SEMA Show. These areas are located at the east end of the Performance Pavilion (just outside the South Halls) and at North Hall Door 10 (east end of the Grand Lobby, adjacent to the Racing Annex). For more information on transportation options available to Showgoers, visit the SEMA Show website.

• New Location for SEMA Ignited: The entire SEMA Ignited event was brand-new in 2014. This year, the event returns, but in a new location. Showgoers can simply walk across the street to the Gold Lot after the Show ends Friday, November 6, where consumers will join exhibitors and attendees from the exclusive trade-only SEMA Show. Showgoers get free access into the event with their Show badge. For more information or to secure consumer tickets, visit www.semaignited.com.

	This year, the New Products Showcase will be located on the bridge between the Central and South Halls.

• New Products Showcase New Location: The New Products Showcase has a new, convenient location—on the bridge between the Central and South Halls. The Showcase will also feature extended hours, opening at 8:00 a.m. (one hour before the Show floor opens) each morning of the Show, and a first-ever New Products Showcase Buyer Happy Hour, taking place Tuesday–Thursday, from 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m., where buyers will be able to unwind at the end of the day with a drink.

• Mobile App Scanning Capabilities: The SEMA Show Mobile App has been updated and improved. New this year is the app’s ability to act as a scanner in the New Products Showcase, which will then send users an email that includes a personalized list of products selected along with product details. With the app, attendees can stop worrying about writing the information down or losing a piece of paper and start scanning away in the New Products Showcase (located on the bridge between Central and South Halls).

• New First-Time & Featured Exhibitors Areas: This year’s SEMA Show includes four First-Time & Featured Exhibitors areas—two of which did not exist in 2014. Be sure to visit the Racing Annex, located in meeting rooms N110 off the Grand Lobby, and the Performance Pavilion, just outside the South Halls, adjacent to the Renaissance Hotel. Other First-Time & Featured Exhibitors areas are located in the east end of Upper South Hall and at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Each of these areas will include exhibitors representing various market segments, so buyers will not want to miss them.

• Transportation Hubs: Whether taking a taxi, the complimentary hotel shuttle buses or Uber/Lyft, two Transportation Hubs will be located at the convention center for Showgoers to get to and from the SEMA Show. These areas are located at the east end of the Performance Pavilion (just outside the South Halls) and at North Hall Door 10 (east end of the Grand Lobby, adjacent to the Racing Annex). For more information on transportation options available to Showgoers, visit the SEMA Show website.

• New Location for SEMA Ignited: The entire SEMA Ignited event was brand-new in 2014. This year, the event returns, but in a new location. Showgoers can simply walk across the street to the Gold Lot after the Show ends Friday, November 6, where consumers will join exhibitors and attendees from the exclusive trade-only SEMA Show. Showgoers get free access into the event with their Show badge. For more information or to secure consumer tickets, visit www.semaignited.com.

	This year, the New Products Showcase will be located on the bridge between the Central and South Halls.

• New Products Showcase New Location: The New Products Showcase has a new, convenient location—on the bridge between the Central and South Halls. The Showcase will also feature extended hours, opening at 8:00 a.m. (one hour before the Show floor opens) each morning of the Show, and a first-ever New Products Showcase Buyer Happy Hour, taking place Tuesday–Thursday, from 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m., where buyers will be able to unwind at the end of the day with a drink.

• Mobile App Scanning Capabilities: The SEMA Show Mobile App has been updated and improved. New this year is the app’s ability to act as a scanner in the New Products Showcase, which will then send users an email that includes a personalized list of products selected along with product details. With the app, attendees can stop worrying about writing the information down or losing a piece of paper and start scanning away in the New Products Showcase (located on the bridge between Central and South Halls).

• New First-Time & Featured Exhibitors Areas: This year’s SEMA Show includes four First-Time & Featured Exhibitors areas—two of which did not exist in 2014. Be sure to visit the Racing Annex, located in meeting rooms N110 off the Grand Lobby, and the Performance Pavilion, just outside the South Halls, adjacent to the Renaissance Hotel. Other First-Time & Featured Exhibitors areas are located in the east end of Upper South Hall and at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Each of these areas will include exhibitors representing various market segments, so buyers will not want to miss them.

• Transportation Hubs: Whether taking a taxi, the complimentary hotel shuttle buses or Uber/Lyft, two Transportation Hubs will be located at the convention center for Showgoers to get to and from the SEMA Show. These areas are located at the east end of the Performance Pavilion (just outside the South Halls) and at North Hall Door 10 (east end of the Grand Lobby, adjacent to the Racing Annex). For more information on transportation options available to Showgoers, visit the SEMA Show website.

• New Location for SEMA Ignited: The entire SEMA Ignited event was brand-new in 2014. This year, the event returns, but in a new location. Showgoers can simply walk across the street to the Gold Lot after the Show ends Friday, November 6, where consumers will join exhibitors and attendees from the exclusive trade-only SEMA Show. Showgoers get free access into the event with their Show badge. For more information or to secure consumer tickets, visit www.semaignited.com.

	This year, the New Products Showcase will be located on the bridge between the Central and South Halls.

• New Products Showcase New Location: The New Products Showcase has a new, convenient location—on the bridge between the Central and South Halls. The Showcase will also feature extended hours, opening at 8:00 a.m. (one hour before the Show floor opens) each morning of the Show, and a first-ever New Products Showcase Buyer Happy Hour, taking place Tuesday–Thursday, from 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m., where buyers will be able to unwind at the end of the day with a drink.

• Mobile App Scanning Capabilities: The SEMA Show Mobile App has been updated and improved. New this year is the app’s ability to act as a scanner in the New Products Showcase, which will then send users an email that includes a personalized list of products selected along with product details. With the app, attendees can stop worrying about writing the information down or losing a piece of paper and start scanning away in the New Products Showcase (located on the bridge between Central and South Halls).

• New First-Time & Featured Exhibitors Areas: This year’s SEMA Show includes four First-Time & Featured Exhibitors areas—two of which did not exist in 2014. Be sure to visit the Racing Annex, located in meeting rooms N110 off the Grand Lobby, and the Performance Pavilion, just outside the South Halls, adjacent to the Renaissance Hotel. Other First-Time & Featured Exhibitors areas are located in the east end of Upper South Hall and at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Each of these areas will include exhibitors representing various market segments, so buyers will not want to miss them.

• Transportation Hubs: Whether taking a taxi, the complimentary hotel shuttle buses or Uber/Lyft, two Transportation Hubs will be located at the convention center for Showgoers to get to and from the SEMA Show. These areas are located at the east end of the Performance Pavilion (just outside the South Halls) and at North Hall Door 10 (east end of the Grand Lobby, adjacent to the Racing Annex). For more information on transportation options available to Showgoers, visit the SEMA Show website.

• New Location for SEMA Ignited: The entire SEMA Ignited event was brand-new in 2014. This year, the event returns, but in a new location. Showgoers can simply walk across the street to the Gold Lot after the Show ends Friday, November 6, where consumers will join exhibitors and attendees from the exclusive trade-only SEMA Show. Showgoers get free access into the event with their Show badge. For more information or to secure consumer tickets, visit www.semaignited.com.

West Coast Customs hosted the presentation of a newly customized minivan to a family in need. The family’s 10-year-old son Dominic suffers from a rare illness similar to ALS.

Recycled Rides is a unique program in which insurers, collision repairers, paint suppliers, parts vendors and others collaborate to repair and donate vehicles to deserving individuals and service organizations in local communities throughout the country.

Almost 1,000 vehicles have been donated through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides program since its inception in 2007. Thanks to the efforts of many NABC members, the program’s ripple effect has made a positive difference in the lives of thousands of individuals who have received vehicles or benefited through the services provided by nonprofit organizations who have been recipients of Recycled Rides.

This is the ’17 Ford F-150 Raptor, finally caught testing. The Raptor was previewed back in January at the Detroit Auto Show, but this is the first time one has been caught testing out on roads with its production front end.

Ford said the ’17 Raptor would get a special version of the 3.5L Ecoboost V6, with around 450 hp, to replace the 6.2L V8 found in the old model. The Raptor will also be one of the first vehicles to receive a new 10-speed automatic transmission being developed by Ford and GM. Expect to see that transmission replace other automatics on Ford's trucks.

As before, the Raptor will get off-road-oriented modifications, such as Fox racing shocks and meaty off-road tires. Ford is also going to add a terrain management system to help keep the Raptor moving in tough conditions.

The ’17 Raptor should be on sale around the summer of 2016.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 Ford F-150 Raptor, finally caught testing. The Raptor was previewed back in January at the Detroit Auto Show, but this is the first time one has been caught testing out on roads with its production front end.

Ford said the ’17 Raptor would get a special version of the 3.5L Ecoboost V6, with around 450 hp, to replace the 6.2L V8 found in the old model. The Raptor will also be one of the first vehicles to receive a new 10-speed automatic transmission being developed by Ford and GM. Expect to see that transmission replace other automatics on Ford's trucks.

As before, the Raptor will get off-road-oriented modifications, such as Fox racing shocks and meaty off-road tires. Ford is also going to add a terrain management system to help keep the Raptor moving in tough conditions.

The ’17 Raptor should be on sale around the summer of 2016.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 Ford F-150 Raptor, finally caught testing. The Raptor was previewed back in January at the Detroit Auto Show, but this is the first time one has been caught testing out on roads with its production front end.

Ford said the ’17 Raptor would get a special version of the 3.5L Ecoboost V6, with around 450 hp, to replace the 6.2L V8 found in the old model. The Raptor will also be one of the first vehicles to receive a new 10-speed automatic transmission being developed by Ford and GM. Expect to see that transmission replace other automatics on Ford's trucks.

As before, the Raptor will get off-road-oriented modifications, such as Fox racing shocks and meaty off-road tires. Ford is also going to add a terrain management system to help keep the Raptor moving in tough conditions.

The ’17 Raptor should be on sale around the summer of 2016.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde