By Becca Butler

	The SmartNav5, by App-Tronics LLC, is an all-in-one updateable rearview mirror that includes GPS navigation, DVR recording, Bluetooth and more.

The New Products Showcase included 2,098 entries at the 2014 SEMA Show and provided exhibitors with increased exposure and leads. Located in the Upper South Hall, Showgoers used a scanner to select the products of interest to them and receive a printout with information about those products.

App-Tronics LLC's SmartNav5 came out on top as the most scanned product in the New Products Showcase. The SmartNav5 was also the winner of the Mobile Electronics SEMA New Product Award, recognized as the most innovative and cutting-edge product within the Mobile Electronics showcase category. Available for nearly every make and model, the SmartNav5 is an all-in-one updateable rearview mirror that includes GPS navigation, DVR recording, Bluetooth and more.

Attracting the attention of both buyers and media, the top 10 most scanned products from the New Products Showcase were:

Product: SmartNav5
Company: App-Tronics LLC

Product: The ShowCase
Company: CarCapsule

Product: Motoped Black Ops Edition
Company: APT Motovox Inc.

Product: Vintage Speed Shop Tachometer Neon Clock Sign
Company: Cornhusker Sign/OldNeons.com

Product: SmartVision
Company: App-Tronics LLC

Product: LED Dash Kits
Company: US Speedo

Product: U-Bar Projector Headlights
Company: AnzoUSA

Product: L.E.D. 5-Function Corner Step OE Replacement
Company: AnzoUSA

Product: Wide Whitewall Tire Rim
Company: Deluxe Wheel Co.

Product: NotcHead Line Clamps
Company: NotcHead

To see all the products from the Showcase visit www.semaphotos.com.

By SEMA Editors

	Sales of performance vehicles, such as the Shelby GT350, are up 70% in the United States since 2009.

Ford will deliver more than 12 new performance vehicles for global enthusiasts through 2020, as the company announced last week its new global Ford Performance team.

The vehicles include an all-new Focus RS that will be available to customers in major markets around the world for the first time. It is part of Ford's plan to deliver even more performance vehicles, parts and accessories for customers around the world more quickly.

“Our new global Ford Performance team ties together racing, performance vehicles and parts,” said Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. “It will allow us to more quickly introduce products and accessories that meet the needs of customers around the world on-road and on the track.”

Focus RS was last introduced in 2009. It will join Ford's existing performance lineup, including Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Shelby GT350 Mustang and F-150 Raptor.

According to Ford, performance vehicle sales are growing around the world, with sales up 70% in the United States and 14% in Europe since 2009. Ford's ST lineup, for example, is attracting younger buyers who love to drive. In the United States, more than 65% of ST customers come from outside the Ford brand, and more than 50% of Ford performance vehicle owners' next vehicle purchase is a Ford. Millennials are purchasing ST vehicles at a rate twice that of other Ford-branded vehicles.

Powering performance vehicles, such as Fiesta ST and Focus ST, is Ford's EcoBoost engine range. Since the introduction of the EcoBoost engine in 2009, Ford has produced more than 2 million EcoBoost engines globally.

The 3.5L EcoBoost engine in the IMSA TUDOR Championship series powers a record-setting Daytona racing prototype sports car, as well as Ford cars, trucks and utility vehicles. Another example of this technology transfer can be found in the recently revealed Shelby GT350 Mustang, which goes on sale next year in the United States and Canada. Aerodynamic innovations developed through Ford's investment in racing were applied to the front end of the new Shelby GT350 Mustang, helping improve downforce in the car and cooling.

New Global Team

The new Ford Performance organization unifies Ford SVT, Team RS and Ford Racing globally, creating performance vehicles, parts and accessories for customers. This includes developing innovations and technologies in aerodynamics, light-weighting, electronics, powertrain performance and fuel efficiency that can be applied more broadly to Ford's product portfolio.

In addition to using racetracks around the world, the team will develop new vehicles and technologies at Ford's engineering centers globally and at the new technical center in Charlotte, North Carolina. This facility will help the team deliver racing innovations, as well as advance tools for use in performance vehicles and daily drivers alike.

The Ford Performance organization is led by Dave Pericak, who has been appointed director, Global Ford Performance.

By Monika Earle

	The MPMC Media Trade Conference will take place January 20–22, 2015, at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North in Santa Ana, California.

Personalized schedules are being created for the nearly 200 journalists and reporters who have signed up to participate in the 2015 MPMC Media Trade Conference. The final schedules for the event, taking place January 20–22, in Santa Ana, California, will be sent out by January 6 to all those who have already registered.

Editors and journalists interested in attending the event may still sign up at www.sema.org/mtcreg. The event includes more than 100 of today’s leading performance parts producers, offering hundreds of appointments for media to fill.

Members of the media who have questions are invited to contact Della Domingo at dellad@sema.org. Manufacturers: Direct questions to Jim Skelly at jimsk@sema.org.

By Monika Earle

	The MPMC Media Trade Conference will take place January 20–22, 2015, at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North in Santa Ana, California.

Personalized schedules are being created for the nearly 200 journalists and reporters who have signed up to participate in the 2015 MPMC Media Trade Conference. The final schedules for the event, taking place January 20–22, in Santa Ana, California, will be sent out by January 6 to all those who have already registered.

Editors and journalists interested in attending the event may still sign up at www.sema.org/mtcreg. The event includes more than 100 of today’s leading performance parts producers, offering hundreds of appointments for media to fill.

Members of the media who have questions are invited to contact Della Domingo at dellad@sema.org. Manufacturers: Direct questions to Jim Skelly at jimsk@sema.org.

By Monika Earle

	The MPMC Media Trade Conference will take place January 20–22, 2015, at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North in Santa Ana, California.

Personalized schedules are being created for the nearly 200 journalists and reporters who have signed up to participate in the 2015 MPMC Media Trade Conference. The final schedules for the event, taking place January 20–22, in Santa Ana, California, will be sent out by January 6 to all those who have already registered.

Editors and journalists interested in attending the event may still sign up at www.sema.org/mtcreg. The event includes more than 100 of today’s leading performance parts producers, offering hundreds of appointments for media to fill.

Members of the media who have questions are invited to contact Della Domingo at dellad@sema.org. Manufacturers: Direct questions to Jim Skelly at jimsk@sema.org.

	Ford project-vehicle requests require two components: an e-mail project summary (due February 20, 2015) and a detailed written proposal (due March 2, 2015).

Ford Motor Co. has announced its project-vehicle program for 2015. 

2015 Ford Project Vehicle Program

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 2, 2015
Award Recipient Notification Date: by May 1, 2015

All project vehicle requests must be submitted in two parts and meet the following Ford Aftermarket Project Vehicle Program criteria:

Part 1

E-mail a one-page project summary—must be received by February 20, 2015. Include bullet points for:

• Vehicle/theme
• Vehicle modifications
• New product development
• Promotional plan
• Vehicle display location at the 2015 SEMA Show

Part 2

Mail a detailed project proposal—must be received by March 2, 2015. Include details supporting the one-page project summary on company letterhead, a color rendering and past project vehicle examples.

Information on Ford vehicles is available at: www.ford.com.

Ford Aftermarket Project Vehicle Program Criteria

Aftermarket companies requesting project vehicles should be:

• A manufacturer or designer/restyler dedicated to supporting new product development.
• Financially capable and willing to spend promotional dollars.
• Actively promoting the vehicle with their product(s) through an established marketing plan.
• A current SEMA member.

Aftermarket companies receiving project vehicles must:

• Feature the vehicle in a booth at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
• Register and keep the vehicle in your company name during the entire contract period.
• Purchase and maintain $3 million in general liability, $3 million in automotive liability, $1 million in employer liability and demonstrate worker's compensation coverage. An umbrella policy may be used to achieve coverage limits.
• Commit to feature the vehicle with the Ford logo intact and visible.
• Order a California-certified vehicle if you intend to register or use the vehicle primarily in California or any other state that has adopted California emissions standards. Failure to do so may subject you to a state fine.
• Make vehicles available to Ford or its dealers for display, at the owner's discretion.
• Submit written quarterly status reports for a period of 18 months, as specified in the contract, stating:

1. Product development
2. Modifications to the vehicle
3. Events (including dates, location and type of event)
4. Media exposure (originals or color copies)
5. Company advertising featuring the vehicle
6. Additional exposure
7. A copy of your current vehicle registration
8. E-mail, disc or fax reports will not be accepted

Information on the specific vehicles Ford plans to emphasize at the 2015 SEMA Show will follow in January. Details will be provided to allow you to research those products and find high-resolution images for renderings.

Submit Ford Project Vehicle proposals to:

Ford Motor Co.
21175 Oakwood Blvd., PDCDC MD579
Dearborn, MI 48124
Attn: Mike Nicopolis & Bob Galan
semainfo@ford.com

	Ford project-vehicle requests require two components: an e-mail project summary (due February 20, 2015) and a detailed written proposal (due March 2, 2015).

Ford Motor Co. has announced its project-vehicle program for 2015. 

2015 Ford Project Vehicle Program

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 2, 2015
Award Recipient Notification Date: by May 1, 2015

All project vehicle requests must be submitted in two parts and meet the following Ford Aftermarket Project Vehicle Program criteria:

Part 1

E-mail a one-page project summary—must be received by February 20, 2015. Include bullet points for:

• Vehicle/theme
• Vehicle modifications
• New product development
• Promotional plan
• Vehicle display location at the 2015 SEMA Show

Part 2

Mail a detailed project proposal—must be received by March 2, 2015. Include details supporting the one-page project summary on company letterhead, a color rendering and past project vehicle examples.

Information on Ford vehicles is available at: www.ford.com.

Ford Aftermarket Project Vehicle Program Criteria

Aftermarket companies requesting project vehicles should be:

• A manufacturer or designer/restyler dedicated to supporting new product development.
• Financially capable and willing to spend promotional dollars.
• Actively promoting the vehicle with their product(s) through an established marketing plan.
• A current SEMA member.

Aftermarket companies receiving project vehicles must:

• Feature the vehicle in a booth at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
• Register and keep the vehicle in your company name during the entire contract period.
• Purchase and maintain $3 million in general liability, $3 million in automotive liability, $1 million in employer liability and demonstrate worker's compensation coverage. An umbrella policy may be used to achieve coverage limits.
• Commit to feature the vehicle with the Ford logo intact and visible.
• Order a California-certified vehicle if you intend to register or use the vehicle primarily in California or any other state that has adopted California emissions standards. Failure to do so may subject you to a state fine.
• Make vehicles available to Ford or its dealers for display, at the owner's discretion.
• Submit written quarterly status reports for a period of 18 months, as specified in the contract, stating:

1. Product development
2. Modifications to the vehicle
3. Events (including dates, location and type of event)
4. Media exposure (originals or color copies)
5. Company advertising featuring the vehicle
6. Additional exposure
7. A copy of your current vehicle registration
8. E-mail, disc or fax reports will not be accepted

Information on the specific vehicles Ford plans to emphasize at the 2015 SEMA Show will follow in January. Details will be provided to allow you to research those products and find high-resolution images for renderings.

Submit Ford Project Vehicle proposals to:

Ford Motor Co.
21175 Oakwood Blvd., PDCDC MD579
Dearborn, MI 48124
Attn: Mike Nicopolis & Bob Galan
semainfo@ford.com

	Ford project-vehicle requests require two components: an e-mail project summary (due February 20, 2015) and a detailed written proposal (due March 2, 2015).

Ford Motor Co. has announced its project-vehicle program for 2015. 

2015 Ford Project Vehicle Program

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 2, 2015
Award Recipient Notification Date: by May 1, 2015

All project vehicle requests must be submitted in two parts and meet the following Ford Aftermarket Project Vehicle Program criteria:

Part 1

E-mail a one-page project summary—must be received by February 20, 2015. Include bullet points for:

• Vehicle/theme
• Vehicle modifications
• New product development
• Promotional plan
• Vehicle display location at the 2015 SEMA Show

Part 2

Mail a detailed project proposal—must be received by March 2, 2015. Include details supporting the one-page project summary on company letterhead, a color rendering and past project vehicle examples.

Information on Ford vehicles is available at: www.ford.com.

Ford Aftermarket Project Vehicle Program Criteria

Aftermarket companies requesting project vehicles should be:

• A manufacturer or designer/restyler dedicated to supporting new product development.
• Financially capable and willing to spend promotional dollars.
• Actively promoting the vehicle with their product(s) through an established marketing plan.
• A current SEMA member.

Aftermarket companies receiving project vehicles must:

• Feature the vehicle in a booth at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
• Register and keep the vehicle in your company name during the entire contract period.
• Purchase and maintain $3 million in general liability, $3 million in automotive liability, $1 million in employer liability and demonstrate worker's compensation coverage. An umbrella policy may be used to achieve coverage limits.
• Commit to feature the vehicle with the Ford logo intact and visible.
• Order a California-certified vehicle if you intend to register or use the vehicle primarily in California or any other state that has adopted California emissions standards. Failure to do so may subject you to a state fine.
• Make vehicles available to Ford or its dealers for display, at the owner's discretion.
• Submit written quarterly status reports for a period of 18 months, as specified in the contract, stating:

1. Product development
2. Modifications to the vehicle
3. Events (including dates, location and type of event)
4. Media exposure (originals or color copies)
5. Company advertising featuring the vehicle
6. Additional exposure
7. A copy of your current vehicle registration
8. E-mail, disc or fax reports will not be accepted

Information on the specific vehicles Ford plans to emphasize at the 2015 SEMA Show will follow in January. Details will be provided to allow you to research those products and find high-resolution images for renderings.

Submit Ford Project Vehicle proposals to:

Ford Motor Co.
21175 Oakwood Blvd., PDCDC MD579
Dearborn, MI 48124
Attn: Mike Nicopolis & Bob Galan
semainfo@ford.com