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Toyota Corporate Marketing Manager Brian Smith will deliver his presentation "Marketing for Personalization" at the 2007 SEMA Show Luncheon and Keynote Address, 12:00 p.m., Monday, October 29, in the Las Vegas Hilton, Ballrooms A & B. The presentation includes a 20-minute PowerPoint and Q&A session, and will touch on specialty-equipment marketing support for both Scion and the Tundra. The luncheon discussion will illustrate the importance of vehicle personalization and the specialty-equipment industry to the Toyota brands.
For tickets to the SEMA Show Luncheon and Keynote Address, click here.
In addition to serving as the official Vehicle Manufacturer of the 2007 SEMA Show, Toyota Motor Sales Inc. has partnered with SEMA on a number of key programs and initiatives at the annual event. Showgoers will see heightened collaboration throughout the Show floor, from Toyota Tundra demonstrations at the Truck Trend Proving Ground, the Toyota Hybrid Display, two new vehicle debuts, a motorsports exhibit and countless custom vehicles.
Lexus will also have multiple vehicles in rotation at the Motor Trend Proving Ground throughout the week.
“Given the shift in consumer interest in personalizing new cars, trucks and SUVs, our industry is keenly aware of the new business opportunities that the OEM partnerships represent to our members,” said Peter MacGillivray, SEMA vice president of communications and events. “Toyota’s commitment to the SEMA community is valuable and is bringing new opportunities to the automaker, as well as to SEMA members, dealers and consumers."
For more information on any of Toyota’s activities at the 2007 SEMA Show, visit the Toyota Booth #32545 located in the upper level of the South Hall.
For a complete listing of all the 2007 SEMA Show seminars and special events, click here.
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The world-famous crew from West Coast Customs will produce the ultimate automotive experience at the 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and you can be a part of it. Register online today at www.wccexperience.com to participate in the build-up program which includes four new Dodge vehicles transformed into West Coast Custom cruisers during the course of the Show.
The West Coast Customs Experience will feature live, 90-minute daily classes on welding, fabrication, painting, and mobile electronics techniques taught by the industry’s master craftsmen. Instructors not only come from the renown facility, but also from a variety of brands and manufacturers in the industry, such as Alsa Paint, Continental Tire, Sony and others.
Space is limited with only a select number still available, so sign up today.
The West Coast Customs Experience will occupy approximately 10,000 sq. ft. outside [at the east end of the South Hall], near the shuttle drop at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
For more information, visit www.SEMAShow.com.
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As part of its partnership with the 2007 SEMA Show, Hot Wheels will introduce the Hot Wheels Design Award, which will be awarded to four customized vehicles that embody the essence of the Hot Wheels brand, including speed, power, performance and attitude. Hot Wheels will also present the Best Custom Car and Best Custom Truck awards, both new to the Show, at the annual New Product Awards Breakfast.
“Hot Wheels has been a participant at SEMA for many years, and we’re thrilled to kick off our 40th anniversary with an even bigger presence at this year’s Show,” said Geoff Walker, vice president of wheels marketing, Mattel brands. “The theme ‘Fueling the Passion for Hot Wheels’ captures the influence the automotive industry has had on the Hot Wheels brand over the years, as well as our influence and inspiration on the industry.”
Hot Wheels will also make its mark with life-size Hot Wheels vehicles, various brand artifacts, memorabilia and collectibles placed throughout the hall.
To view all of the activities at the 2007 SEMA Show, click here.
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Hot Rod Magazine will recognize the 10 charter inductees of the Speed Parts Hall of Fame during the SEMA New Product Awards Breakfast at the 2007 SEMA Show. The Hot Rod Speed Parts Hall of Fame showcases will also be on display near the entrance to the Grand Lobby between the North and Central halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The New Product Awards Breakfast is scheduled for Tuesday, October 30, 7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m., Las Vegas Hilton, Ballrooms A–C and E–F.
Hot Rod conceived the Speed Parts Hall of Fame after recognizing the lack of a formal, permanent hall of fame that recognizes the impact that specific performance parts have had on the industry’s success, its culture, and, ultimately, on the readers of Hot Rod. After the 2007 SEMA Show, the Hot Rod Speed Parts Hall of Fame showcases will be part of Hot Rod’s 60th anniversary exhibit at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum at the Fairplex in Pomona, California.
To view all of the activities at the 2007 SEMA Show, click here.
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Bobit Business Media has acquired Hotrod & Restoration magazine and trade show from Hotrod & Performance, LLC, based in Fullerton, California.
Hotrod & Restoration magazine is targeted to hot rod and restoration businesses including retailers, rod builders, restorers, engine builders, fabricators and machine shops. The Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show, held annually in Indianapolis, is the largest hot-rod and restoration trade show in the world with more than 3,000 attendees and over 200 exhibitors.
Corporate Solutions of Westport, Connecticut was Hotrod & Performance’s exclusive advisor in arranging, structuring and negotiating this transaction.
“Hotrod & Restoration will be a great addition to our automotive aftermarket media group," stated Ty Bobit, President and CEO of Bobit Business Media. "The magazine and trade show totally complement our Precision Engine and Auto Trim & Restyling News publications, and this provides us with an event platform for the automotive aftermarket. We’re also pleased that Debbie Lewis, HRR’s publisher, will be joining us. She and her late husband, Jim Lewis, built a great property and are heroes to the hot rod world.”
Group publisher Travis Weeks, manages BBM’s automotive aftermarket portfolio.
"I personally am very excited to have the opportunity to join a larger family of automotive aftermarket business publications," Lewis said. "This affords Hotrod & Restoration as a company, and the entire hot-rod, street-rod and restoration market and its members access to greater resources to facilitate our growth. Through this acquisition we are all in a very good place, even better positioned for a lot more cohesive growth in the future. Bobit Business Media has the same entrepreneurial spirit that has gotten us all to where we are today. I see that continuing and getting even better."
Bobit Business Media was founded in 1961 with the launching of Automotive Fleet in Glenview, Illinois. For over 45 years, the company has grown to publishing over 20 various trade publications covering five different markets: automotive, automotive aftermarket, ground transportation, protection and beauty.
Hotrod and Performance, LLC was founded in 1998. The hot-rod, street-rod, musclecar, performance and restoration trade show in Indianapolis draws thousands of buyers each year, a connection that continues year-round in the pages of Hotrod & Restoration.
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The following is an announcement sent on behalf of Interlink Media Senior Vice President, Street Performance, Motorsports and Rod and Restoration Groups, Doug Evans:
"It gives me a great deal of pleasure to announce the following changes in the Street Performance and Motorsports Group of Source Interlink Media:
Jerry Pitt has been promoted to the position of Editorial Director of Hot Rod, Car Craft, Popular Hot Rodding, Engine Masters, Chevy High Performance and 5.0 Mustang Magazines. Jerry has done a fabulous job as publisher of Hot Rod and brings both years of editorial experience as well business experience to his new role.
Bruce Miller has been promoted to the position of Hot Rod publisher. Bruce is a seasoned veteran of the company and also brings the added experience from his time at Newsweek to his new position. Bruce will continue to be based in Detroit.
John Gallagher will take on the additional responsibility of handling Popular Hot Rodding and Engine Masters as publisher. John will also continue as publisher of Car Craft."
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"This has been a busy several months for spy photos of trucks," spy photographer Brenda Priddy tells us. "First we caught the 2009 Dodge Ram, and shortly afterwards, Ford's 2009 F-150. Actually, we've just arrived at the point in time when the 2009 models are trickling out of the secure proving grounds and hitting the streets for real-world testing.
"Although still camouflaged, more interior and exterior details are coming through. Some F-150 prototypes have shown different grilles, but the one you see here under the camo is the REAL thing.
"We're expecting one, or maybe both, of Ford's new 5.8L and 6.2L BOSS V8s will make its way into the F-150. Eventually Ford's new 4.4L Lion diesel motor will also show up under the hood, a first for the F-150 lineup. The new F-150's styling will be more evolutionary than revolutionary, with bolder fender flares and a 'power dome' hood. Some may even refer to it as a 'Super Duty Lite,' with a smaller version of the Super Duty's bold three-bar grille with vents on the side."
