Vehicle Dynamics Forum: Customizing With Confidence, Ensuring Compliance
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 14:34
 Vehicle Dynamics
SEMA’s Vehicle Dynamics Forum is scheduled for Monday, November 2, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in rooms N258–N260 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
  

By John Waraniak

Leading SEMA companies customize with confidence by knowing how advanced vehicle technologies impact their products and businesses. This forum is designed for compaines that want to ensure that their suspension products and modifications can be successfully integrated with the latest vehicle active-safety systems and vehicle dynamics technologies, as well as comply with federal motor safety regulations.

Vehicle Dynamics
 
  

Member companies participating in SEMA’s Vehicle Dynamics Program have conducted more than 60 aftermarket-modified vehicle tests to demonstrate FMVSS 126 compliance and made significant achievements over the past six years in understanding how performance products, such as suspension, brakes, wheels, tires and steering, as well as engine modifications, interact with electronic stability control and other active safety systems.

SEMA Garage
 
  

SEMA’s Vehicle Dynamics Forum is scheduled for Monday, November 2, from 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. in rooms N258–N260 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Attendance is free but registration is required. Register online at to www.SEMAShow.com/register.

Vehicle Dynamics Forum: Customizing With Confidence, Ensuring Compliance
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 14:34
 Vehicle Dynamics
SEMA’s Vehicle Dynamics Forum is scheduled for Monday, November 2, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in rooms N258–N260 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
  

By John Waraniak

Leading SEMA companies customize with confidence by knowing how advanced vehicle technologies impact their products and businesses. This forum is designed for compaines that want to ensure that their suspension products and modifications can be successfully integrated with the latest vehicle active-safety systems and vehicle dynamics technologies, as well as comply with federal motor safety regulations.

Vehicle Dynamics
 
  

Member companies participating in SEMA’s Vehicle Dynamics Program have conducted more than 60 aftermarket-modified vehicle tests to demonstrate FMVSS 126 compliance and made significant achievements over the past six years in understanding how performance products, such as suspension, brakes, wheels, tires and steering, as well as engine modifications, interact with electronic stability control and other active safety systems.

SEMA Garage
 
  

SEMA’s Vehicle Dynamics Forum is scheduled for Monday, November 2, from 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. in rooms N258–N260 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Attendance is free but registration is required. Register online at to www.SEMAShow.com/register.

Mark Your Calendars
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 14:28

Following are dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows, webinars and activities.

For association-related travel, contact Manya Petropaki (Manya.P@travelstore.com) at Travel Store USA, 949-930-9268.

Media Invited to Motor Press Guild Lunch
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 12:02

By Della Domingo

Reporters and journalists are invited to attend the MPG (Motor Press Guild) August Luncheon, being held at the SEMA Garage on Tuesday, August 25, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. The event will include a tour of the newly renovated SEMA Garage, where manufacturers have affordable and easy access to yet-to-be-released new vehicles, high-tech scanning and printing tools, dyno and emissions lab, professional-quality photo studio and more.
 
SEMA CEO Chris Kersting will share news and insights on the automotive specialty-equipment industry and highlight what to expect at the upcoming SEMA Show in November.
 
Time: 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, August 25
Location: SEMA Headquarters
1575 S. Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Details: contact Della Domingo, 909-978-6723, dellad@sema.org or visit www.motorpressguild.org/event/august-mpg-luncheon-at-sema-garage.

Media Invited to Motor Press Guild Lunch
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 12:02

By Della Domingo

Reporters and journalists are invited to attend the MPG (Motor Press Guild) August Luncheon, being held at the SEMA Garage on Tuesday, August 25, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. The event will include a tour of the newly renovated SEMA Garage, where manufacturers have affordable and easy access to yet-to-be-released new vehicles, high-tech scanning and printing tools, dyno and emissions lab, professional-quality photo studio and more.
 
SEMA CEO Chris Kersting will share news and insights on the automotive specialty-equipment industry and highlight what to expect at the upcoming SEMA Show in November.
 
Time: 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, August 25
Location: SEMA Headquarters
1575 S. Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Details: contact Della Domingo, 909-978-6723, dellad@sema.org or visit www.motorpressguild.org/event/august-mpg-luncheon-at-sema-garage.

Video: 10 Myths of the SEMA Show
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 11:32
While working with exhibitors, SEMA Show organizers hear lots and lots of stories about what happens at the industry’s premier automotive trade show. During this one-hour presentation, SEMA Show Trade Show Director Tom Gattuso shares and dispels the 10 Most Common Myths that his team hears. Find out what’s true and what’s false, and how the right information can help exhibitors best prepare for the SEMA Show.

The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of the AAIW, the SEMA Show attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from more than 100 countries for unlimited profit opportunities in the automotive, truck and SUV, powersports, and RV markets. SEMA Show 2014 drew more than 60,000 domestic and international buyers. The 2015 SEMA Show will be held November 3–November 6.
Video: 10 Myths of the SEMA Show
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 11:32
While working with exhibitors, SEMA Show organizers hear lots and lots of stories about what happens at the industry’s premier automotive trade show. During this one-hour presentation, SEMA Show Trade Show Director Tom Gattuso shares and dispels the 10 Most Common Myths that his team hears. Find out what’s true and what’s false, and how the right information can help exhibitors best prepare for the SEMA Show.

The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of the AAIW, the SEMA Show attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from more than 100 countries for unlimited profit opportunities in the automotive, truck and SUV, powersports, and RV markets. SEMA Show 2014 drew more than 60,000 domestic and international buyers. The 2015 SEMA Show will be held November 3–November 6.
Video: 10 Myths of the SEMA Show
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 11:32
While working with exhibitors, SEMA Show organizers hear lots and lots of stories about what happens at the industry’s premier automotive trade show. During this one-hour presentation, SEMA Show Trade Show Director Tom Gattuso shares and dispels the 10 Most Common Myths that his team hears. Find out what’s true and what’s false, and how the right information can help exhibitors best prepare for the SEMA Show.

The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of the AAIW, the SEMA Show attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from more than 100 countries for unlimited profit opportunities in the automotive, truck and SUV, powersports, and RV markets. SEMA Show 2014 drew more than 60,000 domestic and international buyers. The 2015 SEMA Show will be held November 3–November 6.
SEMA Members Invited to See, Have Photos Taken With Coveted “Darth Car”
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 11:20
 Darth Car
“Darth Car” is a fully operational version of the Star Wars-themed Hot Wheels car based on a C5 Corvette.
  

By Monika Earle

SEMA members and guests at the Performance Warehouse Association (PWA) Conference Kick-Off event will be able to get up close and have their photos taken with the “Darth Car,” a fullsize, fully operational version of the Star Wars-themed Hot Wheels car based on a C5 Corvette.

The vehicle, which has been road-tested at speeds up to an 80-mph cruise, has just been confirmed for the August 30 event taking place at the SEMA Garage in Diamond Bar, California. All SEMA members are invited to attend, where they will be able to have their photo taken with the vehicle in the newly renovated SEMA Garage. Featuring a fully loaded photo studio with an infinity wall large enough to fit a vehicle, the SEMA Garage also includes a brand-new emissions lab with cutting-edge equipment, new FARO 3D scanner and Stratasys 450 3D printer, state-of-the-art training center and more.

The SEMA Garage emissions lab will be unveiled for the first time during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the PWA Conference Kick-Off on Sunday, August 30. All SEMA members are invited to attend, where they will be able to tour the facility, see all the equipment in action, and have their photos taken with the Darth Car.

To attend, visit www.sema.org/pwa-reception or contact Rachael Salazar at 909-978-6728.
 

SEMA Members Invited to See, Have Photos Taken With Coveted “Darth Car”
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 11:20
 Darth Car
“Darth Car” is a fully operational version of the Star Wars-themed Hot Wheels car based on a C5 Corvette.
  

By Monika Earle

SEMA members and guests at the Performance Warehouse Association (PWA) Conference Kick-Off event will be able to get up close and have their photos taken with the “Darth Car,” a fullsize, fully operational version of the Star Wars-themed Hot Wheels car based on a C5 Corvette.

The vehicle, which has been road-tested at speeds up to an 80-mph cruise, has just been confirmed for the August 30 event taking place at the SEMA Garage in Diamond Bar, California. All SEMA members are invited to attend, where they will be able to have their photo taken with the vehicle in the newly renovated SEMA Garage. Featuring a fully loaded photo studio with an infinity wall large enough to fit a vehicle, the SEMA Garage also includes a brand-new emissions lab with cutting-edge equipment, new FARO 3D scanner and Stratasys 450 3D printer, state-of-the-art training center and more.

The SEMA Garage emissions lab will be unveiled for the first time during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the PWA Conference Kick-Off on Sunday, August 30. All SEMA members are invited to attend, where they will be able to tour the facility, see all the equipment in action, and have their photos taken with the Darth Car.

To attend, visit www.sema.org/pwa-reception or contact Rachael Salazar at 909-978-6728.