The Exhibitor Manual for the 2013 SEMA Show is now available online at www.SEMAShow.com/esm.

For a third straight year, the American automotive industry has posted impressive sales gains, with the truck category leading the way.

For one week each year, the SEMA Show gathers the largest collection of outfitted, upgraded dirt shredders, people haulers and street machines that exist with the specialty-equipment industry.

SEMA Show exhibitors are making their marks, as they begin selecting the location for their booths during the Priority Booth Selection Process. The two-week process runs May 2–15, 2013.

For one week each year, the SEMA Show gathers the largest collection of outfitted, upgraded dirt shredders, people haulers and street machines that exist with the specialty-equipment industry.

The SEMA Young Executives Network (YEN) celebrates young entrepreneurs by announcing the first-ever “SEMA Launch Pad” contest. This new competition offers executive-level innovators under the age of 40 an industry platform to showcase their business plan for marketing a new automotive product or service.

Nearly 2,000 exhibitors are confirmed to participate in the SEMA Show Priority Booth Selection Process taking place later this month. The number represents a 6% increase over the number of companies that participated in the process in 2012.

Attention 2013 SEMA Show exhibitors: This year's Priority Booth Selection process runs between May 2 and May 13. On April 24, each exhibitor's “primary SEMA Show contact” (as listed on the rental agreement) was e-mailed a link to the floorplan along with a one-hour time window, somewhere between May 2 and May 13.

Chevrolet's SEMA Show Project Vehicle Program for 2013 will focus on designers and manufacturers dedicated to creating new accessories and vehicle personalization items for Chevrolet's ’14 vehicles.