One of the most popular elements of any SEMA Show is the celebrity
sightings and signings. From icons like Carroll Shelby and Mario
Andretti, to Hulk Hogan and Snoop Dogg, they've all come to the SEMA
Show to see new products, hear the news and meet the industry.
An additional 30 companies have signed up for the SEMA Show since the
beginning of October, demonstrating a growing confidence in the
specialty-equipment industry’s future heading into 2010.
After attending the 2008 SEMA Show, Seth Gortenburg of Chux Trux
explains the importance of following up on everything he and his team
learned.
Though consumers and business leaders wait for definitive signs of
economic recovery, one message from the specialty-equipment industry is
clear: 2010 will be better.
Once made up mostly of American speed enthusiasts, the
specialty-equipment market is now a global passion, with enthusiasts
off-roading and drag racing from Beijing to Dubai. And nowhere is this
better illustrated than at the SEMA Show, where thousands of international buyers converge.
More than one-sixth of the state of Utah would be off-limits to any form of motorized recreation if Congress approves H.R. 1925, “America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009.”
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Keeping with the theme of helping you do more with less, SEMA's Business Technology Committee (BTC) is sponsoring a track of seven seminars at the 2009 SEMA Show that will help your business do exactly that through the use of technology and quality product information.
The sessions are geared toward manufacturers, distributors and anyone else involved in the aftermarket distribution chain, and each is chock full of suggestions on how to make your business work smarter.
With the SEMA Show 11 days away, the SEMA Show Exhibitor Update is a valuable checklist to help exhibitors tighten up the last-minutes details.
News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.
Consumer intentions to buy specialty-equipment products rose in
September, up three points from the August reading of the SEMA Consumer
Demand Index.