DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (June 3, 2019) – Tickets to SEMA’s Installation & Gala, taking place Friday, July 26, 2019, in Anaheim, CA, are now available at www.sema.org/gala . Open to all SEMA members, the Gala is one of the industry’s most prestigious celebrations where new Hall of Fame members are honored, incoming and outgoing board members are recognized and pinewood drag cars are raced for SEMA Cares, the industry’s charity.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (May 30, 2019) -- James Lawrence of Power Automedia has been elected chairman-elect and will help the SEMA Board of Directors lead the association in the next few years. Lawrence fills the position held for the past two years by Tim Martin of Aftermarket Advisors. Martin will begin his term as chairman in July. Melanie White of Hellwig Products and Kathryn Reinhardt of Pilot Automotive were also voted onto the SEMA Board of Directors while Chris Douglas of COMP Performance Group and Les Rudd of Bob Cook Sales were re-elected and will serve another term.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (May 29, 2019) — The top 15 applicants in the 2019 SEMA Launch Pad, presented by the Young Executives Network (YEN), have been selected and will advance to the six-week online voting stage. The public will be invited to vote from July 29 to September 8, thereby determining the finalists who will go on to pitch industry experts in front of a live audience at the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the SEMA Show Student Program. One winner will be selected to win the top prize that includes $10,000 and exhibit space at the industry-leading SEMA Show.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (May 15, 2019) -- SEMA is partnering once again with onPeak to provide SEMA Showgoers with convenient, affordable and reliable housing options for the 2019 SEMA Show. Available through www.semashow.com/travel-and-lodging, hotel room reservations may be made at nearly 40 hotels throughout Las Vegas, NV.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (May 14, 2019) -- As the truck market evolves, the SEMA council dedicated to the truck industry is evolving as well. The council previously known as the Light Truck Accessories Alliance is now called the Truck & Off-Road Alliance (TORA), continuing to represent businesses related to traditional pickup accessories such as bedliners, running boards and caps while now including off-road products such as specialty wheels, tires, suspensions and nerf bars, in the off-road and UTV markets.
INDIANAPOLIS (May 8, 2019) — The SEMA Battle of the Builders® Young Guns competition returns again this year to the Street Machine Nationals, with qualifying rounds at both the Du Quoin, Ill., (June 21-23) and St. Paul, Minn., (July 19-21) events.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (May 3, 2019) -- Bob Chandler, Bruce Crower and Marla Moore will receive the automotive specialty equipment industry’s highest honor as the newest members of the SEMA Hall of Fame. Representing an esteemed group of industry icons who have influenced and inspired the $43 billion automotive specialty equipment industry, the three will be recognized as part of the SEMA Installation & Gala on Friday, July 26, 2019, at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, CA.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (May 1, 2019) -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is expanding its youth outreach efforts by partnering with the NHRA’s Youth & Education Services (YES) Program. This initiative enables SEMA to reach and introduce students to the excitement and opportunities in motorsports, whether as a spectator, career or an overall lifestyle.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (April 22, 2019) -- SEMA’s search for young vehicle builders moves on to Atlanta, Ga., as the SEMA Young Guns Regional Program joins Formula Drift at Road Atlanta on May 11, 2019.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (April 12, 2019) -- Registration for the trade-only 2019 SEMA Show is now open at www.semashow.com/register. The annual trade show is set for Tuesday-Friday, Nov. 5-8, 2019, in Las Vegas and is where the $43 billion specialty automotive industry will come together to conduct business.
