FROM THE SEMA STAGE
A LOOK BACK ON SEMA 2024 BY ALLISON ROGERS AND SARAH PERKINS This year’s SEMA Show——which took place from November 5 to 8, 2024—may have come and gone, and with it, the afterimage of the bright lights of Las Vegas, Nevada in attendees eyes, but when it comes to the hottest products for the collision […]
SEEN AT SEMA
BODYWORX BRINGS YOU ALL THE HOTTEST SIGHTS BY ALLISON ROGERS AND MAX REID The energy was palpable on the show floor; hardly any face was without a beaming smile. The iconic Las Vegas SEMA Show was surely back in full force this year. The team from Bodyworx Professional was all over the Las Vegas Convention […]
SEMA Show: Another SEMA spectacular for the scrapbooks
Story by ALLISON ROGERSPhotos by DARRYL SIMMONS Well, another SEMA Show has come and gone from the Las Vegas strip— but not without giving us plenty to think about as an industry. Marking the first time attendees gathered for the SEMA Show since 2019, this year’s event hosted more than 100,000 attendees, exhibitors and media, […]
MOJAVE MASQUERADE
SEMA AND AAPEX TO FOLLOW LOCAL HEALTH GUIDELINES To ensure that the event goes off without a hitch, SEMA Show organizers have announced the official health and safety measures for this year’s much anticipated AAPEX and SEMA events. Regarding SEMA safety measures, organizers say that—while subject to change— masks are required for all indoor events […]
PPG-painted vehicles reap honours at SEMA
Strongsville, Ohio — December 4, 2017 — This year’s SEMA show hosted automotive industry professionals from around the world, with more than 100,000 visitors being treated to displays of custom-built vehicles exhibiting the latest trends in hot colours and advanced finishes. Among the cars and trucks on display were vehicles painted with PPG products, many of […]
Goodguys Rod & Custom Association announces SEMA Gold Award winners
Las Vegas, Nevada — November 14, 2017– For the fifth year, the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association team has chosen five exceptional vehicles from SEMA to receive Gold Awards. These awards are given to SEMA cars that the Goodguys considered to best show off the latest hot rodding trends, along with an outstanding attention to […]
SEMA now accepting scholarship applications from American students
Diamond, California — November 10, 2017 — New this year, the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is accepting applications for the 2018 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarships will be awarded to American high school and part-time students preparing for careers in the auto or auto parts industries. According to Della Domingo, SEMA Public Relations Director, […]
SEMA in Review: Battle of the Builders 2017 feature
By Barett Poley Las Vegas, Nevada –November 14, 2017— A panel of judges named Troy Trepanier champion at the SEMA Battle of the Builders Competition, November 7. His winning build was a 1929 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan hot rod, “chopped and dropped” in the traditional style, and painted in clean golds and bronzes that […]
AkzoNobel and Dave Kindig launch custom line of automotive paints
BY Barett Poley Las Vegas, Nevada — November 3, 2017 — AkzoNobel has partnered with hot rod builder Dave Kindig to launch ‘Modern Classikk’, a new custom line of automotive paints. Speaking at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the line of 26 new colours was introduced by both AkzoNobel and Kindig. Black Hole Black, […]
SEMA Career Day creates opportunity for students
By Erin McLaughlin Las Vegas, Nevada — October 31, 2017 — The 2017 SEMA Show seems to be an endless pool of opportunity for everyone from manufacturers, shop owners to journalists. Among those presented with opportunities are young students looking to get a head start in their automotive career at the second annual SEMA Career Day. […]
