Giving back to the community has been one of SEMA’s values since the founding of the association. In 2007, SEMA Cares began providing support to the Austin Hatcher Foundation for pediatric cancer as well as Childhelp, an organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse, and the Victory Junction camp for children with complicated medical conditions and serious illnesses.
The 2021 SEMA Show New Products Showcase featured more than 1,500 products across 16 different categories, including street performance, racing, off-road, mobile electronics and interior and exterior accessories. The New Products Showcase remains the No. 1 destination for buyers visiting the SEMA Show.
Chandra Proffitt never had it easy. She lost her mother at the age of 10 and was bounced around in foster care before running away at the age of 16. She became a drug addict and lived on the streets of Grand Junction, Colorado.
What does a company do when its member of Congress is already an ally of the industry? That’s easy. Invite him or her to your business! While U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) is a fierce defender of motorsports parts businesses and a longtime SEMA ally, a recent visit to Edelbrock provided the Congressman with a chance to see another side of the industry beyond racing.
The SEMA Show returned in 2021 with the expanded West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The New Products Showcase—the Show’s number-one destination for buyers and media—had been gaining momentum each year prior to last year’s COVID-19 speedbump.
President Biden signed SEMA-opposed proclamations to expand the boundaries for three National Monuments, including Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments.
After two long years of waiting, the SEMA Show has finally returned. SEMA concluded its annual industry trade show on Friday, November 5, 2021, marking the first large-scale automotive show to be held since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic began in the spring of 2020.
SEMA is organizing the first overseas business development trip since COVID-related travel restrictions were imposed with an upcoming seven-day trip in March 2022 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and neighboring Saudi Arabia. Once again, a delegation of SEMA-member manufacturers will head to a promising region to meet with pre-vetted trade buyers, exhibit at the region’s largest automotive-specialty equipment show and see the market firsthand.
The Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) has long provided resources to benefit members, address challenges and raise awareness of the restoration hobby. Going forward, ARMO is poised to tackle some new initiatives.
A feature story in the August 1960 issue of Hot Rod showed off two “sharp Fords” that had been customized by “lucky owner” Ron Coleman. The ’32 five-window coupe and the ’51 coupe provide a nice snapshot of styling trends that were popular in the late ’50s and early ’60s.