Hundreds of custom-built vehicles will roll out of the convention center on Friday, Nov. 2, and assemble at SEMA Ignited for the fifth consecutive year.
The program will offer showgoers more than 100 seminars focused on helping auto-related business professionals sell more products and be more productive.
SEMA members have seen steep price hikes for steel and aluminum and are now having to make tough decisions about passing those costs along to the consumer, says the association.
Registration for the 2018 SEMA Show is now open at semashow.com/register. The annual trade show for the automotive aftermarket is set for Tuesday through Friday, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, in Las Vegas.
Activities span the entire week and include more than 60 seminars, mixers, receptions, a one-of-a-kind SEMA Cruise and official after-party.
The 2017 New Products Showcase will feature expanded operating hours, a Buyer Happy Hour and enhancements to make it easier than ever for buyers and media to visit.
Student Career Day will include hundreds of high school and college students from across the country and more than 60 SEMA Show exhibitors.
Legendary musicians Jimmie Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck and Michael Anthony will be the featured entertainment at the SEMA Industry Awards Banquet on Nov. 2 in Las Vegas.
Attendees can sign up for special events and seminars, including those offered by the Society of Collision & Repair Specialists (SCRS), Tire Industry Association (TIA), Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), and the SEMA Show Education program, which typically hosts more than five dozen sessions on topics such as trends, technologies and opportunities.
The SEMA Virtual Career Fair will enable employers to interact with job seekers in a private chat room with the option to conduct video interviews.
The hottest trends in virtual reality (VR) video and augmented reality (AR) video will take center stage at the 2016 SEMA Show, where showgoers can view a series of automotive-themed experiential demonstrations and learn how the technology can be applied to all areas of automotive aftermarket product sales, marketing and development.
The SEMA Industry Awards Banquet is the automotive specialty-equipment market’s premier awards ceremony where industry excellence and achievements are celebrated.
