SEMA (Special Equipment Market Association) concluded its annual SEMA exhibition on Friday, November 5th, and pointed out that the end of the exhibition represents the successful conclusion of the largest North American auto trade show since the 2020 pandemic shut down everything.
Chris Kersting, President and CEO of SEMA, said: “The industry is clearly happy to be able to participate in SEMA in person, both to seize business opportunities and to celebrate the world’s greatest wheel innovation series.” “We The industry is waiting to reconnect, and the SEMA show is a welcome return after nearly two years."
More than 100,000 attendees, exhibitors and media participated in the first fully equipped event at the Las Vegas Convention Center, which included 4.6 million square feet of meeting space and 2.2 million square feet of outdoor space.
4 Wheel Parts retail marketing director Kathryn Reinhardt (Kathryn Reinhardt) said: "We are very happy to see our old friends and colleagues separated for so long." "We did a lot of business at this year's SEMA show. Obviously , Our industry is ready to welcome and showcase two years of innovation."
As the first major auto trade show in North America since the pandemic, automakers launched new cars, celebrities made high-profile appearances, and exhibitors showed off their latest innovations. Celebrities and their vehicles took effect at the SEMA show, including the celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead, showed off a custom 1962 Buick, in collaboration with American actor James Marsden, the Buick has been converted into an electric car. Comedian Jay Leno helped to unveil the 1969 Ford Mustang restoration for singer Keith Urban at the Ford exhibition, and actor Sung Kang unveiled it at the Nissan booth His Datsun 240z "Safari". Not to be outdone, Toyota launched the "TacoZilla" Tacoma truck camper, Chevrolet brought the "Chevrolet Beast" (the concept vision of the ultimate high-performance desert operation), Mopar launched two customized concept trucks, Lexus owns North America in SEMA The first show of the new LXF Sport was presented at the exhibition.
This trade-only exhibition brings manufacturers and buyers together to experience the latest automotive customization innovations brought to customers in 2022.
The trend of this year's SEMA show is electrification and electric vehicles. Whether it is retrofitting new electric vehicles (EV) or the ability to retrofit ICE cars with new electric motors, exhibitors and manufacturers have shown that the electric vehicle market is a growing market segment for the aftermarket. A new area within the SEMA Show, SEMA Electrified, includes electric vehicles and products designed to modify electric vehicles or convert vehicles into electricity.
"Our industry has embraced electrification," said Tom Gattuso, Vice President of SEMA Events. "We saw electric vehicles and electric vehicles in every hall of the SEMA show. Our industry is at the forefront of technology. You are at the SEMA show The products you see will usually become the standard and mainstream five to 10 years after their debut at the show."
Other highlights of the SEMA Show include the largest collection of vehicles made by Chip Foose, which showcases some of the most influential and important vehicles created by Foose Design, and more than 50 off-road racing cars, from motorcycles to trophy trucks at SCORE’s In the Baja 1000 experience, the exclusive West Coast Customs widebody kit on the Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger is in the West Coast Customs experience, as well as interactive driving demonstrations in the Hoonigan Burnyard Bash and Ford Out Front experience.
For more information, please visit: www.semashow.com.
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