SEMA Show 2003 says it is already setting
records, nearly a year before it opens in Las Vegas next Nov. 4, according to Peter
SEMA Show 2003 Claims to Be Already Setting Records
by Staff
November 25, 20023 min to read
MacGillivray, vice president of sales and marketing for SEMA, the Specialty
Equipment Market Association.
"Our SEMA Show exhibitors were extremely satisfied with the new layout and
organization of our show this year. They voted with their commitments for exhibit
space for next year’s SEMA Show. At our 2003 SEMA Show space selection,
which we held during the 2002 Show early this month in Las Vegas, exhibitors
reserved more space than our 2002 SEMA Show exhibits occupied," he said.
MacGillivray said that more than 1,100 exhibiting companies have contracted for
7,800 booths (780,000 net square feet) at the SEMA Show next fall.
The 2002 SEMA Show, which was open only to professionals in the automotive
industry, had 770,000 net square feet of exhibit space and was organized into ten
sections for the convenience of buyers and exhibitors.
In addition, more than 1,500 cars, trucks, boats and other vehicles - each one
unlike any of the others - were on display at the Las Vegas Convention Center
during the 2002 show’s run from Nov. 5 to Nov. 8.
Images and descriptions of the vehicles on display at SEMA Show 2002 will be
online at www.sema.org/showcase, as are images and descriptions of hundreds of
products introduced at the show.
SEMA Show 2003 will have twelve (12) sections. They are: International Tire Expo;
Wheels & Performance Tires; Car Care & Accessories; Mobile Electronics;
Performance Marine; Racing & Performance; Restoration Marketplace; Restyling &
Accessories Center; Street Rod Alley; Tools & Equipment; Trucks, SUVs, Truck
Caps & Accessories; and Business Services. The three new sections --Car Care &
Accessories, Tools & Equipment, and Business Services-- will be adjacent to each
other.
MacGillivray said that the 2003 SEMA Show still has exhibit space available.
The 2003 SEMA Show will be the 27th consecutive annual show the association
has held in Las Vegas, and the 38th SEMA show SEMA has organized. The show
will open Tuesday, Nov. 4, and close Friday, Nov. 7. Pre-show activities -- such as
SEMA’s annual Innovations Day of seminars and previews -- are scheduled for
Monday, Nov. 3.
Companies wanting information about exhibiting at SEMA Show 2003, or other trade
and industry shows produced by SEMA, should contact ConvExx, SEMA’s show
management company, at info@convexx.com, or 702/450-7662. For information
about SEMA and its activities and programs, contact the association staff at
909/396-0289, or info@sema.org.
SEMA represents the specialty automotive industry. The trade
association has more than 4,500 member companies. It is a source
of research data, trends and market growth information for automakers and the
specialty auto products industry. The industry provides appearance, performance,
comfort, convenience and technology products for passenger cars, minivans,
trucks, SUVs and recreational vehicles. For more information, contact SEMA at
1575 S. Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA, 91765-3914; call 909/396-0289; or visit
www.sema.org or www.enjoythedrive.com.
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