Tag: SEMA

Time to show off at SEMA

By CRM Staff  Toronto, Ontario – September 7, 2018 — Glasurit Automotive Refinishes will be hosting its 4 annual “Glasurit Best Paint Award” at SEMA 2018. The event, presented by Chip Foose, will honour outstanding excellence in auto painting. The German company is looking for photo submissions showing off world-class elegance and shine that demonstrate […]

What’s lined up for this year’s SEMA Show

By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — September 5, 2018 — The annual automotive specialty products trade event, SEMA, is just around the corner and it has quite a line up of events. It’s scheduled to take place October 30 – November 2, 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show is the premier automotive […]

Alex Carmona named new SEMA Show artist

By CRM Staff Diamond Bar, California — April 11, 2018 — This year’s SEMA Show is taking place from October 30 to November 2, in Las Vegas. The show will have a new look, featuring the artwork of Alex Carmona, who will follow in the footsteps of past SEMA Show automotive artists Max Grundy and […]

SEMA, NACE Automechanika, CCIF and more to look forward to in 2018

By James Kerr Toronto, Ontario — January 1 2018 — The Canadian collision repair industry is small enough that you know your neighbouring shops, you know all the local reps, you know the company leaders—it’s one country-wide community of collision repair. A convention of the collision repair industry is a get-together of old friends, but […]

New product: The Cameleon from Celette

By Alex Dugas Las Vegas, Nevada — November 13, 2017 — Collision Repair magazine got the chance to catch up with Celette for a demonstration during the SEMA Show, where it unveiled: The Cameleon, a customizable fixture-set solution. According to Celette, this new product provides a solution to help keep up with the high volume […]

Glitz, glamour and gear at the 2017 SEMA Show

By Tom Davis Las Vegas, Nevada — November 3, 2017 — As SEMA comes to an end, Collision Repair magazine has created a roundup of some of the key announcements, product releases and awards that took place at the show. More than 70,000 industry stakeholders descend on the SEMA Show in Las Vegas each year, […]

SEMA: Color Compass Corporation named Pro Spot distributor of the year

BY Erin McLaughlin Las Vegas, Nevada — November 2, 2017 — Color Compass Corporation has been named Distributor of the Year at the Pro Spot Awards ceremony at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. This is Color Compass’ third win in a row, which, according to Russ Duncan, who accepted the award on behalf of […]

SEMA: John Eagle case attorney on avoiding $42 million lawsuits

By Tom Davis Las Vegas, Nevada — November 2, 2017 — Todd Tracy, the attorney responsible for the $42 million John Eagle Collision case has offered his advice on how collision repairers can avoid getting hit with a lawsuit of their own. Tracy, of Tracy Law Firm, represented plaintiffs Matthew and Marcia Seebachan in their […]

House of Kolor unveils ‘flamboyant’ custom milk truck

BY CRM Staff Las Vegas, Nevada — November 2, 2017 — House of Kolor has unveiled what it calls a “flamboyant” custom milk truck at its booth during the SEMA Show, which it worked on in partnership with hot rod and chopper customization shop Count’s Kustoms. Ryan Evans, Lead Painter from Las Vegas-based Count’s Kustoms, […]

Canada Night: Industry stakeholders fly the flag at 2017 SEMA Show

By CRM Staff Las Vegas, Nevada — November 1, 2017 — AIA Canada held its annual networking event, Canada Night, on October 31 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The event, which runs concurrently with the SEMA Show, offers Canadian repairers the opportunity to network with suppliers, vendors and other industry peers, as well as […]