Three New Vehicles and One Hybrid Capture Prestigious Vehicle Design Awards
at the 2006 SEMA Show
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Three new vehicles and one new Hybrid
vehicle were recipients of the 2007 SEMA Vehicle Design Awards announced
today at the SEMA Show. The awards are presented to the most
accessory-friendly vehicle in four separate categories, Car, Truck, SUV and
SEMA's newest category, Hybrid. The Toyota Tundra took top honors in the
Truck category, the Ford Shelby GT 500 won in the Car category and the Jeep
Wrangler won in the SUV category. The newest award for the most
accessory-friendly Hybrid vehicle went to the Chevrolet Silverado Classic.
Each SEMA Vehicle Design Award recipient was part of a selection
process that encompassed SEMA member companies and automakers who regularly
participate in technology sharing programs. These programs consist of
various data sharing, measurement sessions and technology transfer
initiatives which provide valuable information for each specialty equipment
manufacturer to be in sync with the launch of new vehicles.
The SEMA Vehicle Design Awards were established to honor those newly
introduced vehicles that best exemplify the alliance between the OEMs and
SEMA-member companies. The awards recognize and celebrate the vehicles that
a select group of voting members has chosen as the most accessory-friendly
vehicles of the year.
"This is a very exciting time for the specialty equipment industry
because there are so many accessory-friendly vehicles available this year,
including several new Hybrids, which allowed us to create the new
category," said Carl Sheffer, SEMA vice president, OEM relations. "The
competition this year was intense and with so many new Hybrids on the
market, the future is especially bright for the industry."
About SEMA
SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association founded in 1963,
represents the $34 billion specialty automotive industry of 6,817
member-companies. It is the authoritative source for research, data, trends
and market growth information for the specialty auto parts industry. The
industry provides appearance, performance, comfort, convenience and
technology products for passenger and recreational vehicles. For more
information, contact SEMA at 1575 S. Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA
91765, tel: 909/396-0289, or visit http://www.sema.org and http://www.enjoythedrive.com.
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CAPTION: The SEMA Design Awards for best all-new accessory-friendly
vehicles were presented today at the 2006 SEMA Show.
SOURCE SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association)
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