SEMA Announces New Product Award Winners
October 30, 2018
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced its Best New
Products Award winners this morning at the 2018 SEMA Show. These awards
are given to the most innovative and cutting-edge automotive aftermarket
products that will be consumable in 2019.
SEMA’s annual New Product Awards competition recognizes outstanding
achievements in the development of products being introduced to the
automotive specialty-equipment market at the SEMA Show. Products are
judged in 16 award categories, and each category has one winner and two
runners-up.
Nearly 3,000 products were entered into the 16 different Showcase
categories to be considered for a SEMA New Product Awards this year.
Winners were selected based on a variety of factors that included
superiority of innovation, technical achievement, quality and
workmanship, consumer appeal and marketability, and more.
The New Product Award Winners are:
Collision Repair & Refinish Product
Winner: ITW
Evercoat, OPTEX Color Changing Body Filler and Putty
Runner Up:
Bonding Solutions, Like90 Gun Cleaner
Runner Up: Scangrip, NOVA-UV S
Engineered New Product
Winner: Flaming River Industries
Inc., VDOG variable angle gear
Runner Up: Holley/MSD, Racepak CL2
OBD2 & EFI Cloud/Mobile Based Data System
Runner Up: QA1, MOD
Series Shock
Exterior Accessory Product
Winner: Lund International, AVS
Aeroskin LightShield Hood Protector
Runner Up: ORACLE Lighting,
ORACLE Lighting Vector Series Grill for the Jeep Wrangler JL
Runner
Up: Steelcraft, Stubby Jeep Bumper
Interior Accessory Product
Winner: Speed Dawg Shift Knobs,
Dodge Drag Pack 1320 Racing Stripe Shift Knob
Runner Up: Lock’er
Down Security Products, EXxtreme Console Safe
Runner Up:
Intellitronix, 1967-1972 Chevy Truck Direct Replacement Analog Gauge
Cluster
Merchandising Display
Winner: Dee Zee Inc., Rotary Running
Board Display
Runner Up: Putco, Tec Rail POP Display
Runner
Up: Cooper Tire, Discoverer AT3 360 Interactive Display
Mobile Electronics Product
Winner: AAC, Trigger 4 Plus
Runner
Up: Kicker, KEY 180.4
Runner Up: Daystar Products, Daystar GMRS
Radio Kit for JK Wrangler
Off-Road/4-Wheel Drive Product
Winner: Rancho/DynoMax,
Rancho JL Wrangler Sport Suspension System
Runner Up: Rock-Slide
Engineering, Next Generation Step Slider
Runner Up: BODYGUARD, 18+
Jeep JL Full Width Front Bumper
Packaging Design
Winner: Pedal Commander, Pedal Commander
Performance Throttle Response Controller
Runner Up: Mishimoto,
Carbon Fiber Baffled Catch Can Packaging
Runner Up: Surly Soap,
Soap Infused Hand Cleaner
Performance-Racing Product
Winner: ProCharger Supercharger
Systems, ProCharger CrankDrive™ Supercharger Gear Drive
Runner Up:
QA1, MOD Series Shock
Runner Up: QA1, Carbon Fiber Sway Bar
Performance-Street Product
Winner: Turbosmart, Kompact-EM
Universal Blow Off Valve
Runner Up: Dakota Digital, HDX Universal
Competition Analog Instruments
Runner Up: Livernois Motorsports &
Engineering, DOD/AFM system failure prevention kit for Gen4 GM LS series
engines
Powersports Product
Winner: Warn Industries Inc., VRX 45-S
Runner
Up: Race Sport Lighting, Race Sport Lighting Voltage Gauge Display
Runner
Up: Dynojet Research, Power Vision
Street Rod/Custom Car Product
Winner: Flaming River
Industries Inc., VDOG variable angle gear
Runner Up: Wilwood Disc
Brakes, Compact Tandem Master Cylinder
Runner Up: Dakota Digital,
RTX 55-57 Chevy Car Instruments
Tire and Related Product
Winner: Cooper Tire, Cooper
Discoverer AT3 4S
Runner Up: Continental Tire, Continental
VikingContact 7
Runner Up: Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels, Baja Pro
X
Tools & Equipment Product
Winner: Newarc Tech LLC,
NewArc SRS-3 Portable Wheel Straightening System
Runner Up:
Towtector/AaLadin, UNDERCARRIAGE CLEANER
Runner Up: Rhino Metals
Inc., IWTC6534D
Van/Pickup/Sport-Utility Product
Winner: Brandmotion, Radar
Blind Spot System with Cross Traffic Detection
Runner Up: Air Lift
Co., Wireless One EZ mount
Runner Up: TITAN Fuel Tanks, XXL Direct
Replacement Fuel Tank
Wheel and Related Product
Winner: Wheel Pros, Asanti Wheels
AB-816
Runner Up: The Wheel Group/Wheel-1, TR75 (Style No. 3275)
20×9 Brushed/Dark Tint
Runner Up: APR, B&M Racing, Dinan,
Flowmaster & Hurst Performance, APR S01 Forged Wheels (20×9 –
Silver/Machined)
About SEMA and the SEMA Show
The SEMA Show is a trade show produced by the Specialty Equipment Market
Association (SEMA), a nonprofit trade association founded in 1963. Since
the first SEMA Show debuted in 1967, the annual event has served as the
leading venue bringing together manufacturers and buyers within the
automotive specialty equipment industry. Products featured at the SEMA
Show include those that enhance the styling, functionality, comfort,
convenience and safety of cars and trucks. Additional details are
available at www.SEMAShow.com or www.sema.org,
909/396-0289.
Contacts
Media Contact:
SEMA
Juan Torres
(909)
569-8144
juant@sema.org