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November 4, 2008
SEMA Top Ten Trends: No Michelin Man?
Last week Brian Fox told me that Michelin wouldn’t be at SEMA this year. I immediately called Michelin PR, left some voicemails with a few folks over there, and… they didn’t call me back. Well, Brian was right. No Michelin. Here’s a photo of John with the Michelin man last year. Now, having to tell John that the Michelin man won’t be here is like having to break it to a little kid that there is no such thing as Santa Claus. It also sucks cause the Michelin booth always has good food. There are a few other big no shows this year. No HKS. I haven’t seen BFG, either. I guess it’s no surprise that some companies don’t want to spend money right now.
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Jen
Nov 5, 2008 at 6:47 pm
The reason why a lot of big companies (wheels and tires) aren’t at SEMA is because of the rules SEMA has placed on the exhibitors.
It is a joke. We sell wheels and tires, but SEMA won’t let us put wheels and tires in our booth UNLESS we make them.
So- these companies are just throwing huge parties in Vegas instead.
It has nothing to do with the economy.
Anonymous
Nov 5, 2008 at 6:01 pm
No CarDomain booth either!
Franxou
Nov 5, 2008 at 3:10 pm
No HKS at sema?
BTW, could someone tell me if the whole greddy-bankrupt was real or not?