It was the largest North American automotive trade show since the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Day two of SEMA is in the books. Listen to some of the best interviews from the day with FenderBender Staff Writer Paul Hodowanic.

Voted on by SEMA Show exhibitors, winners will be announced at the annual trade-only event Nov. 2-5 in Las Vegas.

The conference's "best deal" ends this week. The event will take place in Las Vegas during SEMA/AAPEX. 

SATA is not the only company to pull its exhibit from SEMA.

Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers plan to widen their portfolio of alternative-power models and scale up their production of electric vehicles.

Analysts are already predicting that the spending plan could be pared back significantly during negotiations over the coming weeks.

Citing an uptick in COVID cases, the company pulled out. SEMA is following local guidelines, but is not requiring a vaccine for entry.