The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced yesterday that they are abandoning the show citing different reasons for their decision. While many similar auto shows around the world were canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we were hopeful the SEMA 2020 Show will happen.
Announcing the withdrawal plans, SEMA President & CEO, Chris Kersting stated, “While both event organizers and industry members have been working tirelessly to deliver an outstanding SEMA Show in November, mounting uncertainty has rendered continuing with the event inadvisable.”
This is totally opposite to the statement Vice President of Events Tom Gattuso gave to Motor1 last month, where he said:
“Managing social density and physical distancing is a key factor in maintaining the health and safety of visitors to the SEMA Show. We’re working with state and city officials to determine what the ideal levels are. With more than 3 million square feet of indoor and outdoor space at the convention center, we are confident we will be able to effectively direct traffic and safely manage crowds.”
The rising number of cases in Clark County could be the biggest cause of the cancelation. The County is experiencing about 800 to 1,000 confirmed cases every day.
The SEMA 2020 Show may still take place online. Seeing the circumstances, we say it is seemingly the right move.
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