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"The Specialty Equipment Market Association show, held Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center is the place to see every automotive aftermarket goodie made. Not open to the general public the show is a place for business\u2014where buyers get to see every new product from all the vendors. In the past few years it&amp;#039;s grown so large that one of eleven halls is devoted entirely to just wheels. The complete show has two million square feet of exhibit space. This year there are over 1,400 new parts, tools or other automotive related components and that&amp;#039;s not including everything already available.   Not only is the show about stuff, it&amp;#039;s about car culture and networking. Drift events and automotive themed parties rage day and night. Petrol-heads like ourselves have to push through a lot of Vegas glitter to get to the good stuff. Manufacturers were once non-existent at the show, but are now dominating it. Not just with their cars, but with their own brand of aftermarket equipment. Think Nismo, SVT, SPT, Mopar, TRD, and others.   Looking through the glitz and glamour of the event it&amp;#039;s possible to see trends in the industry. Maybe get a hint to the direction a manufacturer might be turning in order to keep the hip youth of tomorrow buying their cars. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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