NEW HYDE PARK, NY (11.14.24) – To prepare dealers across the Big Apple for the upcoming remote start season, East Coast USA and 12volt Marketing Group presented a dinner and training evening at the Good Fortune Restaurant in Flushing, NY Tuesday, November 12th.. The remote start and security categories were the focus of the dinner and training presentations at the very popular restaurant.

As the evening started there were over 80 people seated for the presentations and dinner to prepare for remote start season and learn more about on-vehicle security options. Frankie Mark, 12volt Marketing Group, was in the house working with dealers and vendors for the brands his firm represents including Maestro, iData-link, DRONE, COMPUSTAR and Momento.

ADS Trainers Matt Yeager and Jenee Ewing. along with COMPUSTAR Trainer Jose Vazquez, make presentations for the very attentive audience. Albert Zhandi, East Coast USA owner, orchestrated the evening’s activities.

“The Dinner and Training evening was very productive with many attendees stating the event was a great way to prepare them for the coming remote starter season. Seeing dealers connecting together and enjoying the delicious Chinese food selections with chopsticks was terrific” Mark related.

LAS VEGAS, NV (11.13.24) – House of Electronics is a family owned business that has been distributing 12volt products for 4 decades in the Chicago area. Teg Manchanda is now behind the wheel and has been attending industry shows in Las Vegas for over 2 decades and last 12 SEMA Shows. CES Shows started Teg’s trips to Vegas.

“It was terrific to spend time in the North Hall with industry members, our vendor partners and friends. I went out to Vegas on Monday and returned on Thursday with so many thoughts on how we can work with our dealers in the territory and help all drive.business. This was my 12th SEMA Show and I really look forward to attending SEMA Shows far into the future” Teg stated.

Continuing, “I spent time with vendor partners Kicker, Pioneer, Rockford Fosgate, Stetsom, Sundown, DB Drive, Maxxsonics, CRUX, Metra and RaceSport in the Stinger booth. I also had a meeting with Orion off the show floor and looked for more accessory lines to add to our product mix.”

“Teg at House of Electronics does a great job distributing our product line in the Chicago area. He checked out our latest interface and in vehicle connectivity products… Motorcycle too we look forward to attending his show this spring” Hanza Khalid stated.

It’s time for the remote start season although temperatures have not had the cold snap in the Chicago area yet this year. Teg spent time in the VOXX booth as House of Electronics works with the VOXX AVITAL brand.

Tag concluded “I did not see as many dealers from the Chicago area as past SEMAs, but did have a good meeting with Tom Ebeling, the local Kicker representative in the marketplace. KICKER had a very busy large booth and showed many new products. With all I took in from the SEMA we see a lot of opportunities to drive business in our territory “

The annual House of Electronics dealer show is a destination for dealers in the Chicago region. Many of the House of Electronics business partners are on site with area representatives and Show Specials. This year the show is set for May at the House of Electronics in Morton Grove IL.

Visit houseofelectronics.com for more.

LAS VEGAS, NV (11.12.24) – Unique Distribution INC is a 30-year-old business located in Lindenhurst NJ. With Sean Kafaierad at the wheel the company also has a retail business, Unique Sound and Security. The companies sell automotive upgrade products to dealers and consumers in the territory.

“I went out on Monday and came back Thursday. I’ve been attending the shows in Vegas since 1998 and the SEMA Show for the last several years. Being on the show floor and meeting with friends and industry members is a great way to get a sense of new products and trends across the industry. I spent a lot of time in the North Hall and for 12volt products and then went to the south hall as we do a lot of wheels and rims” Kafaierad stated.

The 12volt Central Studios received an image from John Velez, Massive Audio, during a meeting Sean in their North Hall booth.

Massive Audio had a large booth that spotlighted their latest products with super booth displays. “Sean does a great job with Massive Audio and it was terrific to set plans for 2025” Velez stated.

Other brands on the list for Sean were DS18, CRUX, Kenwood, JVC, Rockford Fosgate, Kicker, Stinger and others.

While on the phone with Sean for details on his trip to the SEMA show Joe Santaniello, Team Progressive, was in the store and the two were setting plans for Holiday sales. Great to see Team Progressive on the road in the Big Apple area.

“We are very active with promotions and social media. I brought a lot of info back from the SEMA Show and am energized to finish 2024 on a high note” Sean concluded.

Visit uniquedistinc.com for more.

LAS VEGAS, NV (11.11.24) – The highly anticipated 2024 SEMA Show wrapped on Friday November 8th. Leading innovators, manufacturers and influencers in the automotive aftermarket drew attendees from around the globe for the unmatched 4-Day event in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Reports from onsite security indicate attendance topped the previous record in 2017 and approached 160,000.

On Friday consumers, who purchased tickets, were able to check out all the action across the LVCC. As exhibitor vehicles rolled out of the LVCC attendees and consumers lined the street with smartphones raised and snapping images. From there many vehicles headed to streets off the Las Vegas Strip for parades that lasted into the evening.

The 12volt industry’s nearly 4 dozen exhibitors were concentrated in the LVCC North Hall. The massive West Hall, Central Hall, South Hall and lots out front were very business throughout. From the 12volt Central Studios staff members continued working to showcase the activities of those exhibitors to extend the ROI of their very significant investments.

Below are images spotlighting demo vehicles in several 12volt exhibitor’s booths in the North Hall and more.

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