Ford named featured marque for 2009 SEMA Show
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sema/" rel="tag">SEMA</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tunertuesdays/" rel="tag">Tuners</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/lincoln/" rel="tag">Lincoln</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2008-ford-booth-2/1137562/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/011_fordsemabooth2008-580op.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Ford at SEMA 2008 - Click above for a high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Although the auto industry is suffering through dark times, there's a faint light glowing in the form of this year's SEMA show. With automakers scaling back at some of the world's largest auto expos, the 2009 aftermarket extravaganza is anticipating one of its highest turnouts in years, from both exhibitors and attendees.<br /><br />As the featured automaker at SEMA 2009, Ford is leading the charge, and in addition to plenty of bespoke offerings from both the Blue Oval, SEMA organizers are planning to announce "several 'first-ever' programs" in the coming weeks. With all the doom and gloom surround the industry, we're looking forward to a respite later this year, and it looks like the SEMA show, running November 3 through 6, could be it.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2008-ford-booth-2/">SEMA 2008: Ford Booth</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2008-ford-booth-2/1137547/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/002_fordsemabooth2008_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2008-ford-booth-2/1137590/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/015_fordsemabooth2008_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2008-ford-booth-2/1137551/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/006_fordsemabooth2008_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2008-ford-booth-2/1137559/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/010_fordsemabooth2008_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2008-ford-booth-2/1137563/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/014_fordsemabooth2008_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/18/ford-named-featured-marque-for-2009-sema-show/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford named featured marque for 2009 SEMA Show</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/18/ford-named-featured-marque-for-2009-sema-show/">Ford named featured marque for 2009 SEMA Show</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:34:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/18/ford-named-featured-marque-for-2009-sema-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19071347/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/18/ford-named-featured-marque-for-2009-sema-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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