More than 170 companies were recognized by a panel of international journalists at the 2018 SEMA Show for creating products that resonate with consumers in international markets.
The Global Media Awards program consisted of 30 international journalist judges from 19 different countries who reviewed and evaluated products displayed during the 2018 SEMA Show New Products Showcase. Each judge selected up to 10 products that they believed would succeed in their home countries.
Three publications from Canada made product selections for Global Media Awards. They are presented below, organized by each publication.
The winning exhibitors and products as selected by 4WDrive Magazine:
- Atturo Tire Corp. for the Trail Blade BOSS Wider Series
- CURT Group for its CURT Echo Wireless Brake Control
- Focus Auto Design Inc. for its Tough Visors (Ford)
- Metra Electronics Corp. for the Heise 50-inch RGB Dual Row Light Bar
- MORryde International Inc. for Trail Kitchen
- RIGID for SAE Amber Series
- AAC for its Trigger 4 Plus
- J.W. Speaker for its Evo J3 Heated LED Headlight w/ Built-in Turn Signal for Jeeps
- Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels for the Baja Pro X
- TeraFlex for its TeraFlex JK/JKU | JL/JLU Wrangler Nomad Wheel
The winning exhibitors and products as selected by GarageShots Magazine:
- Brandmotion for the Trailer Rear Vision System
- ICEBOX Performance for its Icebox
- Level Ride Air Suspension for its Level Ride Hydraulic Height and Pressure Management
- ORBIS for the ORBIS Ring-Drive
- PerTronix LLC for its PerTronix Digital HP Mobile CD Ignition Box
- TYREDOG for the Bluetooth TPMS for smartphone
- Ultimaker for S5
- XPEL for tis XPEL PRIME XR PLUS Window Tint
- COMP Performance Group for the TCI Outlaw-X Shifter
- TKO Clamping Systems for its TKO Custom Hose Clamps
The winning exhibitors and products as selected by Performance Publications:
- Cobra Electronics for the Drive HD DASH 2316D Dual View Camera System w/iRadar by Cobra
- Hotchkis Sport Suspension for its Hotchkis E- Coil Overs
- KICKER for its KEY 180.4
- NGR Performance for the NGR V3 Wastegate
- Digipower for its DPW Cutout
- Holley/MSD for its Racepak CL2 OBD2 & EFI Cloud/Mobile Based Data System
- ORBIS for the ORBIS Ring-Drive
- TEIN USA Inc. for the Defi Sports Display F
- Turbonetics/Precision Turbo & Engine for its Ford EcoBoost Mustang Performance Upgrade Turbocharger
- Turbosmart for its ALV Anit-Lag Valve