Ford Focus, Mustang and F-150 scoop up awards at annual SEMA show | McLarty Daniel Ford

With a mix of cutting edge performance, incredible styling and Built Ford Tough engineering, Ford vehicles are boldly leading the pack and racking up awards. The latest: top honors for Ford Focus, Mustang and F-150 at the massive 2018 Special Equipment Market Association show, going on this week in Las Vegas.

Formed in 1963, SEMA was founded as an association of motorsports, accessory and automotive component manufacturers with the original goal of developing uniform standards for products used to boost vehicle performance. First held in the basement of Dodger Stadium soon after the group was founded, the SEMA show moved to the Las Vegas Convention Center in 1977. Today the annual show attracts over 60,000 attendees, who can browse over one million square feet of display space. Fabrication shops, speed equipment manufacturers and automakers all host elaborate booths packed with the latest custom cars, accessories and technology.

Ford’s SEMA booth has been the largest of any automaker for several years now. For 2018, they have over 50 cars, trucks and SUVs on display, including a large collection of new and vintage custom Fords, nipped and tucked by some of the country’s top fabrication shops.

Every year, the SEMA show awards Vehicle of the Year Awards, with attendees voting on each category. 

Ford F-150 — the company’s best selling vehicle — was named the SEMA Truck of the Year for 2018. It’s the eighth time in SEMA show history that Ford F-150 has captured the coveted award.

Ford Mustang, which is the world’s best selling sports coupe, recently celebrating the 10 millionth example sold worldwide since the model debuted in 1964, was named SEMA Car of the Year for 2018. It’s the fourth time Ford Mustang has been named Car of the Year at SEMA. It’s also been named SEMA’s Sports Coupe of the Year twice.

The Ford Focus, with its attention-grabbing ST and RS high performance models, came home with SEMA’s Sport Compact of the Year prize for 2018. It’s the fourth award from SEMA for Ford Focus in the Sport Compact and Sport Hatchback categories.

“We are honored that SEMA Show exhibitors have bestowed Ford with these prestigious awards,” said Ford Performance Global Director Hermann Salenbauch. “We make a point of embracing the aftermarket and appreciate this endorsement from the SEMA community as we strive to keep our best-selling nameplates among the most customized vehicles around the world.”

“Ford vehicles serve as great platforms for personalization, evident by the three SEMA Awards announced today,” said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. “Regardless of whether drivers are choosing a car, truck or sport compact vehicle, they can be confident in knowing there’s a tremendous range of options for customization when they select a Ford vehicle.”

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