Dealer Webinar Shows how to Grow Visibility

RV dealerships interested in reaching new prospects and gaining repeat customers may register now for RV Camping Connect’s free webinar, “Seven Cheap and Easy Ways to Get More Visibility – and More Customers – for Your RV Business.” Slated for  May 14 from 2-3 p.m. PDT, participants can learn seven ways to reach a wider audience […]

Report: Auto Dealers are in Acquisition Mode

It is a buyer’s and a seller’s market right now for auto dealerships looking to expand. Automotive News reported that such a rare occurrence has brokers predicting big buy-sell activity this year and for the next few years. The 2014 pace of dealership consolidation already is almost double that of 2013, says Tim Lamb, president […]

Judge Nixes Day-Use Fees For SoCal Forests

Opponents of day-use fees in national forests chalked up another victory with a recent California federal court ruling in the long-running battle over recreation charges. The Los Angeles Times reported that U.S. District Court Judge Terry Hatter Jr. sided with four hikers who contended that Southern California forests were improperly requiring them to buy an […]

Motorhome Life Offers Comfort, Convenience

Suzi and Edmund Kuehn parked their 41-foot motorhome in Flint, Mich., on a Saturday night four years ago. The New York Times reported that the next morning, Kuehn’s ex-husband called from Dallas and told her their 31-year-old son, Leslie, who had been fighting plasma cell leukemia, had died. “We left within 45 minutes,” said Ms. […]

Power Breakfast: Q&A With Industry Leaders

A panel discussion was held Thursday (May 8) with some of the leaders in the RV industry at the RV Industry Power Breakfast at the RV/MH Hall of Fame. In a wide-ranging discussion, they talked about the current boom that is going on in the industry and some of the issues that they are now facing […]

Power Breakfast: Transport Issue a Hot Topic

The rapid rise of the recreational vehicle industry has created a shortage of workers and drivers in the Elkhart, Ind., area to transport RVs to dealers, according to a report by the Goshen News. Thursday (May 8) morning, industry leaders gathered to talk about those problems. At the RV Industry Power Breakfast created by and […]

More Campgrounds are Popping Up in China

Increasing numbers of Chinese are traveling wherever the road takes them. The website “What’s on Xiamen” reported that with growing demand for recreational vehicles in China and consumers’ shifting travel preferences, experts expect a surge in RV-related business in Xiamen. “More people are choosing to explore the countryside and hit the roads with recreational vehicles – a […]

Webinar to Tackle Family, Medical Leave Act

From following required procedures to determining employee eligibility, employers need to understand complicated aspects of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to comply. The Mike Molino RV Learning Center, through a partnership with KPA, will tackle these issues and more in a webinar at noon ET on May 15. RV dealers’ participation in the free, […]