Month: May 2012

(May 23, 2012) -- Carefree of Colorado executives paid a visit to the company’s Elkhart, Ind., facility May 14-17 to give RV manufacturers a ‘first glimpse’ of some new products and a jump-start on integrating them into the coming year’s motorhome and towable lines. “The event has always been well-received by the OEMs,” said Adams. “This year, we received requests from manufacturers who were interested in getting the latest products, but who wanted to have them on units in time for their open house.”

(May 23, 2012) -- The new Sika product finder is now available in the Apple Store. The app has been designed for both iPhones and iPads. Just access the iTunes / App store on a mobile device, search for the "Sika Product Finder" and start the download.

(May 23, 2012) -- RVers and campers traveling to Anacortes for the waterfront festival can look to Encore and Thousand Trails RV Resorts and Campgrounds for accommodations during the festival. Located in the heart of Skagit Valley, La Conner, Mt. Vernon and Tall Chief RV Resorts and Campgrounds offer RV travelers and campers picturesque environments with resort-style amenities to call home for the festival.

(May 22, 2012) -- StagParkway appointed Tony Diaz to the position of outside sales consultant for the Southeastern region, effective May 15. Diaz will be responsible for calling on RV dealers in North and South Carolina.

(May 22, 2012) -- "Research shows that 72 percent of prospective buyers rank follow-up as the No. 1 reason they will return to a dealership.  But most of these prospects report that no one is doing a good job following up," said Carr. "The lack of good follow-up is costing you a lot of money and making sales harder than they should be.  This information packed session will teach you how to stop losing these sales."

(May 22, 2012) -- "As part of our JUST RV IT campaign we designed our 2012 RV 101 RV Summer Safety Awareness Program. Our goal with the Summer Safety Awareness Program is to provide RV owners with pertinent RV safety related articles, information and a free online RV Safety E-Course to help keep folks safe when they are out enjoying their RV travel adventures," said Polk.

(May 22, 2012) -- The Arizona Department of Public Safety said one man was killed and six people, including three children, were injured Monday afternoon when the RV they were in crashed on a busy Phoenix freeway, reports KPHO Phoenix.

(May 22, 2012) -- Arizona Department of Public Safety officials confirmed three individuals died Monday in a motorhome fire on northbound State Route 95 in Lake Havasu City, reports Today's News-Herald.

(May 22, 2012) -- The Toronto Star reports that a man has been charged with assault with a weapon after he allegedly ordered his Rottweiler dog to charge police officers in Regina.

(May 22, 2012) -- Yury Yelashkin has taken his family on campervan and RV trips all over Europe and the U.S. since first encountering the vehicle. Three years ago, he decided to bring his newfound passion to Russia and founded one of the country's first caravan and RV dealerships, reports The Moscow Times.