Month: December 2013

The seemingly unsinkable aluminum pontoon market contributed what it could in November, but it wasn’t able to keep the recreational boat industry from experiencing a modest decline in sales, its first since the spring quarter. According to Soundings Trade Only, sales in the main powerboat segments fell 1.5%, or 43 boats, to 2,794, and industrywide [...]

Dexter Axle Co., a leading manufacturer of trailer axles and trailer brakes, announced it has acquired the assets of Unique Functional Products (UFP), makers of Trailer Buddy and The Vault Products. According to a press release, UFP has been a leading innovator and provider of trailer axles and brake system components to the recreational boating [...]

Roadmaster Inc. announced the addition of a new factory representative firm, Repco Inc. According to a press release, Repco will be responsible for sales in the southeastern United States — specifically Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. “We are pleased to have Repco as a part of the Roadmaster team,” said Eric Jason, national sales manager at Roadmaster. “Collectively, [...]

Winnebago Industries Inc. earned a “Top 2014 RV Debut” from RVBusiness Magazine for the company’s Winnebago Trend Class C motorhome. “Just as the North American RV industry itself continues its impressive recovery, the compact, 9,350-pound GVWR Trend and Viva! companion lines of Class C motorhomes offer living proof that the RV industry is also regaining [...]

Dexter Axle, a leading manufacturer of trailer axles and trailer brakes, announced it has acquired the assets of Unique Functional Products (UFP), makers of Trailer Buddy and The Vault Products. According to a press release, UFP has been a leading innovator and provider of trailer axles and brake system components to the recreational boating trailer [...]

Bright Ideas LLC is addressing a growing complaint in the RVing community with a line of LED light fixtures that will not cause TVs to lose signal. “New evidence has shown that the LED lighting fixtures many RV manufacturers are installing create RF interference and reduce the reception of the digital signals for the TVs [...]

To diversify its brand presence and explore new markets, Seiki Digital Inc. announced a partnership with MITO Corp. of Elkhart, Ind., a leading distributor of premium electronics, to deliver flat-panel displays to the RV market. According to a press release, Seiki will provide a lineup of display sizes specified for RV use ranging from 20- [...]

(Dec. 20, 2013) -- "The RV industry traditionally shuts down between Christmas and New Years," said Editor Greg Gerber. "So we are going to take a little break ourselves and come back focused and refreshed for what appears to be a very busy new year."

(Dec. 20, 2013) -- “With Seiki’s commitment to the RV industry and MITO’s commitment to world-class service, we are confident that we can not only deliver the best LED HD TV and sound bar value to the industry, but also be on the leading edge of affordable 4K Ultra HD technology,” said Maloney.

(Dec. 20, 2013) -- "UFP has a long and successful history in the marine industry, which is an important adjacency for Dexter Axle. We look forward to strengthening our relationship with UFP's customers as well as offering Dexter's customers access to UFP's premium products." said Dexter.