Month: December 2013

Today’s “Rollin’ On TV” segment features a look at the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association’s (RVDA) presentation of this year’s Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) awards the night before the opening of the Louisville Show. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

(Dec. 17, 2013) -- The manufacturer of specialized RV chassis located in Middlebury, Ind., was acquired for $3.3 million. Fortress had annualized sales of about $3 million. The business will be managed by LCI’s Chassis Division, allowing the team to further strengthen and expand manufacturing capabilities, a release noted.

(Dec. 17, 2013) -- "This is the first time in history that we have almost sold out our booth sales before the first of the year," said Andy Ackerman, president of NATDA, noting the group anticipates being sold out of booth space months prior to the conference.

This week’s segment of “RV Capital Talk” offers a review of aftermarket product produced by Elkhart, Ind.-based Dometic. Mark Minatel, vice president, aftermarket, discusses new lines introduced at the Louisville Show. To view the video scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

(Dec. 17, 2013) -- "There had been reports aggressive price discounting by retailers would restrain the overall increase in core prices," said Ferley. "This factor contributed to apparel prices dropping 0.4 percent and TV prices falling 0.5 percent; however, widespread increases in services prices that averaged 0.2 percent more than offset this discounting."

The economy in Indiana’s Elkhart County, continually buoyed by the manufacturing recovery including RVs, will enjoy stronger production and personal income growth than the rest of Indiana and the nation next year, according to a forecast by Ball State University economists. As reported by the Elkhart Truth, gross domestic product, meaning the value of all [...]

(Dec. 17, 2013) -- More than 20 RVers from across the U.S. have emailed Sherwood's council criticizing the city's newly-adopted camping ban. Many said they will avoid Sherwood on their trips through Oregon.

(Dec. 17, 2013) -- A sheriff’s deputy and a Kanarraville man were wounded Friday afternoon in a campground shootout. Two sheriff deputies and a Utah Highway Patrol trooper responded to a suicidal man.

(Dec. 17, 2013) -- Montana’s recent record-breaking cold snap probably didn’t cause widespread mortality in the state’s tree-eating mountain pine beetle population, but it may have killed beetles in localized areas.

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) announced that it acquired the business and certain assets of Fortress Technologies LLC for $3.3 million. According to a press release, Fortress Technologies is a manufacturer of specialized RV chassis located in Middlebury, Ind. Fortress had annualized sales of about $3 million. The business will be managed by LCI’s chassis division, [...]