Month: December 2013

(Dec. 9, 2013) -- “Jim and Elaine have been close friends to all of us here at Auto-Trail for many years, not only through being chairman of the Owners Club, but also for owning one of our motorhomes and giving us helpful feedback on our products first hand," said Turpin.

(Dec. 9, 2013) -- “RV park and dealership owners are in the business of hospitality. And I’m extending that same helpful nature by giving them easily attainable, customer-oriented marketing strategies that are both powerful and profit-building,” said Wilson.

RVBUSINESS.com presents the first of two slideshows from last week’s Louisville Show highlighting the array of product exhibited at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The slideshow is located in the upper right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page. (Images provided by Spence Photography).

(Dec. 9, 2013) -- Haulmark Industries is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 travel trailers manufactured between Jan. 1, 2006, through April 25, 2013, which were equipped with Fastec-brand door locks. It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt.

Fewer dealers attended this week’s Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., but all is well in the industry, experts said. According to a report by the Elkhart Truth, about 2,550 RV dealers attended over the show’s three days, down from about 2,620, or 3%, from last year, according to [...]

Editor’s Note: The following is a column authored by RVBusiness Publisher Sherman Goldenberg offering observations and insights gathered from the recently completed Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) 51st Annual National RV Trade Show. As the dust settles from the latest Louisville Show — a convention at which a bunch of us again enjoyed ourselves in [...]

Attendance was up slightly at the 51st Annual National RVTrade Show this week in Louisville, Ky. The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune reported that the three-day show concluded Thursday (Dec. 5) with attendance at 7,751, up 1% compared with last year. “The vibe, the feeling at the show was very positive,” said Kevin Broom, a spokesman [...]

The generosity of Forest River Inc. workers resulted in the company’s biggest Toys for Tots haul yet. WNDU, South Bend, Ind., reported that every year, Forest River asks workers to donate money to the cause. And, they always seem to top themselves. “When we come collecting, they’re willing to hand out,” said Forest River Human [...]

MCD Innovations’ shade systems were a featured item in many of the 2014 and 2015 recreational vehicles displayed at this week’s Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. “A growing number of RV manufacturers at this year’s RVIA show certainly recognized the importance of quality over price when choosing shade [...]

(Dec. 6, 2013) -- A total of 7,751 people attended this year’s event, up 93 people or 1 percent compared to the final 2012 attendance figures. Attendance by “buyers” — RV dealers, accessory store owners, campground owners and warehouse distributors — had been off 4 percent for the first two days, but closed out at -3 percent.