Month: February 2014

With all categories except folding camping trailers showing year-over-year growth in December, towable sales posted an 8.5% increase for the month and a 15.7% gain for the full year. According to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc., Thor Industries Inc. stood as the towable sales leader for 2013 with a 35.9% market share, edging [...]

Progress Manufacturing Inc., maker of the Original Equal-i-zer Sway Control Hitch, was recognized with a 2014 Peach Award by Stag-Parkway at the distributor’s annual RV conference in Puerto Rico. According to a press release, Stag-Parkway “seeks partnerships that create mutual success and recognized Equal-i-zer as an exemplary supplier partner.” “We look for business partners that foster mutual growth [...]

A free webinar next week will ask dealers: Is your service bay a workspace or a man cave? According to a press release, the answer to this question will help service managers determine if they are properly addressing workplace safety and loss control. The webinar, set for Feb. 27 at noon EST, will encourage managers [...]

(Feb. 21, 2014) -- Fire crews extinguished a camper van which was in danger of ‘exploding’ near Robin Hood’s Bay in England yesterday afternoon.

(Feb. 21, 2014) -- A spare butane gas canister exploded while a family was barbecuing at the Stockton Lake campsite in Australia on Thursday evening, causing burns to four people.

(Feb. 21, 2014) -- A 16-year-old boy, camping at the West Winnie Campground in Minnesota on Saturday, was attacked by a gray wolf. This is the first attack of a person by a gray wolf in Minnesota history.

(Feb. 21, 2014) -- RVT.com, an Internet classifieds ad site for new and used RVs for sale, has partnered with DealerXchange Web Solutions to serve RV Dealers a complete and robust online marketing and inventory management service.

(Feb. 21, 2014) -- Spartan Chassis, a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc., welcomed its original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their dealers to the Lansing, Mich., region for its annual Sales Training Conference Feb. 16-19.

Today’s video comes courtesy of WALA TV, Mobile, Ala., reporting on the “RV City” that forms each year for Mardi Gras. To view the video click here or scroll down the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

(Feb. 21, 2014) -- Retail sales in Canada dropped a larger-than-expected 1.8 percent in December 2013 following a 0.5 percent (revised from 0.6 percent) increase in November. The annual inflation rate rose to 1.5 percent from 1.2 percent in December 2013.