Month: March 2014

Dealers of recreational vehicles are increasing their inventory levels this year in anticipation of a strong selling season, according to GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) business, a leading provider of financing to the industry. That comes on the heels of a very positive 2013, when total wholesale shipments exceeded that of the prior year [...]

(March 18, 2014) -- The Prince Edwards Island, Canada government has signed a five-year lease agreement with the Belfast Community Development Corporation for the operation of the Lord Selkirk Provincial Park campground.

RV dealers are expecting big things this year, according to results from a Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) survey conducted in late January to early February. In the March issue of RV Executive Today, RVDA reported that after a good 2013, the majority of survey respondents are expecting 2014 to be even better. Specifically, 68% [...]

(March 18, 2014) -- Flipping RVs follows young, married couple Justin and Anna Scribner as they scour the countryside looking for vintage RVs and trailers. Once they lock in on a bounty, they restore the RVs to their former glory.

(March 18, 2014) -- To encourage dealership training, the RV Dealers Association of Canada board has created a one-time dealership education grant. For all training conducted between May 1, 2013, and May 31, 2014, RVDA of Canada will award $1,000 to the dealership.

(March 18, 2014) -- "In today’s RV copycat world of brown, brown and more brown, Kodiak’s contemporary interiors have customers remembering us and requesting Kodiak by name," said Young. “Kodiak’s fashionable interiors and innovative floorplans have driven us to the forefront of the ultra-lite towable market."

(March 18, 2014) -- The year-over-year rate moderated to 1.1 percent from 1.6 percent in January. The muted monthly increase in the headline index reflected a 0.5 percent decline in the energy component as gasoline prices fell 1.7 percent in February.

(March 17, 2014) -- The session which will examine the NFPA 1192 Standard on Recreational Vehicles, ANSI LV, and National Electrical code 551. Other topics will include the new NFPA code making process, the RVIA handbook process and other technical issues.

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) will host a webinar reviewing the upcoming 2014 editions of several RV standards on April 17 from 10 a.m. to noon (EDST). RVIA’s Senior Director of Standards Kent Perkins and Chief Inspector/Standards Administrator John Proteau will host the session which will examine the NFPA 1192 Standard on Recreational Vehicles, [...]

Grasshaven Outdoor, an upscale camping equipment and RV housewares company based in Boulder, Colo.,  announced a collaboration with AmeriGO RV Club, a premier member-driven club for RV enthusiasts. According to a press release, the new strategic alliance provides AmeriGO members access to high-styled products and RV housewares previously unavailable to the RV community. Benefits include marketing [...]