Month: July 2014

Winnebago Industries Inc. announced the premiere of the 2014 WIT Club Grand National Rally video “Happy!”  Produced by WIT Club members, the four minute music video is set to Pharrell Williams hit song “Happy.” To view the video click here or scroll down the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page. “I’ve worked at Winnebago for […]

Parts and service professionals can learn new ways to increase profitability, provide top-notch service, and boost productivity at the 2014 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, slated for Nov. 10-14 at Bally’s in Las Vegas. According to a report on RV Executive Today Online, this year’s convention has parts and service tracks with workshops offering proven methods […]

Consumer confidence and GDP numbers are one way to gauge the direction of the economy. Another is to count how many recreational vehicles leave the Winnebago plant in Forest City, Iowa. The Des Moines Register reported that RV sales are “a great indicator of the health of consumers if they are willing to spend 70, […]

(July 31, 2014) -- "Maximizing service absorption is so critical to a dealership’s financial success," said Reed. "The management team will gain insight into real world performance metrics and the actual profit potential for their dealerships."

(July 31, 2014) -- Lance Camper will host a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Dublin, Ireland, this fall for select dealers and their guests who earned their trip based on wholesale performance over a designated period.

(July 30, 2014) -- In order to better serve the RV community TruckDown has launched PlanRV.com, which includes more than 45,000 points of interest, such as campgrounds, RV parks, rest areas, truck stops, RV repair and RV towing providers across the United States and Canada.

(July 30, 2014) -- Campsitephotos.com is also adding more campgrounds and expects to have another 250 added by the end of the year. Most of these will be along the east coast and northeast, with others in the south and along the Gulf coast.

  Magellan announced the availability of its RoadMate RV9490T-LMB, an RV GPS navigator with smartphone and cloud technology integration. The Magellan RoadMate RV9490T-LMB features a 7-inch HD glass capacitive touch screen and sleek tablet design for greater clarity and enhanced responsiveness. With the powerful Android OS, navigation software calculates and responds quickly to commands. Built-in […]

Southern, Calif.-based CaliforniaMike Thompson RV has again partnered with Make-A-Wish of Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Inland Empire. The organization grants wishes for children aged 2 1/2 to 18 years old that are dealing with life threatening medical conditions.  According to a press release, Mike Thompson RV is supplying Make-A-Wish with a “Wishmobile” motorhome […]

(July 30, 2014) -- An off-duty Portland police officer is accused of assaulting a teen at Elk Meadows RV Park in Trout Lake, Wash. on Sunday.