Month: September 2014

Today’s slideshow provides a look at the array of product on display during the recently completed Elkhart County RV Open House. To view the slideshow scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

(Sept. 29, 2014) -- “RV dealerships 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.

(Sept. 29, 2014) -- Towable RVs reflected the largest unit gains while motorhomes grew by the largest percentage gain, said Baker. Motorhomes represented 15 percent of all shipments in the month of August this year the highest percentage of motorhome shipments in any single month since December of 2007.

(Sept. 29, 2014) -- Personal consumer expenditures increased by 0.5 percent in August, which was above market expectations for a 0.4 percent increase, and followed an upwardly revised flat reading (was -0.1 percent) in July and a 0.5 percent (was 0.4 percent) increase in June, RBC Economics reported.

(Sept. 29, 2014) -- A woman there told deputies that her husband assaulted her after a fight and that she then saw him dump a container of kerosene into an RV on their property before he set it ablaze. The man then fled on foot with her purse.

Tuesday (Sept. 30) is the final day to register for the Nov. 17-21 Trouble Shooter Clinic in Montreal. According to a press release, the event has been scheduled so that technicians can attend two of the three offered  tracks. Topics include appliances, power sources, hydraulics, slide-outs, towing and hitches, and running gear. The schedule includes: Nov. […]

Editor’s Note: The following column, authored by Chris Daugherty and appearing in RV Travel Newsletter, details the Green RV Project designed to offer RVers tips and instruction on implementing modifications that will save energy and reduce their carbon footprint. To view the entire article click here. RVing is a great way to comfortably enjoy natural wonders […]

August wholesale shipments to retailers continued to cruise along, rising 5.8% above this same month last year to 26,441 units. As with recent months, towable RVs reflected the largest unit gains while motorhomes grew by the largest percentage gain. Motorhomes represented 15% of all shipments in the month of August this year the highest percentage […]

Cavco Industries Inc. announced Friday (Sept. 26) its interest in a potential acquisition of Skyline Corp., a publicly-traded company, at “a significant market premium.” The announcement came shortly after news of a tentative agreement to sell Skyline’s RV division to EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC was released. According to a press release, over the past several weeks, […]

The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) and Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), supported by more than a dozen distributors of specialty trailer tires, are seeking an exemption for specialty trailer tires from possible import and/or antidumping duties the U.S. government is considering for car and light truck tires imported from China. As reported by […]