Month: November 2014

NextGear Capital Inc., a provider of lending products and support services for the automotive remarketing industry, recently announced that NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust successfully completed the sale of $433.3 million of privately placed 144A Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2014-1.  Rated by Moody’s and DBRS, the securitization transaction included the issuance of $400 million of “Aaa/AAA” […]

A federal grand jury has indicted the second of three people allegedly involved in a scheme to steal recreational vehicle components from an Elkhart, Ind., warehouse and sell them on the Internet. The Elkhart Truth reported that Cheryl Broskey, 45, of North Liberty, is charged with three counts of wire fraud and a count of […]

(Nov. 14, 2014) -- The Clay County, Fla., Fair Association has begun construction of an RV Park along the side to the fairgrounds on property owned by the Fair Association just west of the County Fairgrounds entrance road.

(Nov. 14, 2014) -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced Kyle Tucker as the winner of the first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders competition.

(Nov. 14, 2014) -- Webasto’s all-new auxiliary HVAC system made its debut at the 2014 SEMA Show, on the “Designed Travel Transit” 2015 Ford Transit.

(Nov. 14, 2014) -- By a unanimous vote this Monday, the Falls Church, Va., City Council gave preliminary approval to a new ordinance that would effectively prohibit parking on public streets in the City of any trailer or RV.

John McCluskey of Florida Outdoors RV in Stuart, Fla., was elected chairman of the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) during the organization’s Annual Meeting at the 2014 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo in Las Vegas. In his remarks to the membership McCluskey said, “I have nothing but confidence in our future. When our industry gives consumers what they […]

The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) board honored Debbie Brunoforte of Little Dealer, Little Prices of Mesa, Ariz., with the organization’s highest honor, the James B. Summers Award (JBS) on Wednesday (Nov. 13) at the organization’s Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. According to a press release, Brunoforte was recognized for her long-term service to RVDA, […]

(Nov. 14, 2014) -- Crackling fires, crisp outdoor air and camping brought more than 30 individuals to the city’s second family campout Nov. 7 to 8 at Dana Peak Park in Harker Heights, Tex.

GS Media & Events hosted its first-ever Great American RV Show at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers Nov. 5-9, designed to create an additional buying and selling season for dealers and customers during a time when traffic is historically slower.  According to a press release, three of the area’s major RV dealers participated in the […]