Month: January 2015

(Jan. 6, 2015) — VOXX International Corporation celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the invention of the loudspeaker.

Begg’s Black Book, offering a monthly analysis of the wholesale specialty vehicle market, reported that motorhome auction values dropped around 4% in December while towables gained roughly 2%. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page. Black Book Editor Ricky Beggs said that the average price of a used motorhome […]

(Jan. 6, 2015) -- Marcus Lemonis announced today the acquisition of several buildings in the city of Horton, Kan., and the launch of a small business incubator program to bring new businesses into these storefronts.

Larry Girard, longtime owner and president of A & E Systems Inc., died Jan. 4 in San Clemente, Calif., after a prolonged illness. Girard was 74. Born in Quebec, Girard was an engineer with Controls Research and Honeywell working on the Apollo LEM Program, before coming to the RV industry. He joined A & E Systems in 1973 […]

(Jan. 6, 2015) — In the latest installment of American RVer, Jim and Peg Grich demonstrate how to replace the slide topper on a 2006 Class A Coach.

Cruise Inn, a brand of RV parks, campgrounds and cabins with 14 locations in six states, announced that Mari Garland, co-owner of Junction West RV Park in Grand Junction, Colo., has been elected to the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC). According to a press release, Junction West RV Park is part of […]

(Jan. 6, 2015) -- Sandlerresearch.org offers "RV Market in North America 2015-2019," a new research report. Major companies profiled are Eclipse Recreational Vehicles, Gulf Stream Coach, Northwood Manufacturing, Palomino RV and Thor Industries.

Organizers of the Wichita RV Show at the Kansas Pavilions in Park City are hoping that low interest rates and the cheapest gas prices since 2009 will be enough to tempt visitors to buy a new or used RV. The Wichita Eagle reported that this year’s show, which opens Wednesday (Jan. 7) will be “excellent,” […]

(Jan. 6, 2015) — Skyline RV predicts a successful 2015 as a division of EverGreen Recreation Vehicles after success at National RV Show in Louisville.

(Jan. 6, 2015) -- A man who allegedly had explosives and materials to produce methamphetamine at a campsite southeast of Salida, Colo., in May 2013 has been charged with federal crimes.