Month: January 2015

(Jan. 5, 2015) -- Brooklyn-based artist Kevin Cyr has created the Camper Kart, a marginally livable "pop-out" dwelling sitting at the throne of a regular supermarket shopping cart, according to Curbed.

(Jan. 5, 2015) -- Pieces of tin and wood lie scattered on Old Pelham road in Pelham, Ga., after severe thunderstorms swept across the area damaging a camper and sending a man inside to the hospital.

(Jan. 5, 2015) -- NextGear Capital announced the appointment of Roy Vandermeer to the role of vice president of Canadian operations. In this role, Vandermeer will be responsible for the growth and management of NextGear Capital's Canadian division.

(Jan. 5, 2015) -- Airstream builds 50 travel-trailers every week at the plant in Jackson Center, all riveted by hand. The backlog is about three months, and ground already has been broken on an expansion at the factory north of Dayton that eventually will increase production capacity by 50 percent.

Thor Industries Inc. today (Jan. 5) announced the acquisition of towable manufacturer Cruiser RV (CRV) and luxury fifth-wheel recreational vehicle manufacturer DRV by its Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC subsidiary. According to a news release, the acquisition includes the purchase of equity interests as well as certain real estate used in the ongoing operations of the […]

(Jan. 5, 2015) -- "We see a number of opportunities to leverage Thor's strength in purchasing and distribution to the CRV and DRV businesses, while utilizing their existing market strengths to enhance our overall position in lightweight travel trailers, which has been one of the fastest-growing segments of the RV market," said Martin.

(Jan. 5, 2015) -- "There is no easy way to choose because each and every one of our employees is valued tremendously; they are all dedicated, hardworking individuals," said Moore. "Escapees employees are the backbone of the organization, and we certainly wouldn’t be the club we are today without them."

(Jan. 5, 2015) -- “As our team continues to grow, we are focusing on bringing in great talent with deep RV industry experience," said Fleming. "Jeff has tremendous industry experience and we are confident in his ability to deliver the highest level of quality when it comes to taking care of the customer’s needs and managing a sales team.”

(Jan. 5, 2015) -- “Consumer confidence rebounded modestly in December, propelled by a considerably more favorable assessment of current economic and labor market conditions," said Franco. "They are more confident at year-end than they were at the beginning of the year.”

(Jan. 5, 2015) -- "This was the strongest November total since 2005 and was the 35th consecutive monthly improvement dating back to January of 2012," said Baker. "Seasonally adjusted, November’s totals soared to an annualized rate of nearly 390,000 units, the highest monthly total all year."