Motorhomes Showcased at Milwaukee RV Show

Motorhomes are back in favor this year at the Milwaukee RV Show after their sales stalled out amid high fuel prices and the recession. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that the state’s largest RV show opened Thursday (Feb. 26) at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park in West Allis, and continues through Sunday with […]

Ivy Tech Program Teaches RV Production Skills

Tracy Freed measured her work carefully before she picked up a cordless drill and put a screw through a 2-by-4. The simple task was part of a new training program for those wanting jobs in the recreational vehicle industry in Indiana’s Elkhart County. As reported by the Goshen News, Freed was working at a fast-food […]

N.Y. Developer Planning $9M Motorhome Resort

An Alexandria Bay, N.Y., developer plans to spend up to $9 million to build a luxury motorcoach resort with 280 RV pad sites and a 100-slip marina along the St. Lawrence River near the Thousand Islands Bridge. The Watertown Daily Times reported that Robert J. Reddick said Thursday that Swan Bay Resort — to be […]

RVers in Buying Mood At Jacksonville RV Show

Wayne and Sue Garland knew they wanted some kind of recreational vehicle, but they weren’t sure exactly what. So Thursday afternoon, they wandered around the RV MegaShow at Florida’s Jacksonville Equestrian Center, walking into vehicle after vehicle. “We’ve been retired for about five years now,” Wayne Garland said. “We’re ready to roll.” They knew they didn’t […]

RVIA: January Shipments are Best in Nine Years

Total RV shipments to retailers in January totaled 28,494 units, 11.9% greater than the same month last year and the largest January total in nine years. Fueled by growth in all vehicle categories, the January total represented a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of more than 400,000 units, the highest such total since the spring of […]