Month: March 2015

Monthly auto sales are up, but not a lot and not for all automakers. USA Today reported that the month disappointed some industry watchers and automakers. That’s because February has the President’s Day holiday that automakers and dealers say marks the beginning of the spring selling season. Slow February, slow year, is the fear. Among […]

(March 3, 2015) -- Younger tourers wanting to take their adventurers off-road and families rediscovering the outdoor holiday are helping fuel a revival in Queensland’s caravan manufacturing industry.

(March 3, 2015) -- The Central Wisconsin RV & Camping Show will again fill the Central Wisconsin Expo Center in Rothschild on March 13 to 15. The show, now in its fifth year, allows visitors to explore the RV and camping lifestyle.

(March 3, 2015) -- Day 1 is over and online reservation of Saskatchewan campsites has been deemed a success by the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport.

Participating Kampgrounds of America (KOA) locations throughout North America will be offering camping on May 9 for $10 as part of the annual KOA Care Camps Big Weekend to benefit KOA Care Camps for children with cancer. According to a press release, campers who stay as paying guests on May 8 will receive a night […]

Go RVing’s “AWAY” campaign for the upcoming year kicked off in January backed by a $15 million media budget, the highest level of funding for the industry’s promotional outreach since 2007. RVIA Today reported that after consumer impressions hit an all-time high of 4.2 billion in 2014, GoRVing is planning an aggressive extension of the […]

Forest City, Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc. was on hand to help Winnebago RV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian-owned Apollo Motorhome Holidays, introduce its 2015 lineup of U.S. produced Winnebago Minnie towable products and Australian produced Winnebago brand motorhomes and campervans. According to a press release, Winnebago RV recently launched its new lineup to crowds of […]

Dometic Group, a global leader of leisure products for the recreational vehicle, marine, truck and automotive-based industries, announced that it has realigned the Dometic Americas organization. This realignment, done in conjunction with the integration of Atwood Mobile Products, will complement and enhance Dometic’s core business strategy. “The acquisition of Atwood Mobile Products has given us […]

Funeral services for longtime RV dealer and former Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) President Larry McClain will be held on March 6 at 11 a.m. at Putnam City Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, with internment following at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on March 5 at Bill Merritt Funeral Home in Bethany, Okla. McClain, […]

(March 2, 2015) -- Visitation will be from 12 to 8 p.m. March 5 at the Bill Merritt Funeral Home in Bethany, Okla. Funeral services will be held March 6 at 11 a.m. at Putnam City Baptist Church, which is located at 11401 N. Rockwell Avenue in Oklahoma City. Internment follows at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery.