Ford Trims Small Car Jobs as Truck Sales Soar

As gasoline prices surged to more than $4 a gallon in the summer of 2008, Ford Motor Co. responded to what it said was a permanent consumer shift away from big pickups and SUVs with plans to transform three truck plants into launching pads for a “small-car offensive.” Today, those small cars aren’t selling. As […]

TechnoRV gets new owners

(May 4, 2015) -- Phil and Tracey May, owners of TechnoRV, announced today that they have sold the company to Eric and Tami Johnson. TechnoRV travels the RV rally circuit offering seminars on technical-related issues concerning RVers and selling new products to better help them remain connected on the road.

Priority One Adds New Forest River Card Plans

Priority One Financial Services, Inc., the recreational industry’s oldest and largest F&I outsourcing provider, is proud to announce new promotional plans for the Forest River Credit Card. According to a press release, new programs include: • 3.99% APR with 24 payments. • 5.99% APR with 60 payments The credit card program is available to Forest […]

Go RVing, Budget Travel Partnering on Contest

Go RVing has partnered with Budget Travel, an 18-year-old multi-platform travel media and services company, for a ‘Get AWAY to Get Closer’ contest. According to a release, families can “enjoy the joy of the open road while charting your ideal vacation in an RV.” Families are invited to make their dream trip a reality by […]

Lippert, Furrion Join Paraplegic’s RV Campaign

David Sherrer doesn’t let the fact that he’s in a wheelchair stop him from enjoying RV travel. Now he’s dedicating the next few years of his life to show others with disabilities that they too can hit the road on a cross-country adventure. “I want to help people enjoy life,” Sherrer said. The South Bend […]

Guaranty RV Offers Motorhome Driving Course

Guaranty RV’s Rodger Stricklin is spent the weekend teaching anxious people — mostly women — how to drive a 31-foot motor home around cones in a gravel parking lot. The Register-Guard reported that the women are first timers either because they’re just getting into RVs — or often because they’ve been content to let their […]