VIDEO 1: Coon Touts RV Lifestyle on Fox News

Today’s video comes from a “Fox & Friends” Sunday (June 28) segment featuring Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) President Richard Coon showing a Minnie Winnie motorhome manufactured by Winnebago Industries Inc. The segment, coordinated by RVIA’s PR team, was one of two highlighting what’s new in the camping space, according to James Ashurst, vice president of […]

Cavco Planning Upgrades for Fairmont Homes

After purchasing Fairmont Homes last month, Phoenix-based Cavco Industries Inc. is planning upgrades to the Nappanee, Ind., manufactured housing plant. The Elkhart Truth reported that the companies announced the deal, wherein Cavco bought Fairmont Homes’ Nappanee manufacturing facility and its operations in Minnesota, on May 4. “(Fairmont) has a good, solid reputation for building quality products and […]

Livin’ Lite Trailer Designed for Ideal Game Day

Editor’s Note: The following appeared in a special “RVs Across America” section of the Sunday (June 28) issue of The Elkhart Truth in which Newmar Corp., Keystone RV Co., Quality Drive-Away, Patrick Industries Inc., Grand Design RV Co., Renegade RV, Jayco Inc., the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA), Dicor Corp., Augusta RV and Cummins Onan […]

Clemens Heads Up Forest River’s Dynamax Unit

Veteran sales manager Brian Clemens has been named general manager of Forest River Inc.’s Elkhart, Ind.-based Dynamax division following the departure of Jim Jacobs, who recently assumed the presidency of ASV’s Allied Recreation Group in Decatur, Ind. Clemens, who spent the past two years as national sales manager for Forest River’s Class C division, began […]

Glamping Gaining Traction as a Vacation Option

The Resort at Paws Up, located on a 37,000-acre working ranch in western Montana, calls itself the Last Best Place, and its landscape of lush valleys, majestic mountains and the mighty Blackfoot River make it easy to see why. As reported by Fox News, the resort’s owner came under fire several years ago when he […]

Report: Forecasters See Robust June Auto Sales

U.S. auto sales have shown no signs of weakening this month after a blowout performance in May, with forecasters projecting an industrywide gain of about 5% to close out the best spring in a decade. Automotive News reported that forecasters at LMC Automotive and Kelley Blue Book each raised their full-year sales forecasts to 17.1 […]

Carefree Communities Intros Responsive Website

Carefree Communities Inc., owner and operator of over 100 manufactured home communities and RV resorts, has successfully relaunched a new responsive  website in wake of Google’s recent ranking algorithm. According to a press release, the website is now fully responsive thanks to the help of ProtoFuse, an Orlando, Fla.-based web design company. Having a responsive […]

Webinar to Cover Maintaining a Legal Workforce

Dealers and their hiring managers can learn how to use E-Verify to maintain a legal workforce during a free webinar from the Mike Molino RV Learning Center on July 9 at noon EDT. Webinars are provided by the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association’s (RVDA) strategic partner KPA as part of the array of educational offerings available through […]