Month: July 2015

(July 28, 2015) -- RVDA of Canada, in conjunction with Camping Canada’s RV Lifestyle Magazine and Camping Canada’s Dealer News, is inviting nominations from across Canada for the 2015 Walter Paseska Canadian RV Dealer of the Year Award. The deadline for submitting nominations is July 31.

(July 28, 2015) -- Through their 23 years together, Green and Smith have grown a 2-acre business with six employees, to a 22-acre business with more than 70 employees. They recently added expansion to their service department and business offices.

(July 28, 2015) -- "Consumers continue to assess current conditions favorably, but their short-term expectations deteriorated this month," said Franco. "Overall, the index remains at levels associated with an expanding economy and a relatively confident consumer.”

How high can prices for high-end pick-up trucks go? Right now, there’s no end in sight. USA Today reported that over the past several years designers have continued to push the limit, elevating the price of high-end pickups past $50,000 and then past $60,000. And that’s just for the full-size pickups. The average price for […]

How high can prices for high-end pick-up trucks go? Right now, there’s no end in sight. USA Today reported that over the past several years designers have continued to push the limit, elevating the price of high-end pickups past $50,000 and then past $60,000. And that’s just for the full-size pickups. The average price for […]

Consumer confidence plunged in July as global turmoil rocked financial markets.. The Conference Board’s index of consumers’ perceptions fell to 90.9 from June’s 99.8, mostly because of a sharp deterioration in their short-term outlook. The reading for June was revised down from 101.4. Economists had expected a  slight decline in July to 100. “”The less optimistic outlook for the labor […]

(July 28, 2015) -- Constellation talks will highlight the star formations visible over the dunes this time of year. Park naturalists will have a telescope for deep-sky viewing. The evening coincides with the annual Perseid meteor shower.

Taking a candidate test is no longer a mandatory first step as part of the industry’s RV Service Technician Certification Program, according to Sharonne Lee, senior director of education for the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). In addition, the amount of education training hours required for recertification was reduced from 40 to 20 hours, provided the […]

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported net sales of $511 million for its second quarter representing a 5% decrease from the same period in 2014. The company has attributed the decrease in sales to lower demand in the global off-highway and defense end markets. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $98 million compared to $117 […]

Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. has announced the latest feature enhancement to their retail product app, originally launched last summer. According to a press release, the new Lance Retail Dealer Locator addition compliments the original features, which included product and company information. The application is compatible with all major mobile devices running on Apple, Android and […]