Month: July 2015

(July 14, 2015) -- The adventure continues as Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveil the new 2016 VW California Camper Van including a new engine range with fuel efficiency improvements of up to 15 percent.

(July 14, 2015) -- One of the employees, working in the sales department at Leach Camper Sales in Council Bluffs, Neb., had suffered signs of heat stroke.

Paul Starner knows recreational vehicles can be expensive, especially when they’re only revved up for a few short vacations a year. “You see all these things sitting in driveways all over the place,” he said. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reported that Starner didn’t want the motorhome he and his wife Linda Starner bought last year […]

(July 14, 2015) -- "Just one simple contact could add another park to the system that will save you 15 to 50 percent on your overnight stay," said Cathy Carr, executive director. "They'll, in turn, get lots of free publicity that helps them fill up sites that might otherwise be unused."

For the 13th year, the Northwood RV Owners Association (NROA) held its annual rally June 22-28 at Eagle’s Hot Lake RV Park in La Grande, Ore., home to Northwood Manufacturing. According to a press release, Adam and Donna Sherman founded the NROA “in support of their love for RVing and admiration of the quality of all Northwood products.” […]

(July 14, 2015) -- Northwood again helped host the annual rally, bringing together active RVers who enthusiastically own Northwood-brand RVs, the release explained. The event lived up to expectations again this year, bringing together 68 coaches with over 144 participants from as far away as Florida and Canada.

(July 14, 2015) -- In his new role as a Grand Design regional sales manager, Gratreak will be responsible for the sales of Reflection and the soon to be announced lightweight travel trailer in the western United States.

(July 14, 2015) -- The donations included $34,409 in cash and $106,875 in-kind contributions, mainly donated advertising space in guest guides designed by AGS. “Our goal was $250,000 cash and in-kind donations for the year, so we are nearly half way there,” said Schaeffer.

(July 14, 2015) -- Nominal retail sales in the United States unexpectedly declined by 0.3 percent in June, which was below market expectations for a 0.3 percent increase and followed a downwardly revised but still solid 1.0 percent (was 1.2 percent) increase in May and an unchanged reading (was 0.2 percent) in April, RBC Economics reported.

(July 14, 2015) -- Marty Jennings has more than 20 years of experience in the RV market, serving in various parts and service management positions in several RV dealerships in the southeast. His most recent position was as an outside sales consultant with Stag-Parkway and with NTP/Stag after the Stag purchase.