CanaDream Purchases Land for New B.C. Facility

CanaDream Corp. announced that the Canadian RV rental firm has purchased land in the Buckingham Estates development in Delta, British Columbia. “Through our success and growth, CanaDream has outgrown its current facility and purchased 4.04 acres in Delta, B.C., and will build an 18,000-square-foot facility to better accommodate our guests and customers, with space for future […]

Lippert Launching Dedicated Marine Sales Team

Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI), a leading supplier of RV components, announced today (Sept. 14) that after entering a six-year distribution agreement with Furrion in July and acquiring the marine furniture business of Signature Seating in August 2015, LCI has organized a team dedicated specifically to the sale of furniture, electronics and other products to boat […]

Report: Two ‘Buyout Firms’ Pursuing GE Capital

KKR & Co. and Apollo Global Management are seeking to acquire General Electric Co.’s inventory finance arm, a unit with $11 billion in assets, as the company retreats from banking, people familiar with the matter said. Bloomberg reported that the buyout firms made bids two weeks ago for GE Capital Commercial Distribution Finance, said the […]

Poulsbo RV is Considering a Return to Auto Row

Poulsbo RV may return to its namesake city in Washington. The North Kitsap Herald reported that the RV show the dealership is holding Sept. 11-27 on its vacant Viking Avenue lot is a test, according to Poulsbo RV Auburn manager Randy Edwards. If it looks like there’s enough consumer support for an RV dealership in Poulsbo, […]

OPINION: Winnebago NEEDS The Profit

(Sept. 11, 2015) -- This miracle worker has purchased dozens of failing RV mega dealerships over the years and transmogrified them into hyper-successful Camping World superstores using his own unique blend of "people, product and process" -- something Winnebago desperately needs right now.