Month: December 2015

Year-over-year Canadian motorhome registrations tumbled 36.6% in October and 28.6% for the first 10 months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. Forest River Inc. was the Canadian motorhome sales leader year-to-date, capturing a 25.9% market share, with Thor Industries Inc. holding a 24.9% share and Winnebago Industries Inc. 19.5%. Class A registrations declined 31.5% for the month and 18.7% year-to-date. […]

Winnebago Industries Inc. announced the appointment of Michael J. Happe as president and CEO, effective Jan. 18, 2016. He will also serve as a member of the company’s board of directors. According to a press release, Happe will succeed outgoing CEO Larry A. Erickson, who will continue to remain chairman. Erickson stepped in on an interim basis as president […]

Gulf Stream Coach Inc. has returned to the motorized RV business after a three-year hiatus with the debut of two 2016 Class C’s bearing familiar Gulf Stream brand names – BT Cruiser and Conquest – nameplates that the Nappanee, Ind., RV manufacturer hasn’t utilized since stepping away from the motorized arena in 2012 in the […]

For an Edwardsburg, Mich., farm boy who attended Southwestern Michigan College, sitting in George Steinbrenner’s Yankee Stadium box with Donald Trump and USA Today founder Al Neuharth felt daunting. According to Leader Pub, Elkhart County entrepreneur and philanthropist Kelly Rose, chairman of EverGreen Recreational Vehicles in Middlebury, Ind., in 1990 purchased Starcraft Corp. assets out of […]

A group of recreational vehicle owners who don’t live in Pennington County but are allowed to vote there could sway next month’s wheel-tax election, and fears of their unexpected electoral influence could lead to changes in South Dakota voting laws. The Rapid City Journal reported that the RVers, who travel much or all of the […]

The instructor swiveled his passenger seat to look straight at the novice behind the wheel of an idling vehicle. As reported by the Post and Courier, he commanded the motorist to rest a foot on the brake, then lift it up and locate the pedal. Again, touch the brake and then the pedal. And then […]

A 20-plus-year journey in the RV industry led Frank Mason to park his new business in Naples, Fla., at the beginning of May. Mason, the owner of Easy Escapes RV, said his dealership differs from others in a number of significant ways, according to a report by the Naples Daily News. For starters, Mason said, […]

Led by strong performance in the travel trailer sector, year-over-year towable RV retail registrations grew 11.9% in October and 16.2% for the first 10 months of 2015, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Results by category showed: Sales for the high-volume travel trailer segment increased 16.7% for the month and 19.8% year-to-date. Fifth-wheel registrations edged […]

Ryan Roske, product manager for Winnebago’s Class A diesel coaches, walks through the entire lineup of models from the entry-level Forza to the ultra-luxe Grand Tour. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

Since pioneering the modern yurt nearly 40 years ago, Cottage Grove, Ore.-based Pacific Yurts has introduced a variety of innovations including the “Yurt Builder 3D,” the newest addition to its website, www.yurts.com. The new feature works like a virtual shopping cart for Pacific Yurts’ many options and amenities, an online visual tool that allows prospective buyers to choose […]