Month: January 2016

CDK Global Recreation, provider of the LightspeedEVO dealer management solution, announced integrated parts ordering with NTP-STAG, the Salt Lake City company reported in a press release. In 2015, integration was created with the NTP-STAG warehouses to view parts availability from inside Lightspeed. In addition to viewing parts availability, dealers can now order the parts through […]

(Jan. 22, 2016) -- Airstream has been a constant in national parks for over 80 years. And Pendleton, the venerable Pacific Northwest textile brand, has been in the business of keeping campers, adventurers and assorted wanderers warm and snug with its Indian blankets since 1863. Now, they are united.

Year-over-year Canadian motorhome registrations tumbled 33.7% in November and 28.8% for the first 11 months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. Forest River Inc. was the Canadian motorhome sales leader year-to-date, capturing a 25.7% market share, with Thor Industries Inc. holding a 25.2% share and Winnebago Industries Inc. 19.1%. Class A registrations declined 30.4% for the month and 19.3% […]

Perhaps there’s no better sign of the industry’s continued resurgence than the ongoing revival of the ultra-high end market for luxury motorcoaches and bus conversions. By the same token, there’s probably no more suitable place to gauge the health of the high-end coach market than last week’s Florida RV SuperShow, the nation’s premier retail venue […]

(Jan. 22, 2016) -- The Employment Network is a network of job sites that reaches more than 5 million job seekers monthly. Dealers can control their cost-per-hire expenses by setting a job's requirements and only paying for candidates who meet them.

(Jan. 21, 2016) -- Somewhere between 100,000 and 150,000 RVers are descending upon tiny Quartzsite, Ariz., to take part in the 33rd annual Quartzsite RV Show this week. Sales at Paul Evert's RV are up 20 percent at this year's show.

(Jan. 21, 2016) — Aaron Carpenter has joined Dicor Corporation affiliate Vixen Composites as director of market development for composite panels. Carpenter will lead Vixen sales and market development efforts by seeking new opportunities outside the RV market.

(Jan. 21, 2016) -- “No one news organization can cover every aspect of a multi-billion dollar industry,” Nelsen explained. “There is lots of news to report, and we plan to do it from our unique perspective.”

Aaron Carpenter has joined Dicor Corp. affiliate Vixen Composites as director of market development for composite panels. Carpenter will lead Vixen sales and market development efforts by seeking new opportunities outside the RV market in architectural, construction, transportation, marine, military and other industries. He will also assist Vixen in establishing internal and external standardized operational […]

(Jan. 21, 2016) — Jody Seagers has only been working at the Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Canyon Lake since 2010, but during that time, she said, the park has made major improvements every year.