Month: February 2016

(Feb. 4, 2016) -- La Mesa agreed to buy the former Marine Max site at 872 N. Tomoka Farms Road where it plans to open its dealership either late this month or in early March, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported.

(Feb. 4, 2016) — The Caravan Club champions caravanners, motorhomers and trailer tent owners across the UK, with around 70,000 living and touring in Scotland, a release from the group stated.

LKQ Corp. will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 financial results before the market opens on Feb. 25. LKQ is parent to Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. which acquired the industry’s three largest suppliers, Stag-Parkway, NTP Distribution Inc. and The Coast Distribution Systems Inc. LKQ will also host a conference call and webcast at 10 a.m. Eastern […]

For 2016, the Michigan Association of RVs and Campgrounds (MARVAC) has turned to a new company, VP Demand Creation of Traverse City, Mich., to produce a new printed directory, revamp the website and conduct its social media efforts. Gary Becker, president of Indigo Bluffs RV Resort in Empire, Mich., and a member of the MARVAC […]

Finance Angels announced the official launch of its company, which offers interim finance and insurance (F&I) staffing help for RV dealers. “Finance Angels offers trusted services that allow industry experts to provide necessary assistance to keep an RV dealership’s F&I department up and running on a short-term basis to cover vacations or a period of […]

Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. announced plans to scale back light-duty engine production in North America as a result of what COO Rich Freeland calls weakening market conditions. Inside Indiana Business reported that the announcement comes as the global engine manufacturer is reporting fourth-quarter net income of $161 million, compared to $444 million during the same period in […]

(Feb. 4, 2016) -- "We knew that construction was coming, but I just assumed that we would have access to our business the whole time," said the owner of Byran, Tex., Paradise RV park Paul Wiggins. "I took it for granted."

(Feb. 4, 2015) -- A self-declared “citizens committee” of RVers is going before the Pinal County, Ariz., Board of Supervisors this month to try to change a more than half-century-old recreational vehicle ordinance that is causing many county residents to have illegal dwellings on their property.

(Feb. 4, 2016) -- Several owners of RVs parked at Santa Clarita Valley storage facilities have become victims of burglaries, a spokeswoman for the SCV Sheriff’s Station said Wednesday.

(Feb. 4, 2016) -- Meyer Distributing announced another expansion with the addition of its Grand Rapids, Mich., location. The cross-dock will have a direct feed from Meyer’s Jasper distribution hub which houses one of the largest inventories of automotive accessories and RV parts in the country.