Month: April 2016

(April 13, 2016) -- Peter John Nulty, the former company director of business Mirage RV, pleaded guilty in Maroochydore Magistrates Court to taking payment from eight customers without delivering the trailers they ordered between September 2013 and July 2014.

(April 13, 2016) -- Some say that tiny houses are basically overpriced, overweight and overly cute recreational vehicles, and tend to stick out like sore thumbs -- easy for the city inspectors to spot. Austin, Texas based architect and steel fabricator Ann Armstrong built this RV-like tiny home that boasts a fresh, modern interior that feels much more comfortable than your run-of-the-mill camper.

(April 13, 2016) -- When Tim Horn visits the Airstream Fine Art Invitational later this spring, he’ll be coming home to Ohio. Horn has been painting Airstreams for over 10 years.

The Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) reported that attendance was up 15% at its April 1-3 Northwest Michigan Camper and RV Show despite the wintry weather mix in Traverse City and northern Michigan.  “The promise of spring helped bring out northern Michigan residents to view nearly 40 new RVs and a variety of campground, […]

Editor’s Note: The following article by Editor Mary Ann Shreve appearing in the April issue of RV Executive Today highlights the growth in RV rentals nationwide. There seems to be no end in sight to the demand for rental RVs. Dealers with rental operations report continued growth in their 2016 reservations, and many plan to add […]

Registrations for the light- to medium-duty trailer industry were up 1.6% in December, 2015, according to a report by the North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA). Nationally, trailer registrations for the year of 2015 were up 4% for all five trailer segments. The chart below shows the breakout by trailer segment. The totals were compiled by […]

More than 10,000 people come to the Winnebago Industries Inc.’s Visitors Center in Forest City, Iowa, each year to experience the story of one of America’s most iconic brands – Winnebago. In a company announcement today (April 13), visitors can see first-hand why Winnebago is the most recognized name in RVing with a free factory […]

February motorhome retail registrations increased 5% compared to the same period a year ago while sales for the first two months grew 9.3%. According to the latest report by Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI), Thor Industries Inc. was the motorized sales leader through February with a 29.8% market share, ahead of Forest River Inc. (21.2%) and Winnebago Industries Inc. […]

U.S. Sens. Dan Coats, R-Ind., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., submitted a letter to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asking the department to adopt a new definition of recreation vehicles (RVs) that is clear and easy to apply. HUD’s current definition for RVs was adopted over three decades ago and is […]

For the first time in its five-year history, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is facing judicial concerns on whether the agency’s structure is unconstitutional. According to Wall Street Journal coverage of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia hearing of challenge to the CFPB by PHH Corp., the agency took harsh […]