Month: May 2016

(May 17, 2016) -- "Five NERVDA members signed up for the ad slots that will put their dealerships in the spotlight of this popular weekly television program that is in its fifth year of viewing around the country," said Zagami.

(May 17, 2016) -- RV dealers, who are interested in learning more about IDS' Astra G2 dealer management software solutions still have time to register for a free product overview demonstration May 19 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

(May 17, 2016) -- These events mark the company’s expansion into the Rocky Mountain region, with the acquisition of RV America and Discount RV Corner dealerships in the Denver metro and northern Colorado areas.

The Fleetwood RV logo was featured on Team Penske driver Joey Logano’s red and white No. 22 Ford Mustang during Saturday’s (May 14) Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 NASCAR XFINITY race at Dover International Speedway. According to a press release, the race was televised on FOX. In February, Fleetwood’s parent company, REV Group, entered a multi-year […]

(May 17, 2016) -- Weighmasters provided weight and tire safety seminars and wheel-by-wheel weighing at several rallies across the country.

Lower gas prices will lead more Americans to road trips this summer compared to last year. Those are the findings by gas price service GasBuddy in its annual summer travel study. More than 75% said they would be traveling this summer, a 2.2% jump from last year, with 79% of those venturing by car. At $2.23, […]

(May 17, 2016) -- The headline consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.4 percent in April 2016, thereby pushing the year-over-year rate upward to 1.1 percent from 0.9 percent in March, RBC Economics reported.

Year-over-year Canadian towable sales declined 17.7% in March and 17.5% for the first three months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Results by segment showed: • Sales in the travel trailer sector fell 15.7% in March and 14.5% year-to-date. • Canadian fifth-wheel sales tumbled 23.8% for the month and 26.6% through March. • Folding camping trailer registrations dropped […]

New Sticknbond RV leak repair tapes are now shipping, according to a press release by Leisure Time Sales and Marketing. “We have taken our full line of Sticknbond and made it better than ever. We have increased the thickness of the backing material and also reformulated the bonding agents to be more aggressive for better […]

Middlebury, Ind.-based Jayco Corp. announced that in April its four divisions, Jayco Inc., Entegra Coach, Starcraft RV and Highland Ridge, produced its 1 millionth unit since the company’s founding in 1968. “We are very proud of our accomplishment of providing 1 million families a means to fulfill their dream of owning an RV. It feels good to be able […]