Month: May 2016

One look at April’s results leaves little doubt about why each of the Detroit 3 is scrambling to build more pickups. Automotive News reported that full-size pickup sales shot up nearly 10% last month and are up nearly 7% for the year. Average transaction prices continued marching higher — up 5% for the year through […]

(May 9, 2016) -- "We have completed 10 acquisitions since the beginning of 2014 and a significant amount of structural work inside our business to be in a position to deliver these results," said Lippert.

(May 9, 2016) — iRV2.com announced that the 2016 iRV2.com International Rally will be held in Elkhart, Ind., the “Heart of the RV Industry,” Sept. 11- 17. Using the Vendor Registration OnLine link, participants will be able to complete their registration and pay for selected features.

Winnebago Industries Commercial Vehicles will be immediately integrating RAM Mounts’ rugged and versatile mounting system into all of its Class A commercial RV products. The company reported in a release that RAM Mounts will be built into Winnebago commercial vehicle products such as mobile health, mobile retail, mobile classroom, mobile marketing and bookmobiles as a […]

CareerCo’s interactive website has developed new position descriptions for those seeking RV rental and service management personnel. The CareerCo site offers hundreds of unique RV dealership-specific job descriptions in boilerplate language that can be customized to meet a dealer’s specific needs. The tool is constantly being updated with current language to reflect key skills that […]

(May 9, 2016) -- The sold-out event is slated for 7 a.m. May 12 at the Northern Indiana Event Center and RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart. Live streaming of the event will be available on RVBusiness.com

(May 9, 2016) -- As RV market Manager, John’s Haynes will support the Hickory RV Step direct selling campaign and new product launches

Editor’s Note: The following is a list of recent RV-related recalls compiled by the U.S National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). • Forest River Inc. is recalling 27 2015 and 2016 Rockport vehicles, models RPAF1466N, RPAF14FX and RPGSA92-12, manufactured from January 30, 2015, through February 24, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured without a tire […]

(May 9, 2016) -- Silvana Clark and her husband, Allan, who used to live in Bellingham, Wash., have found not just new lives, but new purpose. They are “brand ambassadors," Boomer Cafe reported.

Saturday (May 7) night’s 8th Annual Bids for Kids Dinner & Auction, a crowd-pleasing fund-raiser organized by Elkhart, Ind.-based Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) for the Boys & Girls Club of Goshen, raised the bar in most every respect from previous auctions and again served as a high profile social function for about 730 attendees, a majority of […]