Month: May 2016

(May 6, 2016) -- Non-farm payroll employment in the United States rose by 160,000 in April, marking the smallest increase in job growth since September as the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 percent, RBC Economics reported.

The 360 Siphon® holding tank vent by Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) has been adopted as standard OEM equipment by numerous RV manufacturers as the 2017 model change approaches. Airstream Inc. and Newell Coach have used the technology for years, and several other RV OEMs are adding the 360 Siphon to their 2017 model lineup, including five different […]

RVTravel.com, one of the leading sources for RV consumer news and information, recently debuted a revamped website – the latest step in a significant transformation for the 17-year-old company that at one time was selling about a $1 million worth of books, buying guides and other RV-related publications to consumers. Chuck Woodbury, editor and publisher […]

The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s annual Induction Dinner honoring the Class of 2016 will be held on August 1 at the Hall of Fame’s Northern Indiana Event Center in Elkhart. “I want to emphasize that everyone is invited to attend this event. In the past, we have sent out invitations to the induction dinner and that […]

Bill Plemmons RV World marked 65 years in business during its’ 65 Anniversary Open House April 15-17 at the Rural Hall, N.C., dealership followed by an event at its Raleigh outlet April 29-May 1. A family-owned and operated business since 1951, owner Bill Plemmons began selling campers with a vision of helping families come together and make lasting memories. Today, the company […]

The nation’s recreation vehicle industry started 2016 with a bang, as first-quarter shipments sharply climbed from a year ago. The South Bend Tribune reported that compared with the first quarter of 2015, shipments from January through March rose by 11.5% to 108,195 from 97,074 units, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), a Virginia-based […]

(May 5, 2016) — Bill Plemmons RV World recently celebrated its’ 65th Anniversary at the company's Rural Hall and Raleigh, N.C., dealerships.

The RV Dealers Association (RVDA) of Alberta is working with members to try to help their customers who are among the 88,000 people displaced by the Fort McMurray wildfires in the northeastern part of the province. “We don’t have any dealerships up in Fort McMurray, but we have a lot of customers who go up […]

(May 5, 2016) — As RV shipments continue to grow, the number of RV dealers in Indiana continues to grow as well, a release from International RV stated. International RV has expanded in northern Indiana by opening a second store in Plymouth, Ind. International RV has been family-owned and operated in Elkhart since 1957.

(May 5, 2016) — La Mesa RV Center announced the recent addition of Jim Eberhardt to their sales team as Roadtrek sales manager. Eberhardt comes to La Mesa RV with more than 20 years of RV industry experience working with retail customers.