Month: June 2016

Camping World Holdings Inc. today (June 13) filed documents for an initial public offering. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the RV retailer didn’t specify which stock exchange it would list its shares on, but said they would trade under the symbol CWH. Camping World, one of the larger nonpublic U.S. companies by revenue, has […]

Year-over-year Canadian motorhome registrations tumbled 44.1% in April and 35.4% for the first four months of 2016, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Forest River Inc. led the Canadian motorhome sales leader year-to-date, capturing a 31.2% market share, while Winnebago Industries Inc. was No. 2 with a 19.5% share, followed by Thor Industries Inc. (17.1%) and Jayco Inc. (15.5%). Class A registrations declined 47.6% for […]

Recreational vehicles, better known as RVs, are no longer just for retired grandparents with wanderlust, according to a report by CNBC. After a swan dive in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the RV industry is rebounding with ownership at the highest level in a decade. The increased interest in mobile living has sent […]

Editor’s Note: Marcus Lemonis’ emerging persona gained additional exposure in a piece running in the June 20 issue of People Magazine. The president and CEO of Camping World Inc. and Good Sam Enterprises LLC, who also hosts “The Profit on CNBC, was the focus of a profile story under the heading of “My American Dream.” Below is […]

(June 13, 2016) -- More than 100 people gathered Thursday for the rising for a massive 30-by-60-foot American flag which will fly over the new Bretz RV location in Billings.

(June 13, 2016) -- By connecting with local cellular networks, WiFi In Motion provides the ability to stream movies, check email, and keep the whole family connected anywhere there is cellular service.

(June 13, 2016) -- The bloggers challenged readers to donate Memorial Day weekend by pledging to match up to $1,000 in contributions. Charles Davis, founder of RVFinancing.com, also pledged to match $400 in donations.

RVBUSINESS.com has confirmed rampant news reports of the Friday (June 10) closure of Evergreen Recreational Vehicles LLC, a 300-employee, Middlebury, Ind.-based towable RV manufacturer. “We have suspended the majority of our operations effective Friday, as we try to reorganize, sell assets and/or brands of EverGreen RV,” indicated an official for the company located north of […]

EverGreen Recreation Vehicles LLC in Middlebury, Ind., at one time one of the fastest-growing RV companies in the nation, has closed it doors, leaving hundreds of employees out of work, according to an Elkhart Truth report. Rumors about the company’s demise began swirling on Tuesday (June 7). Company officials did not respond to repeated calls seeking […]

A new RV repair facility could be on its way to Middlebury, Ind., following a meeting of the Elkhart County Plan Commission Thursday morning, according to a Goshen News report. Approved Thursday (June 9) was a request by Jerry and Ruby Bontrager, represented by Philip Barker, for a zoning change from Agriculture-1 to Detailed Planned […]