Month: October 2016

Given the recent rash of bad press surrounding police actions and riotous responses, a story about a friendship between a white police officer who falsified reports and the black man he wrongly put behind bars is refreshing. According to a press release, attendees will hear the heartwarming story during the 2016 RVI Leadership Prayer Breakfast […]

The U.S. auto sales plateau has arrived. And, according to an Automotive News report, while the industry’s good times are by no means over, the end of a six-year growth streak promises to test executives’ competitive nature and incentive-spending discipline. Without rising consumer demand to mask weak lineups and bungled product launches, brands will face […]

SylvanSport announced the addition of new dealers in Colorado and New Mexico, expanding its presence in the Western U.S. marketplace.   New dealers include: Ketelsen Campers of Colorado, Wheat Ridge: Ketelsen Campers of Colorado is a full-service dealer based in Denver offering new and used travel trailers, fifth wheels, tent trailers, truck campers, toy haulers, popups and […]

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS)  reported today Oct. 10) its preliminary assessment of the impact from Hurricane Matthew on its Florida properties and those in coastal North Carolina and South Carolina. According to a statement, no injuries to its residents, guests or employees have been reported. The company has a total of 30 properties (19 manufactured home […]

Year-over-year towable retail registrations edged up 2.9% in August while posting an 11.4% gain for the first eight months. For the second straight month, travel trailers were the only segment to post an increase in sales. According to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI), results by category showed: Sales for the travel trailer segment increased 6.2% for the […]

Meyer Distributing announced that it was aiding hurricane victims and RV dealerships that service them by shipping generators to areas impacted by the storm crawling up the east coast. The company still has 150 generators in stock and is willing to waive shipping charges to the impacted area. “We’re not raising our prices to take […]

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 45 2016-2017 Amera-Lite cargo trailers, models ALDD610SA, ALDR610SA, ALDD612SA and ALDR612SA, manufactured Feb. 11, 2016, to May 11, 2016. The thickness of the steel tubes used to manufacture the trailer’s […]

Evacuees from all over the Florida flocked to the Tallahassee area to avoid Hurricane Matthew. WCTV reported that a local Walmart parking lot has been filled with RVs and people seeking shelter. Florida resident Dean Prisco says he knows what these storms can do to communities. He’s lived in Florida his whole life. “The damage that […]

With the industry booming, RV manufacturers and dealers from throughout the country are at the Pomona Fairplex for the 64th Annual California RV Show. As reported by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, more than 1,300 recreational vehicles — from toy haulers and fifth-wheel trailers to luxurious motorhomes that can cost as much as $700,000 — […]

August motorhome retail registrations increased 5.9% compared with the same period a year ago while sales for the first eight months grew 10.3%. According to the latest report by Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI), Thor Industries Inc. was the motorized sales leader through August with a 37.2% market share, ahead of Forest River Inc. (25.4%) and Winnebago Industries Inc. (17.6%). […]