Month: December 2016

Cummins Inc., a leading manufacturer of diesel engines and generators for the recreational vehicle market, unveiled the 2017 X15 and B6.7 engines at last week’s  Recreational Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky.  According to a press release, the new X15 platform carries forward attributes of the ISX15 with the implementation […]

With more than 1,100 units already preregistered, organizers are reporting “brisk” advance interest in the 95th Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) International Rally, March 7-10 at the Rawhide Western Town & Event Center in Chandler, Ariz. Pamela Kay, director of FMCA communications, told RVBUSINESS.com that, with the International Rally being held in the famed “Valley […]

While the town of Gatlinburg, Tenn., is now free of active fires and weekend rains helped firefighters extinguish all but two wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountain region of Sevier County, Tenn., much of the area is still closed to all but first-responders and residents as a clearer picture of the damage emerges. Those in […]

OPEC has agreed to cut oil production worldwide by more than a million barrels a day beginning Jan. 1 — but the impact of that decision could mean higher gas prices nationwide by the end of the week. The Kiowa County Signal reported that after the agreement was announced Dec.1, markets reacted quickly, and crude […]

RV China announced plans to host the China International RV and Camping Exhibition March 23-26 at the Beijing RV Expo Center. According to a press release, the show takes place every spring and autumn. Since 2010, the exhibition has developed as the most influential RV and camping trading exhibition in Asia, which is regarded as […]

(Dec. 5, 2016) -- The message, from the RV Industry Association, enticed me to find out how I did at the show. My goodness, I thought, I didn't even know they were watching! Speaking of changing minds, did anyone catch the announcement made last Wednesday in the middle of the National RV Trade Show. According to the headline, industry leaders promise to improve the RV experience.

(Dec. 5, 2016) — Billings code enforcement officers have begun ticketing the owners of trailers, campers, fifth-wheels and boats who leave their vehicles on residential streets unattached to the towing vehicle, The Billings Gazette reported.

(Dec. 5, 2016) — Blink, a new service from the high-end travel company Black Tomato, allows you to stay in a custom-built hotel anywhere in the world, Fast Company reported.

(Dec. 5, 2016) — The smell of smoke from their burning RV and mobile home woke a Campo couple in time to escape the flames early Friday, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

(Dec. 5, 2016) — In a new report, Market Research Reports analyzes the recreational vehicle industry from two aspects. One part is about its production and the other part is about its consumption.