Month: February 2017

(Feb. 2, 2017) -- According to the suit, Lemonis' compay, ML Food Group “devised a fraudulent scheme to attempt to purchase the plaintiff at a rock bottom bargain basement giveaway price and failing to accomplish that to destroy the plaintiff.”

Camping World Holdings Inc. announced plans for expansion in the state of Idaho, with the proposed acquisition of Nelson’s RVs with three locations in the greater Boise metropolitan market. According to a press release, the acquisition increases Camping World’s presence in Idaho to five locations. Nelson’s RVs operates two stores in Boise and another in Caldwell […]

More good news for the North American RV industry emerged from the 2017 NTP-STAG Expo held this week (Jan. 30-31) at the Anaheim Convention Center where some 200 supplier-exhibitors and 2,500 attendees pursued a busy schedule. A series of educational “RV University” sessions opened the agenda on Monday before the late afternoon kickoff of a day-and-a-half […]

Indiana recreational vehicle dealers are applauding proposed legislation he says could bring more business and potentially create jobs in Hancock County if approved. According to the Greenfield Daily Reporter, two nearly identical bills would exempt out-of-state RV buyers from paying sales tax in both Indiana and their home state, a proposal Indiana dealers, including Mount Comfort […]

As we head further into 2017, many things are uncertain but one thing is for sure: RV manufacturers and dealers are happy campers indeed. The Detroit News reported that nationwide, the motorhome, trailer and campground industry is coming off its best sales year in four decades — and envisions even more consumers driving away in […]

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) recently promoted two individuals to sales director positions in an effort to best serve customers of RV windows and chassis components, according to a press release. Rick Miller has been promoted to director of sales for chassis parts while Troy Whetton will assume the role of director of sales for RV windows. […]

Rear View Safety will host an in-depth webinar on its recently released RVS-77535 360° Surround View Camera System on Feb. 8 from 2-2:30 p.m. EST. James Grossbaum, Rear View Safety’s director of marketing, will host the webinar titled “The Latest in Vehicle Safety Solutions.” According to a press release, the state-of-the-art system eliminates all blind spots […]

Postle Aluminum Co., a subsidiary of Thor Industries Inc., announced the promotion of Jim Winters to sales manager for the Midwest division. In addition, the Elkhart, Ind.-based company has added Dennis Traxler as a sales account representative to its Midwest division. Winters brings 16 years of experience in the extrusion industry. According to a press […]

Andy Pargh, the “Gadget Guru,” sits down with Steve Guillaume, president of Spartan Specialty, and discusses a wide range of topics of interest to motorhome owners including technology, service and training. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

(Feb. 1, 2017) -- "Over the past year or so, we have been talking a lot with them – learning more about their vision for the industry and where there may be synergies and opportunities for partnership. One thing seems crystal clear -- we are all facing a lot of the same issues," said Carpenter.