SSI: Canadian Towables Up 9.8% For Nine Months

Year-over-year Canadian towable sales rose 9.8% during the first nine months of 2017, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI).  Results by segment showed: • Travel trailer sales grew 11.2% year-to-date. • Canadian fifth-wheel sales were up 7% through September. • Folding camping trailer registrations fell 5.3% for the nine months. • Park model RV sales rose by […]

LCI To Unveil OneControl Products at RVIA Show

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) is set to unveil advances in its OneControl at upcoming National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. According to a press release, LCI will display its “Connected RV” at Booth No. 261 during the show. LCI’s “Connected RV” will showcase then company’s most advanced technologies to date and several new OneControl products including OneControl ConnectAnywhere, OneControl […]

Retailers Unite Against Proposed Tax Law Change

Recreational vehicle retailers from across the country were sipping morning coffee at a convention in Las Vegas earlier this month when word whipped through the hotel’s “dealers’ lounge” that the U.S. Congress was considering tax law changes threatening their businesses. Reuters reported that Republicans in the House of Representatives wanted to jettison a part of […]

ADEC Holding Raffle for Airstream ‘Bambi’ Trailer

ADEC will be holding a raffle for a 2018 Airstream Bambi Sport RV to raise funds and celebrate its 65 years as a nonprofit serving and supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Indiana’s Elkhart and St. Joseph counties The trailer was donated by Thor Industries Inc. and Airstream Inc. Additional sponsors include Industrial Finishes and […]