Month: November 2018

RVBUSINESS.com will not be publishing Thursday and Friday this week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The site will resume on Saturday, delivering the industry’s latest breaking news. The entire RVBusiness staff wishes our readers a safe and happy holiday. 

MORryde International received two 2019 Global Media Awards from the International News Media Association (INMA) during the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas for its newly released Jeep Trail Kitchen. According to a press release, winners are chosen based on how well their product appeals to international consumers. “The MORryde Trail Kitchen takes […]

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) announces the introduction of Solera Serenity Lighting to its line of awning accessories. According to a press release, Solera Serenity Lighting offers a warm, natural illumination color and brightness that provides a more inviting campsite and RV setup. Mounted on the awning arms, the lighting features dimming capabilities that allow for […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a message from Garry Enyart, director of mobile generator sales and coach care for Cummins Inc. and recently elected RV Industry Association (RVIA) chairman, addressing key issues facing the industry in 2019. It is an exciting time to be involved in this great industry. Whenever a new executive at Cummins […]

Air Lift Co. announced that its 1000 HDTM heavy-duty coil spring insert is now available for the 2019 RAM 1500. According to a press release, the Air Lift 1000 HD (P/N 60828HD) load support kit is the company’s heaviest-duty coil spring insert, providing up to 2,100 pounds of load-leveling capabilities. The custom-molded polyurethane air springs […]

Industry groups are renewing their push to convince President Donald Trump to lift his tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum before signing a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at the end of next week. CNN reported that a group of nearly 40 U.S. industry groups representing manufacturers, retailers and […]

Last week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted a proposal that will result in the heavy-duty engines used in motorhomes requiring to have more sophisticated on-board diagnostics (OBD) systems in the future. According to RVIA News & Insights, the results of these new requirements are twofold. First, it will result in increased engine costs […]

What started out as Recreational Equipment Inc.’s (REI) isolated campaign to get people to spend time with their families and outside instead of inside shopping on Black Friday has spread to a national level. The Southside Daily reported that four years ago REI chose to close their doors on Black Friday, encouraging their employees to […]

Aiming to bring life-saving low-dose lung screenings to underserved areas of the United States, NeuroLogica announced a partnership with Winnebago Industries Inc. to provide access to mobile computed tomography (CT) clinics across America. According to a press release, the units will feature NeuroLogica’s BodyTom Elite, a portable, full-body, 32-slice CT scanner, on board a J38S Winnebago […]

(Nov. 21, 2018) -- The entire last three weeks could have easily taken us three months. There has been so much that is worth seeing and doing, and we've been skipping most of it. But we're on a deadline, so we're trying to see the highlights, and we're doing the best we can under the circumstances. But there is so much more.