Month: December 2018

Gulf Stream Coach Inc. is welcoming dealers and qualified prospects to its first-ever Holiday Open House, opening today (Dec. 4) and running through Dec. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The event is being hosted indoors adjacent to the Gulf Stream Coach Country Club in Nappanee, Ind.  According to a press release, Gulf […]

The following column by Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) President Phil Ingrassia, appearing in the November issue of RV Executive Today, touts the industry’s commitment to streamlining RV parts and service. There’s been no shortage of news about efforts to improve the RV service and parts supply chain in recent months. The development of the RV Technical […]

Mulitlocation dealer La Mesa RV announced several recent promotions and additions to its management team at many of its outlets, according to a press release. Personnel moves include: • Bill Miller is La Mesa RV’s new national parts manager. Duties include handling all parts that are inventoried for immediate needs in service departments, supervising the […]

Editors Note: The following Q&A by Motor Trend with Airstream President and CEO Bob Wheeler offers insight into the company’s success with younger RVers entering the market. MT: If I had a dollar every time I read a think piece about how Millennials hate cars, I’d be a rich man. But going with that wrongheaded […]

The Dec. 14 entry deadline is quickly approaching for the inaugural RVBusiness RISE (Recognizing Innovation and Supplier Excellence) Awards program, designed to honor the best and most innovative new products marketed by RV industry component suppliers for the 2019 model year. According to a press release, one winner and four runners-up in two categories – OEM […]

Escapees RV Club is conducting an RVer census, open to all RVers. According to a press release, data collected in the survey will be available in 2019. The 27-question survey covers a variety of basic topics with an aim of building a picture of the entire RV community. On average, it takes 7-10 minutes to […]

The New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) has launched a redesigned website, www.nervda.com., as the organization gears up for preshow promotions on the Boston RV & Camping Expo that kicks off the consumer RV show season in New England in January. The show, owned and produced by Paragon Group of Needham, Mass., will once again be held at […]

Editor’s Note: The following blog is authored by Lauren Labunsky, public relations manager for Dealer Spike, a company that provides websites as well as a suite of online advertising solutions designed to help dealers increase sales and service profitability. Connecting digital touchpoints creates a smooth online experience for customers and allows them to follow a logical […]

MBA Insurance’s 19th annual RV Rental School will roll out Feb. 5-7 at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. According to a press release, attendees seeking to learn the how-to’s of RV rental or those looking to sharpen their skills will benefit from the school and the associated activities. This year, the cirriculum will also […]

(Dec. 4, 2018) -- The South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership says per capita personal income grew at a rate of nearly 5.4 percent between 2016 and 2017, nearly 2 percent higher than the national rate.