RVIA: Shipments Off 3% in Dec., Fall 16% for Full Year

The RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) December survey of manufacturers reported that total RV shipments ended the month with 27,516 wholesale shipments, a decrease of 3% from the 28,363 units shipped last December. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, totaled 24,649 units for the month, a decrease of 2.2% compared to last December’s total of […]

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Washington State RV Show Closes Out at Expo Center

Kristen West Fisher and her husband, Matt, were thinking about adventure on Sunday (Jan. 26) as they poked their heads into a small Airstream recreational vehicle. The Spokesman-Review reported that the 32nd annual Inland Northwest RV Show & Sale takes up 150,000 square feet of Washington’s Spokane County Fair and Expo Center for three and […]

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Fla. Businesses Expand to Meet ‘Growing RV Demand’

As Northeast Florida’s top RV dealerships prepare for the region’s largest annual show — the 2020 Jacksonville RV MegaShow, set for Feb. 6 to 9 at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center — there will also be many other companies that will be in attendance who are starting new businesses or expanding existing companies to serve the […]

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French Press Sees RVs as Bellwether for U.S. Economy

The six or seven vehicles that come off the assembly line each day at Riverside RV’s plant in Indiana’s Amish country look more like houses than cars, with workers installing wooden roofs and fiberglass insulation before applying coats of gleaming white paint. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that for decades, recreational vehicles have been icons of […]

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RVIA Testifies to Support Wash. State Length Issue Bill

RV Industry Association (RVIA) Manager of Government Affairs Nick Rudowich recently testified in support of legislation (WA SB 6083/HB 2242) that would amend the allowable length of a travel trailer in Washington state law from a current limit of 40 feet in length to a new limit of 46 feet in length. “Currently in Washington, […]

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ARVC Report Shows Continued Growth Trend in Sector

A new report by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) continues to drive home the fact that the RV park and campground sectors are growing and that even more growth is expected in the years to come. As reported by Woodall’s Campground Management, sister publication to RVBusiness, ARVC’s 2019 Industry Trends and Insights […]

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Registration Begins for 3rd Open House Supplier Expo

West Coast marketing firm CIRV announced that the 3rd Annual RV Supplier and Vendor Expo, held during the Elkhart RV Dealer Open House, is open for registration to exhibitors and RV manufacturers at rvshow.co. “The Elkhart Open House is one of the largest gatherings of RV industry decision makers anywhere in the world,” said Randall […]

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Australian Firm ‘OzXcorp’ Touting Electric AWD Trailer

One of the most interesting camper concepts of the last decade, Dethleffs’ E.Home Coco showed how a trailer could take some of the “tow” out of “towable,” using an electric drive to create its own motive power to lessen the load on the tow vehicle. As it turns out, Dethleffs isn’t the only company pondering that very idea. […]

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Report: Fed is Expected to Hold Interest Rates Steady

Inside the Fed, it’s steady-as-she-goes. MSN reported that investors see this week’s meeting as an easy call, with officials set to vote for leaving their policy rate unchanged for now. Outside, the conversation is quite different. Former policy makers and veteran Fed-watchers are increasingly preoccupied with what the central bank will be able to do, […]

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