Month: April 2020

As RV manufacturers in Northern Indiana begin the process of reopening plants and resuming production, local health officials said following sanitation guidelines and establishing polices to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus must be priorities. Melanie Sizemore, public relations officer for the Elkhart County Health Department’s incident command, said Monday (April 27) that manufacturers […]

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To no one’s surprise, the RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) March 2020 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 30,288 units, a decrease of (-20.3%) from the 38,015 units shipped in March 2019. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, totaled 27,723 units for the month, a decrease of 17.9% compared […]

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What will travel look like after the coronavirus dust settles? Last week, Outdoorsy, a peer-to-peer RV rental firm, set out to explore that very question with its first virtual live panel event, “Mapping the Road Ahead: Post-Pandemic RV Travel.” Hosted and moderated by Outdoorsy Co-founder & CMO Jen Young, Mapping the Road Ahead brought together […]

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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Friday (April 24) notified Congress that Canada and Mexico have taken measures necessary to comply with their commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and that the agreement will enter into force on July 1, according to a release from the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Following […]

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Brett Davis, CEO of National Indoor RV Centers (NIRVC), provides an update on the coronavirus’ impact and the outlook for the RV industry in this message directed to his employees and his customers.

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Sun Communities Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates manufactured housing and RV communities, discussed first quarter results and outlined preparedness steps to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic during an April 23 conference call with investment analysts. For the three months ended March 31, Sun reported that total revenues increased $23 million, […]

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Missouri-based Global Expedition Vehicles, which specializes in producing custom overlanding vehicles, created a $650,000 UXV-MAX RV that can be built on the chassis of a Ford F-750, according to a Sunday (April 26) report by Business Insider. The overlander camper RV comes with a full kitchen, dining area, king-size bed and bathroom, according to a […]

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Concessionaire Xanterra Travel Collection announced Saturday (April 25) that limited lodging and other services will re-open in Yellowstone National Park on June 15. The vendor told NBC affiliate KECI-TV it is working closely with the National Park Service and state authorities in Wyoming and Montana to begin welcoming guests in a limited manner. “The reopening […]

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It’s not exactly what Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, but campers this season of COVID-19 sheltering would indeed say there is “no place like home” — away from home, according to a report today (April 27) by the Tulsa World. RV and tent campers are hitting the hills of Green Country lakes at […]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Peter Morici is an economist and business professor at the University of Maryland and a national columnist. He also was the keynote speaker of the 2019 RV Industry Power Breakfast, which for 2020 has been rescheduled for Dec. 3 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum in Elkhart, Ind. The following column […]

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