For one fleeting moment last week, it looked as if the North American auto industry was about to come back to life, according to a report today (April 27) by Automotive News. It did not. Tesla, eager to recapture its recent sales momentum, attempted to restart its U.S. supply chain of Midwestern parts makers, including […]
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The following is the latest list of RV recalls complied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA): • Forest River Inc. is recalling 83 2016 Rockwood Lite RLT2604WS and Flagstaff Lite FLT26RLWS recreational trailers. Due to insufficient clearance between the front tire and slide out actuator, the tire may contact the slide out bracket […]
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In a membership email Friday afternoon (April 24), RV Industry Association (RVIA) President Craig Kirby announced the Reston, Va.-based organization has initiated various cost-cutting measures due to “a substantial decrease in forecasted revenues.” The RVIA Board of Directors passed a revised budget for 2020, which includes more than a 30% reduction in operating expenses, executive […]
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As Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb continues to work on a plan to reopen the state, IMHA-RVIC was asked for recommendations on safely ramping up the MH and RV industries, the association representing Indiana’s RV and campground industries reported Friday (April 24). “With the assistance and input from board members, association members and industry leaders in […]
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When Andre Mercier turned up at work Monday, he found his RV park in central Alberta covered with what looked like icebergs, according to a CBC report. After a long, cold winter, last weekend’s warm weather caused the Red Deer River to melt. The sure sign of spring wreaked havoc on River Creek RV Park, which […]
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Newport News, Va., firefighters battled a 2-alarm fire at Camping World of Hampton Roads on Jefferson Ave. early Friday morning, according to a report by WAVY.com. Fire Officials said they started receiving multiple calls for a fire at the Camping World dealership at 1:39 a.m. Crews arrived on the scene and found a large fire […]
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Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) gave out $5.2 million in reimbursements to its franchisees for deposit and cancellation fees that park owners were refunding to campers during the months of March and April due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to KOA’s President and CEO Toby O’Rourke. She told Woodall’s Campground Management, a sister publication of […]
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RVing in New England, a weekly online talk show presented by the New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA), paid a special tribute to Gary Bunzer, a 40-year veteran of the RV industry and a 2016 inductee into the RV/MH Hall of Fame, who died April 17 due to the coronavirus.
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By all accounts, the bike industry is booming, according to a report by Gear Junkie. Several headlines this week screamed, “Bikes are the new toilet paper!” They note that people around the world are rushing to buy bicycles as they avoid public transportation and turn to isolated exercise. And indeed, a remarkable number of bicycles are […]
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President Donald Trump announced this week that national parks and public lands will be reopening following coronavirus-related closures, but officials underscored that the reopenings will be gradual and tailored to states’ varying levels of public health restrictions, according to a report by CNN. “We’re starting to open our country again,” Trump said during a White […]
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