Dave Barbulesco

Buyers of new luxury cars and recreational vehicles registered in Montana would face a new annual tax of at least $1,500 if their vehicles are worth at least $150,000, under a bill endorsed by a Senate committee on Wednesday. As reported by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the Senate Finance and Claims Committee unanimously voted to […]

Veteran RV industry consumer journalist-blogger Chuck Woodbury is about to turn another page in a storied career launched in 1999 with the publication of Out West, a quarterly newspaper chronicling his on-the-road musings as he explored the American West. In 2001, he started the RVtravel.com website for which he’s best known today among thousands of […]

Airstream Inc. is paying for materials and providing labor to help complete a Habitat for Humanity home in Jackson Center, Ohio, for Kara Mullen and her three children, according to a report by the BellFontaine Examiner. “Airstream is proud to be involved with this upcoming build in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and the Village of Jackson Center,” […]

Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. is joining the “vibrant history” of Formula Drift as an associate sponsor of GReddy Racing. According to a press release, the name has been synonymous with speed and performance for 45 years. Keystone Automotive will representing driver Ken Gushi’s beloved Toyota 86. “Keystone recently brought GReddy Performance on board as part […]

ASA Electronics sponsored an in-house project with the IN-MaC Technology Adoption Program along with Purdue University to increase the efficiency of their fabrication department. According to a press release, beginning in May of 2016, the program worked in cooperation with ASA Electronics to lay out a specified improvement plan. The program is at a close, […]

The watershed gains achieved in 2016 by the RV industry will serve as a launching point for another potential record run this year as overall shipments are in line for a 3.5% bump to 445,700 units, according to the latest forecast by industry analyst Richard Curtin. “RV shipments ended 2016 at higher levels than any […]

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected announce a restart of a review of vehicle fuel efficiency rules sought by the auto industry at an event on Wednesday with the chief executives of U.S. automakers, according to two sources briefed on the matter. Reuters reported that Trump is expected to visit Ypsilanti, Mich., a Detroit suburb, […]

Settling in this week at an all-new venue, the Family Motor Coach Association’s (FMCA) “Rally in the Valley” has pushed capacity limits at the Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler, Ariz. (To view a slideshow scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page. Photos provided by Guy Kassleman, FMCA art director). Organizers are reporting […]

Cypress Trail RV Resort, Southwest Florida’s newest RV Resort, is offering RVers who are affected by the recent spate of wildfires in Collier County a free five-day stay at the resort until the situation stabilizes. The resort is located in Fort Myers. “We’ve seen the devastation these fires have caused our winter RV visitors and […]

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) Chairman of the Board Bob Parish offered a positive outlook for the RV market and the industry’s largest trade association during his remarks on March 2 at the organization’s Annual Membership Meeting at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, Fla. Citing the most recent forecast prepared by RV […]