Dave Barbulesco

Sun Communities Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter Tuesday (April 26), reporting growth in occupancy to 95.5%, same-community net operating income growth of 6.4% and the addition of one manufactured housing community and one RV property, in addition to the recently announced pending acquisition of Carefree Communities Inc. “Thus far, 2016 is proving […]

When Fran Roberts was 19, he asked his parents for $600 start-up money to buy and sell fold-out campers — they laughed at him, and told him to go to the bank. “I asked the bankers in the boardroom for $600. They were only going to give me $400, but an older gentleman in the […]

Former Mohawk Trailer Supply Inc. President Eivion L. “Eiv” Williams, 72, passed away Sunday (April 17) surrounded by his family at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y. A former president and long-time activist in the Warehouse Distributors Association (WDA), predecessor to the RV Aftermarket Association (RVAA), Williams sold Mohawk in 1990 to The Coast Distribution System Inc. and moved […]

Mark Warmoth, the architect behind the toy hauler explosion that took hold in the late 1980’s and early ’90’s, has joined forces with Omega RV in an effort to kickstart the Caldwell, Idaho-based builder’s market share in the toy hauler RV business. “It seems like the stars have aligned to put this together,” said Omega […]

When Bob Hughson and Don Fenwich first spotted their GMC Motorhome in a junkyard in Florida in 2010, they knew they had something special on their hands, even if it didn’t quite look like it at the time. “It had vines growing through it,” Hughson said. Fenwich said, “It was the ugliest thing I had […]

The Bids For Kids Dinner & Auction will again cast a vivid spotlight on the RV industry’s philanthropic spirit, as business rivals unite to help keep the doors open and broaden the program selection at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Goshen, Ind. Under the keen oversight of Jason Lippert, CEO of Lippert Components Inc. […]

The RV industry continued to compile fresh benchmarks in 2015, accelerating to its sixth straight year of incremental shipment growth while registering marked retail improvement in key sectors that effectively buried any lingering traces of the recession. “In terms of U.S. retail sales, 2015 outpaced the Hurricane Katrina years in 2005 and 2006, which had […]

Xantrex has introduced the Freedom Xi, a new generation of advanced true sine wave inverters specifically engineered for use in all types of mobile applications. According to a press release, the Freedom Xi marks the evolution of Xantrex’s best-selling XM and HF products which have been installed in more than 300,000 RVs, trucks and boats […]

Erwin Hymer Group of North America Inc. will display the new Hymer Aktiv Class B motorhome as part of the New York International Auto Show. Germany-based Erwin Hymer Group (EHG), a major European motorhome and towable RV manufacturer, acquired Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc. in February. According to a press release, the Hymer Aktiv features European design and German […]

Buoyed by a strong number of “on-site registrations,” the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) welcomed 2,601 rigs to the expansive Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry last week as the organization hosted its 93rd Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase. Organizers for the March 11-17 event confirmed that the coach count exceeded last year’s “summer” […]