Dave Barbulesco

The buyers are back. Consumers, enticed by an unprecedented run of low interest rates and inspired by a highly diverse, amenity-loaded product mix, are seeing RVs as an attractive option for their discretionary dollar. The crowds that converged at this year’s flurry of consumer shows offered repeated testimony that RVers are in a buying mood. And, […]

The buyers are back. Consumers, enticed by an unprecedented run of low interest rates and inspired by a highly diverse, amenity-loaded product mix, are seeing RVs as an attractive option for their discretionary dollar. The hordes that converged at this year’s flurry of consumer shows offered repeated testimony that RVers are in a buying mood. […]

Forest City, Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc. will issue an advisory release and host a conference call on Dec. 18 to report financial results for the company’s fiscal 2015 first quarter, ended Nov. 29. Winnebago will also host a conference call on Dec. 18 at 9 a.m. CST to discuss the results The conference call may be heard live […]

Capturing a piece of Americana embodied in the Flying W logo and “eyebrow design” that distinguished Winnebago Industries Inc.’s 1960s era motorhomes, the company has successfully resurrected those iconic symbols of the road in its line of Brave and Tribute Class A gas motorhomes. “The retro styling has really been well received by buyers,” Winnebago […]

Capturing a piece of Americana embodied in the Flying W logo and “eyebrow design” that distinguished Winnebago Industries Inc.’s 1960s era motorhomes, the company has successfully resurrected those iconic symbols of the road in its line of Brave and Tribute Class A gas motorhomes. “The retro styling has really been well received by buyers,” Winnebago […]

Year-over-year Class B motorhome retails registrations gained 23.1% in September and 23.1% for the first nine months of 2014, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc. was the top-selling manufacturer year-to-date with 35.2% of the Class B market, followed by Winnebago Industries Inc. (25.5%) and Thor Industries Inc. (23.4%). To subscribe to this […]

John McCluskey of Florida Outdoors RV in Stuart, Fla., was elected chairman of the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) during the organization’s Annual Meeting at the 2014 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo in Las Vegas. In his remarks to the membership McCluskey said, “I have nothing but confidence in our future. When our industry gives consumers what they […]

Behind continued strong performance in its motorhome segment coupled with improvements on the towable side, Winnebago Industries Inc. capped off the 2014 fiscal year with a solid fourth quarter that positions the company for more growth moving forward. “It was definitely a great finish to the year,” Chairman, President and CEO Randy Potts told RVBUSINESS.com. “As […]

Winnebago Industries Inc. today (Oct. 16) reported double-digit gains in fourth-quarter revenue and earnings, boosted by continued strength in its motorhome division coupled with improved profitability from the company’s towable unit. Revenue for the fiscal 2014 fourth quarter, ended Aug. 30, increased 14.8% to $245.9 million versus $214.2 million for the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter. During the […]

  In the wake of Wednesday’s (Oct. 8) announcement that EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC was acquiring the RV assets of Skyline Corp., the Middelbury, Ind.-based towable RV builder has been moving quickly to integrate Skyline employees and get new product to market under the EverGreen badge. Chairman Kelly L. Rose told RVBUSINESS.com that around 100 production, purchasing and salespeople […]