Gary Gerard

Potential California regulations could create significant hurdles for diesel-powered motorhome owners. The original legislation – California Senate Bill 210, passed in September 2019 – mandates emissions inspection and maintenance for heavy-duty, non-gas vehicles weighing more than 14,000 pounds. The law tasked the California Air Resources Board (CARB) with developing a “regulatory concept” to make sure […]

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Nappanee, Ind.-based inTech Trailers is planning to construct a 135,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on a 45-acre plot of land the company purchased in 2019. The new site is on Elkhart County Road 52, a mile north of the firm’s current location on U.S. 6. The new plant will be devoted to the company’s trailer division, which […]

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The surge in demand for RVs in general and NeXus RV coaches in particular was the driving force behind that firm’s recent expansion, as just last week the independent manufacturer of Class C and Super C motorhomes purchased another production facility in Elkhart, Ind. Founded in 2010 by Dave Middleton, president, and Claude Donati, managing […]

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Billed as “The Largest Consumer Attended RV Show in the USA,” the 38th annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show officially concluded Sunday (Jan. 24) and, despite a drop in attendance, business was good for exhibitors and dealers, according to Kimmy King, the show’s organizer. “It was quite a show,” King told RVBusiness, noting that […]

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Gratitude was the message Monday (Jan. 18), the opening day of the NTP-STAG Expo, held this year at the Orlando World Center Marriott and billed as the largest wholesale buying event in the RV industry. The gratitude was aimed at those who attended and exhibited at the event, as it represented – for the first […]

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Making its first visit to the Florida RV SuperShow, Grech Motors showed the industry that its vast experience in building luxury shuttle buses translates well in into the B-van market. Riverside, Calif.-based Grech raised eyebrows at the show, which runs through Sunday (Jan. 17) at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, with its all-new Strada […]

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Under partly sunny skies and temperatures exceeding the 60-degree mark – much better weather than Opening Day’s chilly temps and rain – Day 2 of the 2021 Florida RV SuperShow drew larger crowds. But it wasn’t the number of attendees that was significant for some exhibitors and the show’s organizers. It was their enthusiasm. The […]

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  While attendance was down from previous record-setting years – in part due to temperatures that struggled to reach 60 degrees – the 10,600 people that came to Wednesday’s (Jan. 13) opening day of the 2021 Florida RV SuperShow were serious shoppers. Dealers reported opening day sales as good as or better than previous years, […]

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Despite the multiple hurdles that the 38th annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show faces, co-organizer and promoter Kimmy King is optimistic about prospects for this year’s installment of the mass RV consumer event set for Jan. 16-24 in Quartzsite, Ariz. “We are full steam ahead,” King told RVBusiness Monday (Jan. 11). “Everything is up […]

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There’s no question that expectations are generally running high for the 2021 installment of the annual Florida RV SuperShow, sponsored by the Florida Recreational Vehicle Trade Association (FRVTA) Jan. 13-17 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Fla. And FRVTA Executive Director Dave Kelly remains optimistic about the show’s prospects year, despite ongoing concerns about […]

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