Gary Gerard As RV manufacturers in and around the northern Indiana RV-building center of Elkhart County, Ind. resumed operations today (5/4), spokesmen for all of the companies consulted by RVBUSINESS.com were emphasizing the need to play by the rules, so to speak, in terms of social distancing, sanitation and other measures designed to keep workers safe during […]
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In a Thursday (April 30) conference call with investors, Patrick Industries President and CEO Andy Nemeth opened his remarks by giving an update on the “attention and discipline” his Elkhart, Ind.-headquartered company, a major supplier to the RV, manufactured housing and adjacent industries, is undertaking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In response to […]
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As the RV industry works to reopen amid myriad procedural changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, staying abreast of current conditions and providing support in any way possible is how the head of the Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County (EDC) described his organization’s role. “We have been speaking to – I guess the ‘Big […]
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Online traffic and lead volume is growing amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic – suggesting a rebound in the online RV market as dealers convert to fully virtual dealerships – according to data provided by RVTrader.com. In its most recent fact sheet, released Wednesday (April 29), year-over-year traffic on RVTrader.com shows an increase in […]
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A wealth of information regarding the reopening of RV-industry OEM, supplier and distributor plants was presented Wednesday (April 29) during a virtual panel discussion hosted by the RV Industry Association (RVIA). “A Playbook to Safely Reopen Plants” featured a team of industry safety experts who discussed myriad problems and offered best-practice solutions to help plants […]
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As RV manufacturers in Northern Indiana begin the process of reopening plants and resuming production, local health officials said following sanitation guidelines and establishing polices to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus must be priorities. Melanie Sizemore, public relations officer for the Elkhart County Health Department’s incident command, said Monday (April 27) that manufacturers […]
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Sun Communities Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates manufactured housing and RV communities, discussed first quarter results and outlined preparedness steps to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic during an April 23 conference call with investment analysts. For the three months ended March 31, Sun reported that total revenues increased $23 million, […]
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Northern Indiana’s RV industry is taking a significant hit because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will start to turn around once the crisis ends. But it may take some time – plausibly during next summer’s selling season – before the Elkhart, Ind.-based RV sector can launch a substantial recovery, states Claire Zheng, an economic research […]
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During the first quarter of 2020 and right up to the middle of March, RV sales in the southeast and southwest were strong. And then the coronavirus struck. “I can’t speak for everyone, but I’ve heard pretty good reports from a lot of dealers that have had a good March,” said Lance Wilson, executive director […]
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