RV Business

Wakarusa, Ind.-based Livin’ Lite Recreational Vehicles reported that its Game Day Trailer will be featured as part of a FOX News Channel’s “Ultimate Tailgate Experience.” According to a press release, Livin’ Lite’s trailer will be showcased during FOX Super Bowl Sunday coverage. The unit is going to be filmed live on location at FOX’s downtown Manhattan studio [...]

Forest City, Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc. was named “Newsmaker of the Year” for 2013 by RVBusiness Magazine and RVBUSINESS.com. “We picked Winnebago as our 2013 Newsmaker of the Year over and above other companies that also benefitted from last year’s recovering marketplace because the Iowa-based RV builder has to a great extent reinvented itself as it strives to become [...]

In 2008, a group of four Pilgrim International executives had been planning a new model that the recreational vehicle maker would market as more environmentally friendly. As reported by the Elkhart Truth, they would incorporate more man-made composite materials rather than the commonly used luan, a wood that comes from trees in the rain forests [...]

Brooksville, Fla., restaurant owner Mary Smith said there was always one thing she could count on when the dreary and colder days of winter set: The arrival of scores of RV owners. The Tampa Tribune reported that with the annual Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) RV rally only about 10 minutes away at the airport, [...]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) public relations team has been working with show promoters and reporters to generate media coverage of local RV shows. According to a press release, efforts helped create media buzz about consumer shows with stories appearing in major media outlets around the country. Stories have focused on brisk sales and [...]

Class B motorhome builder Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc. recently hosted a three-day training event for select dealers at its production facility located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. According to a press release, Roadtrek’s three-day event offered a full schedule that included factory tours, walk-through and training for each model, and in-classroom style training covering many of the [...]

Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) is making final preparations for its 89th Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase, set to take place March 17-20 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry. According to a press release, the RV-friendly facility is located just off Interstate 75, a prime north-south route for snowbird RVers. More than 2,500 motorhome [...]

Visitors to this year’s Florida State Fair might be forgiven if they believe Lazydays RV just bought the whole property. As reported by the Tampa Tribune, the RV megadealership on Interstate 4 has just made a significant sponsorship deal with the agency managing the fairground to place the Lazydays brand name all over the property, [...]

The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) was successful in exempting RVs from a New Jersey bill titled the “Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act” that was patterned after similar legislation passed in Massachusetts last year. According to a press release, the bill, now moving through legislative process, requires motor vehicle manufacturers to provide motor [...]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) has added two speakers – a noted economist and an acclaimed futurist — to the RV Manufacturer/Supplier Forum, taking place the morning of March 6 at the association’s Annual Meeting, According to a press release, Todd Bucholz will discuss his thoughts on the economy and where it is headed [...]