RV Business

Next week, hundreds of motorized juggernauts will roll into Florida’s Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport to take part in the 16th annual RV rally. The Tampa Tribune reported that on Thursday (Jan. 23), set-up crews were there installing generators and other infrastructure needed to create what amounts to a mini-city that will be home to the [...]

Lawyers representing Fresno, Calif.-based Paul Evert’s RV Country said Wednesday (Jan. 22) the dealership will appeal a $4.5 million defamation judgment against the company and some of its employees, according to a report by the Fresno Bee. Fresno County Superior Court Judge Jeff Hamilton ruled that Paul Evert’s RV Country and three of its employees [...]

Calif.-based Mike Thompson RV has launched an endorsement campaign with one of the favorite on-air talents in Los Angeles, Christine Martindale of KKGO, Go Country 105, who will appear at the dealer’s OC 405 RV Show on Jan. 26, noon to 2 p.m. “This is a great opportunity for Mike Thompson RV and our customers [...]

The Progressive Insurance Chicago Boat, Sports and RV Show closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 22) attracting 37,817 visitors, an attendance boost of 8% over 2013. While heavy snow hit the Windy City on Saturday, affecting the gate, the show’s attendance was steady throughout its five-day run, according to a press release. “The mood [...]

Grayson “Schwep” Schwepfinger, a well-known figure in the RV and manufactured housing industries, passed away Dec. 21 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Inpatient Hospice. Born Jan. 8, 1933, Schwepfinger began his career in the RV/manufactured housing Industry in 1953 by opening three rental communities as well as a parts and accessories warehouse, which he developed it [...]

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from a Q&A with Joe Daquino, president of AmeriGO, discussing strategies for the new “all-encompassing online community” targeting RV consumers. The interview, conducted by campground industry veteran David Gorin, was provided to RVBusiness by Gorin and also appeared in a longer form in Campground Industry E News.  AmeriGO, the newest RV club [...]

The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) announced that over 130 dealers are registered to attend the 2014 NATDA Trade Show & Convention, slated for Sept. 4-6 at the America’s Center Convention Complex located in downtown St. Louis. According to a press release, NATDA featured a membership campaign during the month of January that involved [...]

Gulf Stream Coach Inc. is reporting strong sales in the early round of 2014 RV consumer shows, according to a press release. Following last week’s Florida RV Show in Tampa, National Sales Manager Randy Baskerville noted, “Buyers were out in force at the show, looking at everything from our entry-level Ameri-Lite 14-foot travel trailers to [...]

The U.S. economy is poised to strengthen in 2014 but perhaps not without some bumps along the way, according to an index that measures the nation’s health. MarketWatch reported that the leading economic index rose 0.1% in December, marking its sixth gain in a row, the nonprofit Conference Board said Thursday (Jan. 23). The increase [...]

Interest in boating has picked up months before the spring thaw. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that dealerships and industry experts said the steep decline in boat sales during the recession has reversed, with business inching back to more normal levels. New powerboat sales were up 10% in 2012, the industry’s first sign of recovery, [...]