RV Business

Editor’s Note: Robert W. Baird & Co. recently released its 2014 Consumer Leisure Outlook examining prospects for the discretionary spending marketplace. The following offers excerpts from the report. 2014 Outlook: 2013 was a banner year for consumer discretionary stocks. Fundamentals are in place for another good year, but further upside will rely on business momentum [...]

UVS Junction has released its newest mobile app, UVSNADA, which brings NADA Guides “to the next level,” according to a press release. The app is now available for download in both Android and IOS stores. “We were going to bill the service monthly, but after careful review, we saw the value and made a choice [...]

The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) will host the 29th Annual 2014 Florida RV SuperShow Jan. 15-19.  According to a press release, the RV SuperShow will again be held at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. FRVTA reported that the 2014 SuperShow will have representation from every major RV manufacturer as well as hundreds of accessory booths [...]

The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA) is holding a monthly “RV Moments” photo/video contest. According to a press release, contestants can enter by submitting a photo/video for the chance to win $100 gas card and a five-pound Hershey chocolate bar. Each month a new theme will be announced and a new winner will be crowned. [...]

Ultrafabrics LLC has hired Joseph Bernstein as the new director of business development for transportation, effective Jan. 7. According to a press release, Bernstein joins Ultrafabrics with extensive industry experience in the RV, truck, marine and other transportation related markets. “We feel Joe Bernstein encompasses the same professionalism and dedication that Ultrafabrics strives to achieve [...]

Pender, Neb.-based Blue Ox announced the newest innovation to its SwayPro weight-distributing hitch. According to a press release, the BXW4019 Signature Series Rotating Latch is a new bolt-on latch designed to accommodate frames from 3 inches to 6 inches tall. The Signature Series Latch can be bolted directly to or around the trailer frame. The [...]

TXAD Internet Services has redesigned the website for Hill Country Cottage and RV Resort in New Braunfels, Texas, one of the largest providers of park model accommodations in the Sunbelt. “We really wanted to gear the website to online reservations,” said Brad Pemberton, general manager of the resort, which has over 270 RV sites and [...]

McKinney, Texas-based RV shade supplier MCD Innovations announced the appointment of Matthew A. Taylor as president. According to a press release, Taylor will be responsible for directing and controlling the company and all day-to-day operations. “I am very enthused with the potential I see at MCD,” Taylor said. “Facilitating and directing the explosive growth I [...]

Begg’s Black Book, offering a monthly analysis of the wholesale specialty vehicle market, saw improved values during December for RVs and is looking for further gains in 2014. All RV market segments posted gains for the month. Motorhomes came in at an average selling price at auction of $34,306, up $767 (2.2%) from last month’s [...]

Nearly 1.4 million F-series trucks, Escapes and Fusions helped make Ford Motor Co. the industry’s biggest market share gainer in 2013 as the company turned in one of the most profitable years in its history. Automotive News reported that Ford added almost half a point of U.S. market share, more than double the gains by [...]