RV Business

Today’s video comes courtesy of Winnebago Industries Inc. offering an overview of the Travato, the newest Class B motorhome in its Winnebago Touring Coach lineup.  At 20 feet long, the Travato 59G is built on the fuel-efficient Ram ProMaster chassis. To view the video click here or scroll down the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home [...]

The Good Sam Club, a recreational vehicle organization with 1.5 million members, is hoping to bring in as many as 500 RVs to bolster attendance for the popular Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair. The Havasu (Ariz.) News reported that the festival, set for Jan. 17-19, already has 260 RV enthusiasts signed to camp out for the festivities, said Marquita [...]

ShowSpan’s Camper, Travel and RV Show in Grand Rapids, Mich., is coming to DeVos Place from Jan. 23 through Jan. 26. Mlive.com reported that the show, which will feature about 300 units ranging from high-end motorhomes to egg-shaped micro-trailers, is one of Michigan’s largest RV and family vacation show, according to ShowSpan. About 20,000 visitors [...]

Fleetwood RV Inc. has announced that it will sponsor “Gone With the Wynns,” the recorded adventures of perpetual travelers and modern day documentarians, Jason and Nikki Wynn. According to a press release, the Wynn’s maintain a website, GoneWithTheWynns.com, where they record their adventures, discoveries, helpful information and videos from the road. They will be traveling in [...]

Supreme Industries Inc. in Goshen, Ind., announced that it is selling its shuttle bus business, according to a report in the South Bend Tribune. “As a proportion of revenue mix, bus products have represented a declining percentage of our sales and shuttle buses, in particular, have failed to meet profitability objectives,” said Mark Weber, president [...]

The recreational vehicle industry is having one of its best years ever and is on track to reach its projected 10% gain in shipments. As reported by the Goshen (Ind.) News, even in the traditionally slow month of November, shipments of recreational vehicles continued to surge. The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) said wholesale shipments [...]

The Williams, N.D., County Commission decided Monday (Dec. 30) to impose a heavily reduced fine on the owners of Top Notch Services who were alleged to have operated an unlicensed RV park for two years without consequence. The Williston Herald reported that on Dec. 10, the commission postponed charging more than $1.2 million in fines [...]

Guaranty RV Super Centers will offer a free RV driving school to Oregon residents at the Lane County Fairgrounds Jan. 8-12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. “We’re not aware of another venue quite like this one where folks can go to try out whatever kind of RV they want, be it driving a diesel pusher or [...]

Consumer confidence in the U.S. climbed more than projected in December as Americans’ views of current economic conditions jumped to the highest level since April 2008. Bloomberg reported that the Conference Board’s index rose to 78.1 from a revised 72 a month earlier that was stronger than initially estimated, the New York-based private research group [...]

Ford Motor Co.’s F-150 pickup truck line is reportedly getting a significant makeover for the 2015 model year, though the OEM is officially remaining mum on the specifics as it plans to make a big splash at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, MI, Jan. 18-26. According to Fleet Owner, reports that the [...]