RV Business

January’s polar vortex cold spell punished auto sales last month as most major auto makers reported lower U.S. sales compared with a year ago and blamed the harsh winter weather for depressing demand. However, industry executives said the U.S. market remains strong and sales should pick up as the weather improves, according to a Wall [...]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) California RV Show has awarded Darryl and Joy Bess of Temecula, Calif., a 22-foot Lance toy hauler travel trailer — the grand prize in the show’s sweepstakes at the October show in Pomona. The trailer, valued at approximately $35,000, was presented at Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. headquarters in Lancaster, [...]

Today’s video comes courtesy of FOX News offering a look at Livin’ Lite RV’s Game Day Trailer on the network’s “Ultimate Tailgate Experience” segment prior to Sunday’s Super Bowl. To view the video scroll down the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

Alliance Coach RV Sales and Service announced the promotion of Tom Peterson to the position of sales manager at the dealer’s Wildwood, Fla., location. According to a press release, Peterson has extensive sales, sales management and F&I experience, and will oversee the day-to-day operation of the sales department. “We are very confident in Tom’s ability [...]

Editor’s Note: The following product review authored by By Mark Quasius appears in the February issue of the Family Motor Coach Association’s (FMCA) Family Motor Coaching Magazine offering a look at the Grand Sport GT Super C motorhome from Dynamax. For the full article click here. The Super C class of motorhomes can make a nice alternative [...]

Editor’s Note: The following is a column by RVtravel.com Editor Chuck Woodbury profiling Dawn Bitz, who aspires to be the “Martha Stewart of RVing. I met Dawn Bitz at the National RV Industry Trade Show in Louisville in December. We sat next to each other at a cocktail party. When she told me she wanted to [...]

An Elkhart, Ind., fiberglass factory went up in flames Sunday (Feb. 2), prompting evacuations of nearby homes and concerns of possible toxins being released into the air. The Associated Press reported that the fire at the Lami Plast plant, which supplies the recreational vehicle industry, produced thick black smoke visible for miles. “We have agencies [...]

Stag-Parkway Inc. celebrated its 25th anniversary of hosting national trade shows Jan. 12-15 in San Juan Puerto Rico. According to a press release, guests were treated to a variety of special events including RV University, two receptions and a breakfast keynote from Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer. “We wanted to make the 25th year [...]

Emerald Luxury Coaches showcased its new Prevost X3-45 VIP Coach during an open house at Desert Shore in Indio, Calif., on Jan. 30, according to a press release. “The Emerald is custom designed for each dealer and engineered to be unique and easy to use due to state-of-the-art production methods which are resourceful and practical, [...]

A Georgia-based firm has started making trailers in the former Monaco Coach Corp. plant in Coburg, Ore., and will hire more people as production ramps up, with a target of 50 employees by the end of the year. The Register-Guard reported that Carry-On Trailer Corp. in December purchased a 33,000-square-foot building in the Coburg North [...]