RV Business

“You don’t need a mansion on the hill to be somebody. It’s not the house but the people inside it.” That’s what Stephen Lee Duncan of Aurora, Colo., told Swiss citizen and photojournalist Frimmel Smith in 1998. According to a press release, Duncan was among many people Smith interviewed and photographed in conjunction with the [...]

Year-over-year retail towable sales gained 12.7% in August while registrations for the first eight months showed a 13.8% increase. According to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc., results showed: • Sales for the high-volume travel trailer sector grew 14.2% in August and 15.2% for the eight months. • Fifth-wheel registrations rose 13.1% for the [...]

The Texas Recreational Vehicle Association’s (TRVA) 2013 Southwest RV Supershow concluded on Sept. 15 with the largest attendance to date. According to a press release, over 10,800 people attended the four-day show this year with RVs covering over 350,000 square feet of Dallas Market Hall. The event featured over 400 all new RVs displayed by [...]

TriMas Corporation announced that Cequent Performance Products (CPP) reached an agreement with Pacific Rim International, LLC that protects Cequent’s intellectual property rights for its Bulldog brand 2-speed jack design. According to a press release, Cequent owns the patent that protects its Bulldog 2-speed jack, which is the leading design in the horse, livestock and industrial trailer [...]

The Port Huron, Mich., KOA, owned and operated by Howard and Shirley Stein, is the first campground in the Kampgrounds of America Inc. system of 485 locations in North America to be designated as a KOA Resort. According to a press release, the Port Huron KOA, a former KOA Campground of the Year, has been [...]

Will autumn prove to be the spring selling season that passed the boating industry by? Judging from September sales in early-reporting states, the mild fall that extended the summer in many areas was encouraging some consumers to buy now and not wait until 2014. Soundings Trade Only reported that sales for the month in the [...]

UVS Junction announced the launch of its newest widget built just for video e-mail, according to a press release. “Our clients can have as many active video e-mails gong as they like at any given time,” said Director Angie Cellucci. “The unique ID that’s assigned to the video message that is sent chooses the video. [...]

Drew Industries Inc., a manufacturer of components for the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries, will release its third quarter 2013 financial results before the market opens on Nov. 1. Drew, parent to Lippert Components Inc. and Kinro Inc., also will host a conference call on Nov. 1 at 11 a.m. ET to discuss its [...]

Cequent Performance Products (CPP) held its annual Executive and Hitch Pro conferences last month. The weeklong event, held in Charleston, S.C., brought together distributors and Hitch Pro installers from across North America, according to a press release. The Executive Conference took place Sept. 24-26 and was attended by CPP distribution partners. The Hitch Pro portion of [...]

Winnebago Industries Inc. received notification that the company earned the prestigious Quality Circle Award from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers’ Association (RVDA).  The award is scheduled to be presented at a ceremony conducted at RVDA’s Dealer Reception during the National RV Trade Show on Dec. 2, in the Crowne  Plaza Hotel in Louisville, Ky. “We are very honored to be recognized [...]