RV Business

RV business owners interested in learning more about how to increase revenue by at least 25% within one year may register now for RV Camping Connects free webinar, “Four Proven Marketing Systems Every RV Camping Business Must Optimize.” Set for Nov. 13 from 2-3 p.m. EST, RV dealership and campground owners can find “secret formula” [...]

Winnebago Industries Inc. announced the introduction of its 2014 Sightseer and Sunova Class A motorhomes. According to a press press release, the coaches are available in four floorplans the coaches are equipped with a Ford F53 super-duty V10 SEFI Triton engine, offering a 22,000- pound GVWR. Upscale features include  22.5-inch tires and stylized aluminum wheels, energy [...]

Today’s video comes from “Beggs Black Book” offering a monthly analysis of the wholesale specialty vehicle market. Ricky Beggs noted that as cooler weather and winter approach, recreational vehicles have seen their market values begin their seasonal declines. Motorhomes came in at an average selling price at auction of $36,522, which is just over $3,000 [...]

The surveys at RVTravel.com have provided an interesting look into lives and habits of RVers. Editor Chuck Woodbury’s latest column details the findings over nearly a decade of surveys. Highlights include: • Half use disposable gloves when dumping their holding tanks. One-third use no gloves at all. • 17% have traveled more than 700 miles in a [...]

Prevost Car Co. has opened a new service center in Toronto, Ontario, staffed with factory-trained experts to “provide a full range of maintenance services and mechanical repair solutions,” according to a press release. The new service center, featuring four service bays and a parts warehouse in a 9,600-square-foot facility, adds to the existing support in [...]

Today’s video comes from Winnebago Industries Inc. offering a tour of the company’s Vista 26HE Class A gas motorhome. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

Marie Howard is making the Rio Grande Valley a safer and friendlier place for Winter Texans to visit with her Casa del Valle RV Resort, which recently received the Texas RV Association’s (TRVA) coveted Park of the Year award. The Monitor, McAllen, reported that Howard runs the day-to-day affairs at the park at 1048 N. [...]

In March of 2009, Indiana’s Elkhart County had an unemployment rate that was 20.3% — far higher than the national average of 8.5%. But more than four years later, the numbers in the recovery may be just as stunning. The South Bend Tribune reported that since 2010, 7,025 jobs have been announced for the Elkhart [...]

As work continues on its new Wixom, Mich., dealership, General RV Center Inc. is making plans to open a dealership in Florida near Tampa. Crain’s Detroit Business reported that the 83,000-square-foot dealership will be located on 30 acres adjacent to I-4 in Dover, Fla., and feature a recreational vehicle service center, parts area and showroom. [...]

Running a company with annual sales over $3.2 billion and 8,300 employees may seem challenging. But, according to the report by Investors’ Business Daily, Bob Martin withstood an even greater challenge more than 20 years ago. “There’s almost nothing in business that’s as hard as college football practice,” said Martin, 44, chief executive of recreational [...]