RV Business

Camping World Inc. and Good Sam Enterprises LLC today (Oct. 21) announced their 2014 forecast for expansion and future development to meet customer needs for product and service in new markets. According to a press release, the new markets will raise the total number of supercenters to just shy of 120 nationwide. Additionally, the company [...]

RV business owners interested in learning more about how to raise brand awareness, engage campers and cultivate repeat customers may register now for RV Camping Connect’s free webinar, “Ten Ways to Market Your RV Business on Facebook.” Scheduled for Oct. 23 from 4-5 p.m. EDT, RV dealership and RV park owners can learn 10 proven tips to [...]

Atlanta-based Stag-Parkway Inc. has promoted Tony Diaz to the position of regional sales manager for the Western region, according to a press release. Diaz is a 19-plus year veteran of the RV industry, beginning with Stag as a warehouse employee in Southern California and eventually working his way up to inside sales consultant in its [...]

Year-over-year Canadian motorhome sales increased 19.9% in August while registrations rose 11.4% for the first eight months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. Forest River Inc. was the Canadian motorhome sales leader year-to-date, capturing a 27% market share, followed by Thor Industries Inc. (22.8%) and Winnebago Industries Inc. (12.1%). Class A registrations [...]

The UK’s biggest RV show got even bigger this year, as NCC Events has reported that the 2013 Motorhome and Caravan Show has broken its own visitor attendance record. Running from Oct. 15-20 across 11 halls of the Birmingham NEC, the event drew in a record 101,179 visitors this year, according to a report by [...]

Custom outfitter Midwest Automotive Designs Corp., Elkhart, Ind., has introduced two 24 1/2-foot production models on the 2014 Mercedes Benz Sprinter van chassis — the Weekender and Daycruiser. The Weekender, built on the Sprinter 3500 chassis equipped with a 6-cylinder diesel engine, has a full shower with marine toilet and a kitchenette. The Daycruiser, built [...]

Editor’s Note: The following is a blog by Benjamin Preston posted on the New York Times website chronicling his trip through the downtown Manhattan in a 30-foot Jayco motorhome. To read the entire blog click here.  Navigating New York City streets in a normal vehicle can be trying enough. When the roads aren’t an awful patchwork [...]

“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 [...]