RV Business

Lafayette, La., loves being a boomtown, but it hasn’t quite figured out what to do with the folks who build that boom. As reported by the Lafayette Advertiser, the Lafayette Consolidated Government passed an ordinance Oct. 15 prohibiting the use of recreational vehicles as permanent homes. A few days later, LCG president Joey Durel vetoed [...]

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) announced that Byron Chartier has been promoted to vice president of quality, according to a press release. Building off of 10 years of leadership experience at LCI, Chartier will work with the Research and Development and management teams from each facility to “maintain and fortify best practices based on customer needs, [...]

As far as RV shipments go, the national numbers are borderline robust for September in the recently released survey by the Reston, Va.-based Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune reported that not only is the number of shipments up 18.6% over September of 2012, it was the best September in the last [...]

Lazydays RV and Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) have reached agreement on the sale of the Lazydays RV Campground in Tucson, Ariz., to KOA. According to a press release, the campground will now be known as the Tucson/Lazydays KOA Campground. It will join 486 other locations in the KOA system throughout North America. Lazydays RV [...]

Equine Motorcoach LLC will be showcasing its new Equine Carriage ST as part of the Alltech National Horse Show. According to a press release, the event will run Oct. 29–Nov, 3 at the prestigious Alltech Arena in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. “It’s where it all began for us,” said Tom Stinnett, designer [...]

The federal government shutdown kept some would-be car shoppers away from dealerships in the first half of October, but forecasters still expect U.S. auto sales to rise at least 12% this month. Automotive News reported that the debt ceiling battle in Congress dinged consumer confidence and added to concerns lingering from September, when the industry [...]

Winkler, Manitoba-based Triple E RV announced the launch of a 23-foot Free Spirit TE luxury touring coach in its Leisure Travel Vans lineup. Built for convenience and flexibility, the Free Spirit TE features dual sliding doors, room for seven and two fuel-efficient powertrain options, according to a press release. Exclusive to Leisure Travel Vans, the [...]

Cummins Inc.’s third-quarter earnings edged up 0.9% as the supplier of engines for heavy-duty trucks reported weaker revenue growth than expected and cut its full-year sales outlook. The Wall Street Journal reported that Cummins, the world’s largest engine manufacturer based on sales, now expects revenue to decline 3% from 2012. It previously expected 2013 revenue to [...]

Most people come to Salem, Mass., in October for the Halloween festivities. But for John Ellis and Laura Preston, National Geographic’s ”Travelers of the Year,” Salem was a place to rest. The Boston Globe reported that after days on the road, the couple arrived in Salem on Oct. 20, parking their Airstream travel trailer at Winter [...]

Editor’s Note: To watch an accompanying video from WNDU click here. The RV industry is seeing a rise in shipments yet again and businesses in Indiana’s Elkhart County – and their thousands of employees – aren’t minding one bit. WNDU, South Bend, reported that according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), wholesale shipments to [...]