RV Business

The Recreation Vehicle Dealers’ Association (RVDA) presented Prime Time Manufacturing with the prestigious Quality Circle Award for the fourth consecutive year in a ceremony kicking off the National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. According to a press release, all five Prime Time brands – Avenger, Crusader, LaCrosse, Sanibel, and Tracer – were recognized for [...]

Grand Design RV Co. was honored by RVBusiness, receiving the magazine’s “2014 Top RV Debut,” according to a press release. During the Louisville RV Show, Grand Design debuted its latest floorplan, the Solitude 379 featuring a front living room. “Grand Design was founded on creating innovative products that identify our customer’s needs,” said Don Clark, [...]

To support its factory authorized service centers, Aqua-Hot announced the dates of its “2014 Aqua-Hot Certified Technician Training Classes.” According to a press release, the comprehensive program covers all of the company’s current and past products. After completing the two-day session, participants are credited 16 hours of training toward RVDA-RVIA service technician recertification. Hydronic heating [...]

  Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI) announced that it has launched a new, more user-friendly website that is better aligned with the company’s strategic vision for the future. “We asked our customers and our employees what would make our website more valuable to them,” LCI Director of Marketing and Media Jarod Lippert said in a press release. [...]

The Mike Molino RV Learning Center, in collaboration with online marketing firm KPA, will host a timely webinar for California dealers on Thursday (Dec. 19) at noon EST focusing on the latest employment laws going into effect for 2014. According to a press release, the webinar is targeted for dealer principals, general managers, HR managers and [...]

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) announced that it acquired the business and certain assets of Fortress Technologies LLC for $3.3 million. According to a press release, Fortress Technologies is a manufacturer of specialized RV chassis located in Middlebury, Ind. Fortress had annualized sales of about $3 million. The business will be managed by LCI’s chassis division, [...]

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) Chairman Doug Gaeddert, general manager at Forest River Inc., told attendees at RVIA’s “Outlook 2014: Everywhere” program that the industry has a bright future for the upcoming year and beyond. Gaeddert lauded the industry’s promotional efforts in helping raise awareness of RV travel and camping in his remarks. “”If I’ve [...]

Today’s “Rollin’ On TV” segment features a look at the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association’s (RVDA) presentation of this year’s Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) awards the night before the opening of the Louisville Show. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

This week’s segment of “RV Capital Talk” offers a review of aftermarket product produced by Elkhart, Ind.-based Dometic. Mark Minatel, vice president, aftermarket, discusses new lines introduced at the Louisville Show. To view the video scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

The economy in Indiana’s Elkhart County, continually buoyed by the manufacturing recovery including RVs, will enjoy stronger production and personal income growth than the rest of Indiana and the nation next year, according to a forecast by Ball State University economists. As reported by the Elkhart Truth, gross domestic product, meaning the value of all [...]