RV Business

Howe, Ind.-based Cruiser RV LLC, a builder of lightweight travel trailers, will  display new product offerings as part of the Dec. 3-5 Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) 51st Annual RV Trade Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. “We have new floorplans, new features, hot programs and our all-new brand message to help separate us [...]

A deluxe park model cabin is being auctioned at eBay in support of Kampground of America Inc.’s (KOA) Care Camps. According to a press release, proceeds will help send children with cancer to specialized summer camps to safely experience the joy of camping. The auction begins Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. and will end Nov. [...]

Jackson Center, Ohio-based Airstream Inc. will be showing for the first time its new Sprinter-based Interstate luxury touring coach during press days Nov. 21-22 as part of the Los Angeles Auto Show. According to a press release, the Interstate offers “nearly two dozen best-in-class Mercedes Benz features and a renewed commitment to safety and refined [...]

The ongoing confrontation between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and automotive retailers and lenders is heating up, with two events in Washington this week and a disclosure from Ally Financial Inc. last week that illustrates the growing tension. Automotive News reported that CFPB Director Richard Cordray likely will face some critics in the U.S. [...]

Coburg, Ore.-based Marathon Coach Inc., a luxury motorcoach maker, plans to add more than 25 employees to its 125-­person work force in the next six months, an about-face from the layoffs and plant closures the area’s recreational vehicle industry has suffered in recent years. “The RV business, like a lot of other industries, has been [...]

HSM Solutions has named two directors at its Corporate Innovation and Technology Center (CI&T) in Hickory. According to a press release, Scott Beatty is the new CI&T director of design services and Jim Cardinale has been hired as CI&T director furniture solutions. In his new position, Beatty oversees all product design and development for HSM’s [...]

Winnebago Industries Inc.’s motorhome dealerships recently received a “Toolbox” display, along with a supply of matching brochures. According to a press release, the toolbox contains 11 sample pieces that represent the distinct advantages of Winnebago products, including exclusive vertical integration capabilities that enable the production of most of the parts used to create a motorhome [...]

La Grande, Ore.-based Outdoors RV Manufacturing (ORV) announced expansion plans and a key personnel move, according to a press release. In April, Outdoors RV opened a brand new state-of-the-art lamination facility and, as of just this past month, has broken ground on a 50,000-square-foot expansion that will be built just south of the existing manufacturing [...]

Standing in front of his shop, Fernley (Nev.) ice cream maker Steve Cordes watches hundreds of workers come and go at Amazon’s huge Internet fulfillment facility. That work force — many of them temporary employees hired for a few months to handle the massive volume of seasonal transactions at Amazon — provides a significant boost [...]

Visitors to the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum now have a new manufactured home exhibit to tour, thanks to the generosity of Nappanee, Ind.-based Fairmont Homes. According to a press release, the exhibit, located east of the museum complex, is a brand new modern manufactured home. “This new exhibit is an outstanding addition to [...]