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Detroit’s truck wars are heating up with automakers pledging billions of dollars for pickup truck and sport-utility vehicle production over the next three years despite fears that the U.S. auto market is peaking. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV plan to invest heavily […]

Airstream Inc. offers a look at its 2017 Airstream travel trailers model line, including the Sport, Flying Cloud, International and Classic products. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.  

Lippert Components Inc.’s (LCI) Ground Control TT  was well received at this year’s Elkhart RV Open House and the industry’s first ever one-touch leveling system for travel trailers is now offered as a standard feature on several 2017 model units. According to a release, 2017 units committed to feature the system on select models include Dutchmen Mfg. […]

Park operators with the help of their Wi-Fi providers should honestly communicate with their guests about the limitations of their Wi-Fi systems on websites and marketing materials, according to TengoInternet, the private park industry’s largest Wi-Fi service provider. Eric Stumberg, TengoInternet president and CEO, plans to discuss the need for honest communication with guests about […]

Editor’s Note: The following “Letter from the Editor” appearing in the October issue of Soundings Trade Only highlights an interview with marketing guru Ken Schmidt on the need for sales representatives in the boating industry to steer away from a focus on features. Schmidt, the former director of communications for Harley-Davidson, is scheduled as the keynote presenter during […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a list of recent RV-related recalls compiled by the U.S National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). • Winnebago Towables is recalling 3,118 2016-2017 Winnebago Winnie Drop, Micro Minnie, Minnie, Minnie Plus, Spyder, Scorpion, Destination, Instinct, and Voyage travel trailers manufactured Nov. 9, 2015, to Sept. 6, 2016. The weight label on […]

KING announced that its Jack antenna will now come standard as the exclusive over-the-air (OTA) digital HDTV antenna on all new orders for Forest River Inc.’s Palomino Columbus, a luxury fifth-wheel with more than 10 available floorplans. “Entertainment is a key aspect of the fifth-wheel experience, and no digital HDTV antenna delivers an entertainment experience […]

Indiana’s unemployment rate held steady in September as the state’s workforce numbers continued to climb. The Elkhart Truth reported that in September Indiana’s unemployment rate remained at 4.5%, while the national unemployment rate climbed one-tenth of a percentage point to 5%, according to a press release from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Hoosier businesses added 10,100 […]

Campground attendance at New York’s Delta Lake State Park through Columbus Day was up about 50% from 2015, while it was down slightly at Verona Beach State Park, a state representative said Thursday (Oct. 20), the Rome Sentinel reported. Overall, state park campgrounds across New York totaled record attendance for the fifth consecutive year, Gov. […]

SylvanSport, builder of the GO camper, announced the addition of two Alabama dealerships to the company’s national retail network. “We are now turning our attention to the Midwest and Western part of the U.S. We are also looking forward to opening more dealers in Canada,” said SylvanSport Vice President of Sales Earl B. Hunter. The SylvanSport […]