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Dometic Group, a global leader of leisure products for the recreational vehicle, marine, truck and automotive-based industries, announced that it has realigned the Dometic Americas organization. This realignment, done in conjunction with the integration of Atwood Mobile Products, will complement and enhance Dometic’s core business strategy. “The acquisition of Atwood Mobile Products has given us […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reported January’s park model RV shipments totaled 261 units, an increase of 4% from the 227 units in the same month of 2014. By state, the largest number of park model units were shipped to Arizona, followed by Texas, then Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota and California, according to RVIA figures.

Little Dealer, Little Prices of Mesa, Ariz., made a $1,000 gift to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center, bringing the dealership’s total lifetime contribution to $11,050. The RV Learning Center kicked off its annual fundraising campaign in November during the RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, the premier education event for dealers in North America. “The recent […]

Australians’ desire to see their country has helped push RV production to levels not seen since the industry’s boom years of the early 1970s. The Courier Mail reported that Queensland now has the second-highest number of caravan manufacturers in the country, building everything from humble camper trailers to “Rolls Royce” models that sell for more […]

A coalition representing auto lenders says a federal agency should admit it is wrong. According to Wards Auto, the group in a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asks it to address its alleged bias and error in an analysis it uses to determine whether disparate impact, or unintentional discrimination, exists in a […]

Harsh winter weather left U.S. consumers feeling a bit less confident this month, the University of Michigan says. But confidence levels still remain at the highest level in eight years. The Chicago Tribune reported that the University of Michigan says its index of consumer sentiment slid to 95.4 in February from an 11-year high of […]

The Central Alberta RV Show, Feb. 20-22 at Westerner Park in Red Deer, was the last of four consumer RV shows in the region, including the Calgary Expo RV & Sale (Jan. 28-31), Edmonton RV Expo & Sale (Feb. 11-14) and the Red Deer RV Show (Feb. 13-16). Similar to the previous three events, dealers […]

Today’s video comes from NeXus RV, an Elkhart, Ind.-based factory-direct builder, demonstrating the features and benefits in its new 2016 Phantom 28P Class C motorhome. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.  

Last spring, transportation companies and RV manufacturers gathered at the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., to try to come up with a solution for the driver shortage. At the time, it was estimated there was a shortage of about 2,000 drivers and that there were 25,000 to 30,000 recreational vehicles on lots in northern […]

A recreational vehicle manufacturer’s strong sales is driving an expansion that could pave the way for more economic growth in Elkhart County’s northeast corner. The Elkhar Truth reported that Grand Design RV has purchased 80 acres across the road from its C.R. 2 production complex north of Middlebury and plans to build a new plant there, […]