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Editor’s Note: The following was sent to Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) members offering an update by Chairman Jeff Hirsch on dealer-assisted financing and its status with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Hirsch delivered the update at RVDA’s board meeting. During the RVDA Board of Directors meeting earlier this month, the board and staff spent a good […]

Liberty Coach, a builder of Prevost luxury motorcoach conversions, announced the introduction of a new communication link that facilitates monitoring of a coach’s lithium ion battery systems from both inside and outside the vehicle. The new link allows motorcoach owners to monitor the performance of individual batteries or the entire battery system. Users can call up […]

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is expected to sign in to law legislation that was supported by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) and passed by the state’s Senate and House to classify park model RVs as vehicles under Utah law for purposes of registration, titling and taxation. The legislative initiative in Utah is part of [...]

Although the severe winter had an effect on Winnebago Industries Inc. during the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, the company was able to overcome it, Winnebago’s Chairman, CEO and President Randy Potts said Thursday (March 27) in a conference call with investors. The Mason City Globe Gazette reported that despite inefficiencies created by severe [...]

General Electric said its aviation unit plans to break ground on a $100 million jet engine plant in Indiana this year, where the company’s joint venture with Safran SA of France will produce its new Leap engine. MarketWatch reported that engine makers are competing to provide airlines with fuel savings, increased thrust and lower costs. [...]

Recreation vehicle shipments for February were not only up 18% compared to last February, they were also the highest total in eight years for that month. And, according to a report by the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune, the industry continued to show growth despite challenging weather conditions that affected both shipping and the ability of [...]

Driven by strong motorhome performance, Winnebago Industries Inc. reported a 52.6% increase in net income on 29.2% growth in revenue for its second quarter, ended March 1. Sales during the period totaled $228.8 million versus $177.2 million the previous year while earnings rose to $9.6 million, or 35 cents per diluted share, from $6.3 million, [...]

Tom Johnson Camping Center announced that Statistical Surveys Inc. reported the company as the No. 1 RV dealer in North Carolina for 2013. According to a press release, the longtime RV retailer led sales in the following categories for the state of North Carolina: combined motorhomes, Class A motorhomes, Class B motorhomes, fifth-wheels, travel trailers and [...]

With the completion of its new, state-of-the-art testing facility this summer Winegard Co. will soon establish itself as a “world class” antenna testing facility. According to a press release, the newly added facilities will allow Winegard engineers to quickly and accurately characterize antennas from 50 MHz to 50 GHz in-house and reduce design and development time [...]

The Tampa Bay Business Journal recently selected Harold Oehler, general counsel of Lazydays RV, as its Overall Top Corporate Counsel of the Year for the Tampa Bay area. Seffner, Fla.-based Lazydays reported in a press release that Oehler, a lifelong resident of Tampa and University of South Florida graduate, has been with the dealership for 15 [...]