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The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) board ratified the association’s strategic plan during its March 10-12 meeting in Fairfax, Va. According to a press release, the board’s annual planning meeting reaffirms and adjusts the association’s future vision, mission and goals. RVDA reported that the board reviewed ongoing efforts to protect dealer-assisted financing, which remains the [...]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) Standards Department hosted the State Administrators Meeting (SAM) in February in Portland, Ore., as the association continues the review process for the upcoming 2014 RV standards code changes. Representatives from the three states (Nebraska, Oregon and Washington) that continue to maintain RV standards programs and from third-party listing agencies [...]

Goshen, Ind.-based supplier Lippert Components Inc. plans to bring 180  jobs this year to the former A.J. Wright distribution center on South Bend’s west side, with the possibility of adding hundreds more in coming years. The South Bend Tribune reported that Lippert makes a broad range of components for the RV and manufactured housing industries. The company plans to [...]

Crane Composites Inc., a manufacturer of fiberglass sidewall finishes for recreational vehicles, is increasing production from four to five crews in its Goshen, Ind., and Jonesboro, Ark., manufacturing facilities. According to a press release, the addition of a crew to each plant will add 30 jobs in Indiana and 20 jobs in Arkansas. The Goshen [...]

Today’s video comes courtesy of Global Caravan Technologies Inc. during the March 10 unveiling of its first all-carbon fiber RV, the CR-1 Carbon trailer. The CR-1 Carbon is the first of many planned products in the CR-Series by the company, based in Speedway, Ind. To view the video scroll down the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com [...]

Alvarado, Texas-based Motor Home Specialist announced it was ranked as the No. 1 volume-selling motorhome dealer in the U.S. for 2013, according to the year-end report compiled by Statistical Surveys Inc. “All of us at Motor Home Specialist are proud of the accomplishment of becoming No. 1, but even more so, I am proud and humbled by [...]

Winnebago Industries Inc. today (March 13) announced the launch of a new RV lifestyle website. According to a press release, the site, www.winnebagolife.com, nicknamed goLife, brings “a fresh perspective to the RV industry.” The goLife website will have continuing features that include stories on owners’ lifestyles, in-depth articles featuring the company’s latest vehicles, a product showcase [...]

Lazydays RV earned the ranking of No. 1 Class A motorhome dealer in the nation for 2013, according to data compiled by Statistical Surveys Inc. “We greatly appreciate the thousands of Lazydays customers who helped make this happen,” said Lazydays President and CEO Tim Sheehan in a press release. “This is a testament to our [...]

Goshen, Ind.-based supplier Lippert Components Inc. plans to bring 180  jobs this year to the former A.J. Wright distribution center on South Bend’s west side, with the possibility of adding hundreds more in coming years. The South Bend Tribune reported that Lippert makes a broad range of components for the RV and manufactured housing industries. The company [...]

The 8th Beijing International RV and Camping Exhibition will be held March 20-23 at the Beijing RV Expo Center, according to a press release. The biannual event, initiated in 2010, is currently the country’s largest and most well-known expo focused on recreation vehicles and camping. The four-day show will feature nearly 500 RVs along with various [...]