Sherman Goldenberg

Along with the former Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. (ASV) towable RV-manufacturing plant that it just purchased on Indiana 19 on the south side of Elkhart, Ind., Thor Industries Inc. also acquired a host of towable brand names once marketed by ASV and its predecessor, Monaco RV, from whom they were purchased last year. Included are [...]

Along with the former Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. (ASV) towable RV-manufacturing plant that it just purchased on Indiana 19 on the south side of Elkhart, Ind., Thor Industries Inc. also acquired a host of towable brand names once marketed by ASV and its predecessor, Monaco RV, from whom they were purchased last year. Included are [...]

Time has about run out for signups for RV dealers or anyone else interested in attending the 14th MBA RV Rental School, a three-day session set this year for Feb. 25-27 at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas hosted by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based MBA Insurance. MBA President Bert Alanko, a former board member of [...]

Like an NFL football team with the true grit to bounce back from a regrettable loss, Winnebago Industries Inc. has in many ways shown the world and the rest of the RV industry what it takes to shake off the bleak days of the Great Recession and – stretching that sports analogy — reset its [...]

With windy conditions, drifting snow and frigid five-degree temperatures reminding area residents more of the Alaskan tundra than the flatlands of northern Indiana, many companies involved in the manufacturing and component supply chain of RV production were operating Monday (Jan. 27) on limited hours and some were closed down altogether. The area’s roads, with travel [...]

The RV industry’s 2014 national agenda is getting under way this week with two major league events – Stag-Parkway Inc.’s 25th Annual National Trade Show, Sunday through Wednesday (Jan. 12-15) at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, and the Florida RV Trade Association’s (FRVTA) 29th Annual 2014 Florida RV SuperShow taking place Wednesday [...]

The RV industry’s 2014 national agenda is getting under way this week with two major league events – Stag-Parkway Inc.’s 25th Annual National Trade Show, Sunday through Wednesday (Jan. 12-15) at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, and the Florida RV Trade Association’s (FRVTA) 29th Annual 2014 Florida RV SuperShow taking place Wednesday [...]

Camping World Inc. and its Good Sam Enterprises LLC affiliate won’t be hosting any consumer rallies in 2014. Instead, according to a Friday (Jan. 11) posting on the company’s Facebook page, the Lincolnshire, Ill.-based mega-dealer and club owner will take a step back, reevaluate its location options and map plans for its next Camping World/Good [...]

Camping World Inc. and its Good Sam Enterprises LLC affiliate won’t be hosting any consumer rallies in 2014. Instead, according to a Friday (Jan. 11) posting on the company’s Facebook page, the Lincolnshire, Ill.-based mega-dealer and club owner will take a step back, reevaluate its location options and map plans for its next Camping World/Good [...]

One consistent market constraint the U.S. RV industry has faced during its impressive recent recovery has been a shortage of Class A gas chassis manufactured by the industry’s sole chassis supplier — Ford Motor Co. But that supply squeeze appears to be lifting, according to motorhome builders and Ford spokesmen themselves — all of which [...]