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Year-over-year retail towable registrations edged down 1.6% in January, perhaps reflecting the severe winter weather that has affected retail shows and manufacturers’ production schedules. According to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc., results showed: • Sales for the high-volume travel trailer sector grew 4.1% in January. • Fifth-wheel registrations declined 12.5% for the month. [...]

With some 9 million recreational vehicle owners in the U.S. and tens of thousands of RV renters hitting the road each year, vacations on wheels constitute a massive travel marketplace that remains relatively untapped by domestic travel agents. Paradoxically, agents in other countries are selling RV travel in the U.S. en masse. “Fifty percent of [...]

Progress Manufacturing Inc., maker of the Equal-i-zer Hitch and Fastway Trailer brands, announced it has partnered with Dealer Resources Group. According to a press release, Dealer Resources Group (DRG) will represent Progress trailer hitch products with the company’s dealers, providing sales, training, product insight and customer service. “At Progress, we all love to RV, so [...]

Spartan Chassis Inc., a business unit of Spartan Motors Inc., celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Spartan Chassis International Chapter (SCIC) of the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) this week (March 17-20) during the FMCA’s 89th Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase in Perry, Ga. According to a press release, the SCIC was founded by Marsh [...]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ought to issue clear rules for auto lending using a formal rulemaking process, rather than issuing general guidance or orders aimed at individual companies, which lenders must try to interpret and apply to themselves. According to Automotive News, that was the message from a couple of industry speakers Wednesday [...]

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) provided hands-on product support and worked with area dealerships, including RV Lifestyles and Paul Evert’s RV, to install popular aftermarket products at the 31st annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation and RV Show that ran Jan. 18-26. “Quartzsite is one of the biggest shows, attracting more than 150,000 RV enthusiasts from all over [...]

(March 19, 2014) -- Matthew Attenborough is seeking to build awareness and financial support for his new style travel trailer that uses fully molded fiberglass to shape the RV. He is seeking input and investment money from RV owners through a new type of capitalization called "crowdsourcing" to help augment the $100,000 of his own money invested in the project.

(March 19, 2014) -- The search continues for a child allegedly abducted by his parents earlier this month, and officials are now saying the couple might be frequenting campgrounds, such as the ones found in the Conecuh National Forest.

(March 19, 2014) -- The Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds is sponsoring the twenty second Annual Northwest Michigan Camper & RV Show, March 21-23, 2014, at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center.

(March 19, 2014) -- Dealers of RVs are increasing their inventory levels this year in anticipation of a strong selling season, according to GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance business.