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(Feb. 21, 2014) -- Retail sales in Canada dropped a larger-than-expected 1.8 percent in December 2013 following a 0.5 percent (revised from 0.6 percent) increase in November. The annual inflation rate rose to 1.5 percent from 1.2 percent in December 2013.

Unlike many RV resort and campground companies, Legacy RV Resorts isn’t focused on just one segment of the RV industry. Instead, it caters to snowbirds in some of its parks, is more family-oriented in others, while other parks are destination RV parks. What that means for the company headed by Bruce Bryant is that customer [...]

RESTON, Va. — The RV Industry Association’s Committee Week 2014 is set for June 1 to 5 at the Mayflower Renaissance Washington in Washington, D.C. During the five-day event, the association’s standing committees, executive committee and board of directors meet to plan the organization’s agenda for the upcoming fiscal year. The Go RVing Coalition also ...

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) Committee Week 2014 is set for June 1–5 at the Mayflower Renaissance Washington in Washington, D.C. According to a press release, during the five-day event the association’s standing committees, Executive Committee and board meet to plan the organization’s agenda for the upcoming fiscal year. The Go RVing Coalition also [...]

RVT.com announced today (Feb. 21) a partnership with DealerXchange, an integrated online marketing platform provider for RV dealers. According to a press release, the DealerXchange marketing platform is an inventory management tool and website product, giving RV dealers “powerful tools” to manage their inventory, website content and client relationships. The platform is designed to generate [...]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) Park Model RV Committee (PMRV) convened on Jan. 21 to set priorities for 2014. According to a press release, the top priority for the committee is the completion of the 2014/15 revision cycle of the ANSI A119.5 standard. Significantly, the committee is proposing to change the very name of [...]

Editor’s Note: The following is a tribute to Jim Shields by the California RV Dealers Association (CalRVDA). Shields, who passed away Feb. 13, was a force in the state’s RV retail sector and a tireless worker for unification and the betterment of the industry.  All of us were saddened by the passing of James “Jim” Freeman [...]

With all categories except camping trailers showing year-over-year growth in December, towable sales posted an 8.5% increase for the month and a 15.7% gain for the full year. According to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc., Thor Industries Inc. stood as the towable sales leader for 2013 with a 35.9% market share, edging out [...]

(Feb. 20, 2014) -- “We are celebrating our 63rd year of business this year, and couldn’t be more excited about adding the RV Warranty Forever program to our long list of reasons for customers to call Bill Plemmons RV their dealer of choice,” said Steve Plemmons.

(Feb. 20, 2014) -- Chosen from more than 155,000 entries, Christopher Skram took delivery of the 2014 Keystone Passport 2250 Ultra-Light travel trailer at Windish RV in Lakewood, Colo., Feb. 12, along with his wife, Alice.