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(Aug. 28, 2012) -- “The Consumer Confidence Index is now at its lowest level since late last year (Nov. 2011, 55.2). A more pessimistic outlook was the primary reason for this month’s decline in confidence," said Franco. "Consumers were more apprehensive about business and employment prospects, but more optimistic about their financial prospects despite rising inflation expectations."

(Aug. 28, 2012) -- The sales team at McMahon’s RV of Westminster, Calif., was the first group of RV professionals to learn firsthand about the advantages of selling Smart RVs, which are RVs equipped with a new RV monitoring service designed just for RVers by Red Lantern Labs. 

(Aug. 28, 2012) -- “When you combine Joe’s attitude, with a vast knowledge of RV parts and an understanding of how to market them, the dealer gets an outstanding person to partner with them for success,” said Green. “We are excited about this opportunity for Joe and our customer base, as he takes the next step of leadership.”  

(Aug. 28, 2012) -- The Eliminator is boxed in packages of six and can be set up in minutes once it is permanently installed by bolting them on. They attach to the RV frame and jack for maximum stability. It comes with all mounting hardware for use on travel trailers and fifth wheels. 

(Aug. 27, 2012) -- NetSource Technologies today announced the integration of a new data feed into the company's signature web service at RVUSA.com. The addition of an inventory feed from DealerLogic by BreezeGo marks the 125th data feed currently handled by the RVUSA.com technical staff.

(Aug. 27, 2012) -- Organizers as that RV dealers and industry professionals mark their calendars for Sept. 10 to 11 in order to be the first to see the 2013 product line from many manufacturers as well as spend quality time with manufacturer reps and take advantage of affordable education events. 

(Aug. 27, 2012) -- The matrix of all events, a neat one-page document, is available online by clicking here, in a large single document format or as two pages for easier viewing.  On the same page are links to all the information currently available about each session, the keynote speaker Peter Ricchiuti, and of course, how to register by the Aug. 31 deadline. 

(Aug. 27, 2012) -- On a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis, shipments in July were at 296,500 units, nearly 10 percent greater than the previous month. Through July, manufacturers have reported a total of 177,845 shipments to retailers, up 9.8 percent over this same period one year earlier.

(Aug. 27, 2012) -- Pine Mountain RV Resort, an RVC Outdoor Destination vacation property, will host its second annual motorcycle rally called “Rollin’ Rumble Motorcycle Rally” from Sept. 14 to 16. The event is open to the public, and a portion of all proceeds will go to Our Fallen Soldiers, a charity that aids families of soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

(Aug. 27, 2012) -- The red, yellow, and blue paint scheme of Good Sam/Camping World will return to the Wood Brothers’ No. 21 Ford Fusion this week in the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, writes PaddockTalk.