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Thursday, May 17, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Lifestyle Luxury RV, EverGreen RV’s luxury fifth wheel division, unveiled details of its new exterior paint now available on its models.
The full-paint option for Lifestyle Luxury RV models will include the features including:
Automotive-...
Thursday, May 17, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Go RVing’s first-ever national RV giveaways conducted in partnership with Great American Country Network (GAC) and the Outdoor Channel generated significant consumer interest this spring, according to the RV Industry Association (RVIA).
The two...
Thursday, May 17, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
When an overturned golf cart accident left him paralyzed from the waist down in 1974, Dennis Walters’ life changed forever. Once a promising PGA Tour player, Walters instead had to adjust to life confined to a wheelchair, The Florida Times-Union...
Thursday, May 17, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Several Fountain Valley, Calif., residents appeared before the city council Tuesday (May 15) night to speak out against a proposed electric display sign by Mike Thompson’s RV along the 405 Freeway. The council wasn't able to address the matter...
Thursday, May 17, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
U.S. retail sales for recreational boats, accessories and marine services in 2011 increased 6 percent to $32.3 billion, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA). New power and sail boat retail sales increased 0.8 percent to...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • Anthony Bowe
Viking RVs LCC has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Northern District of Indiana. The company is owned by Consolidated Leisure Industries, which also filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Viking RVs is not affiliated with Forest River or its Coachmen RV...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Pacific Coachworks Inc. today began accepting orders for its all-new lineup of ECON lightweight series trailers.
The new lineup will include a toy hauler floorplan called the ECON X, according to company General Manager Jeff Daily.
“This...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Mobile Awareness has appointed Kevin M. Kuhn as its new vice president of sales and marketing.
Kuhn will be responsible for all aspects of sales and marketing including brand development. His initial focus will be on our soon to be released, next...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Winnebago Industries Inc. awarded 104 RV dealerships with its Circle of Excellence award for 2012 at its Dealer Days event, held May 14-16 in Las Vegas.
“These dealers proved that they are the best of the best by providing exceptional...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Sika Corp. has launched a new comprehensive RV aftermarket merchandising program. The new “Sika RV” program features a point-of-purchase (POP) display with an RV graphic that breaks down where certain Sika products could be used. The display is...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Motorhome retail sales fell 3 percent in March following a particularly strong February, according to analyst firm Robert W. Baird, citing Statistical Surveys.
“We believe a large Thor rental order shifted out of March and into February...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
This month marks the ninth anniversary of MCD Innovations in the RV industry. The company began operations as MotorCoach Designs, a family-owned and run business, in May 2003, in a 7,500-square-foot space in McKinney, Texas, and had six employees...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • Anthony Bowe
Ally Financial subsidiary, Residential Capital (ResCap), filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday (May 14) in the Southern District of New York. The pre-arranged filing was approved by the ResCap Board of Directors on Sunday.
The Ally Board of...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • Anthony Bowe
Every last remnant of property once owned by MVP RV was sold during an April 26 public liquidation auction – except for the shuttered manufacturer’s intellectual rights. Around 150 bidders purchased factory equipment, partially- and fully-built RVs...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Winnebago Industries Inc. today (May 15) is hosting Dealer Days in Las Vegas to launch the company’s 2013 lineup of Winnebago, Itasca and Era motorhomes, and Winnebago and SunnyBrook towable products.
“The recessionary mindset of ‘let...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Don Wallace, co-founder of Tampa's Lazydays RV Super Center, has donated $25,000 to the RV/MH Heritage Foundation Inc.'s current pay-down-the-debt campaign for its Elkhart, Ind.-based RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum.
A 2008 inductee into...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Early space sales of America’s Largest RV Show in Hershey, Pa., have outperformed results from last year, according to Rebecca Lenington, executive vice president of the Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA).
“I am pleased to...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
Tulane University's Peter Ricchiuti will share his perspective on financial markets during “Market Signals: What the Financial Markets Are Telling Us Now,” as part of the keynote session during the RV Dealers International Convention/Expo on...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • RV PRO Staff
The Coast Distribution System Inc. reported a net loss of $1.3 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the first quarter, compared to a net loss of $1.0 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in the same quarter of 2011.
Net sales by Coast during...
Monday, May 14, 2012 • Anthony Bowe
Winterized RVs are protected from the elements, but rarely is every hole and nook sealed to repel mice. An EPA-approved indoor product called Fresh Cab hopes to do just that with a scent that’s fresh-smelling to humans, but strong enough to deter...
