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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Luxury fifth wheel builder DRV’s first quarter sales for its Mobile Suites, Mobile Suites Estates, Elite Suites and Tradition are up 70 percent over the first quarter of 2012, according to the company, citing Statistical Surveys Inc.
DRV also...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Coleman-Mach launched the Cool Story Sweepstakes on Saturday (June 1) in honor of a major milestone: Building 5 million RV air conditioner units in the same plant in Wichita, Kan. since it began in 1967.
The company said it is the only producer...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Fleetwood RV is recalling certain model year 2013 Bounder Classic and Terra motorhomes manufactured between July 9, 2012 and Jan. 16, 2013.
The tire load index letter printed on the Federal Certification Tag is incorrect. Because of the...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
G. Scott Capital Partners LLC has announced that it has led the recapitalization of Valterra Products, taking an ownership stake with founders George Grengs and Dennis Lunder, who remain significant shareholders. The amount invested in Valterra was...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Truck Camper Magazine and its 2013 Lance Camper and Chevy Silverado 3500 were featured on ABC World News in its “Made in America” segment, Monday (June 3).
The segment also featured Winnebago as part of a look at the comeback in the RV industry.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Airstream announced a new social-media driven campaign, “Live Riveted.”
The campaign launched Monday (June 3) with a 90-second video, consumer manifesto and live riveted challenge.
The company said Live Riveted is a platform encompassing...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Powersports Business Magazine has named Roy W. Olivier, president and CEO of ARI Network Services, as a 2013 industry leader.
Awarded annually, nominees are considered throughout the year, with the Powersports Business editorial staff selecting...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The former Monaco Coach complex in Coburg, Ore., is coming to life again as CoburgNorth, an industrial business park, the Register-Guard reported.
In addition to APEL Extrusions, a Canada aluminum company, which recently revealed plans to move...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The RV Industry Association released its numbers on RV shipments Monday (June 3) based on a new forecast by RV industry analyst Dr. Richard Curtin at the RVIA Joint Committee Luncheon Monday.
According to Curtin, RV shipments are predicted to...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Thor Industries has purchased the RV production campus in Wakarusa Ind., formerly operated by Navistar.
The land and production facilities, including certain equipment, are to be purchased from a company owned by New York-based American...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The RV Learning Center presents a free webinar for dealers, “Ask the Expert: Environment and Safety Engineer,” with KPA compliance expert Janet Wimmer.
The hour-long Q & A webinar is at noon, eastern standard time, Thursday (June 6). The...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Starcraft RV recently celebrated its 50th anniversary celebration with a company picnic and the “AR-ONE Golden Giveaway,” a yearlong consumer sweepstakes in the U.S. and Canada.
The 2014 model marks 50 years in the RV industry for Starcraft,...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Airstream recently announced its top performing dealers based on retail units sold between May 2012 and May 2013 in the travel trailer and touring coach classes during the 2013 Airstream Dealer Meeting in Reno, Nev.
Colonial Airstream claimed the...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The RV Dealers Association has named GE Capital, Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) as a Platinum Partner of the 2013 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo.
Sponsored by RVDA, RVDA of Canada and the RV Learning Center, the convention is...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
MICOM Software announced the release of RV Helper 1.0 for iPhone, iPad, Play Store, NookHD and Kindle tablet available now.
The app is designed to help RV owners with their RV, motorhome or trailer. The company said using the app once will save...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Fresh on the heels of its debut on CNBC, Winnebago is once again being featured on a major news outlet.
ABC News recently made a visit to Winnebago Industries facilities in Forest City, Iowa, to videotape a Diane Sawyer’s “Made in...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The first quarter was a kind quarter for the RV industry, according to the Goshen News.
Building on three years of continuous growth, the RV industry experienced an 11.2 percent gain in units shipped in the quarter compared to the first...
Monday, June 3, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector shrank in May for the second time since July 2009, when the index registered 49.9 percent, with May’s PMI registering at 49 percent; according to the nation’s supply executives in the latest...
Friday, May 31, 2013 • Darian Warden
After attempting to unite smaller RV dealerships across the nation in a new franchise, Tom Enyeart, ‘Family Tree RV’ CEO and president, and owner of Shabbona Creek RV, said he has tabled the concept for now.
While Enyeart’s vision for the...
Friday, May 31, 2013 • Darian Warden
In a live web unveiling Friday (May 31) Peterson Industries, manufacturer of Excel fifth wheels and travel trailers, revealed RV industry innovations, including a floorplan with an entrance door in the slide-out and a Rhino Eco-Coat roof system....