‘RVing in New England’ Welcomes CEO of Heart Fire Press

“RVing in New England,” the weekly Facebook Live show hosted by the New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA), this week presents John Seeley, president and CEO of Heart Fire Press, which specializes in helping people become published authors. The show airs at 7 p.m. EDT tonight, Wednesday (Oct. 26).

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KOA a Gold Winner in 2022 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards

BILLINGS, Mont. – Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) was named a gold winner in the Travel Weekly 2022 Magellan Awards within the annual award program’s Hospitality Marketing segment. Announced earlier this month, the award recognizes KOA’s efforts to bring consistent, expedited data to the outdoor travel and hospitality sector through the company’s monthly res­earch report. […]

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KZ RV Again Recognized with RVDA Quality Circle Award

SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. – KZ Recreational Vehicles was presented the 2022 RVDA Quality Circle Award, according to a release. The award represents rated insight into the dealer experience with KZ Recreational Vehicles and its products. KZ has won the Quality Circle Award more than any other RV manufacturer.  Brent Froman, General Manager at KZ RV, stated, […]

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RVDA Announces Endorsement of Accelerate2Compliance

RV Dealers Association (RVDA) members can now take advantage of a new program to help them stay in compliance with newly updated Federal Trade Commission rules meant to safeguard information security practices. RVDA has endorsed the Accelerate2Compliance (A2C) dealership program, available through the A2C Portal, to help RV dealers – and its vendors – achieve […]

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Winegard, Prime Time Mfg. Partner on 5G Connectivity

Winegard, the company dedicated to developing state-of-the-art wireless solutions, announces today a major partnership with Prime Time Manufacturing in an effort to roll out 5G connectivity in the RV industry. This initiative allows consumers to access the latest technology in connectivity with minimal legwork. Prime Time recreational vehicles will now come equipped with the Winegard […]

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Sun Communities Reports More Growth During 3rd Quarter

Sun Communities Inc., a real estate investment trust that owns and operates, or has an interest in, manufactured housing (MH) and RV communities, and marinas, has announced that during the third quarter of 2022 earnings totaled $162.6 million. Financial Results for the Quarter and Nine Months Ended Sept. 30. For the quarter that ended Sept. 30, net […]

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Ron Hoover RV Focuses on Doing Business the ‘Right Way’

BRECKENRIDGE, Texas – Hidden out in small-town Breckenridge is a boat and RV dealership on Hubbard Creek, where people travel from all over to make their purchases. However, this boat dealership is unique in how it allows its customers to test drive its boats, according to a report by KTAB/KRBC. Ron Hoover RV & Marine Center […]

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DRV Luxury Suites Introduces Redesigned Website, App

HOWE, Ind. – DRV Luxury Suites, a leading manufacturer of luxury fifth-wheel and toy hauler RVs, has just released a new brand website and a consumer-facing app, according to a press release from the company. The site features a new design, updated content, and an enhanced customer experience with resources for new and existing DRV […]

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Haugen RV a ‘Diverse Collection of Top Tier Dealerships’

There aren’t many experiences in life that are as enjoyable and wholesome as driving out to a campground or the middle of nowhere with your loved ones and camping in the wilderness, according to a report by InTouchWeekly.com. Experiences like this are becoming rarer, especially considering how our culture is making a shift towards a […]

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Economic Headwinds? GM’s Q3 Profit Jumps Nearly 37%

DETROIT — General Motors’ third-quarter net profit rose 36.7% as vehicle sales began to rebound from persistent parts supply chain troubles, according to an Associated Press report. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported earnings of $3.3 billion from July through September, compared with $2.42 billion a year earlier. The increase was fueled largely by a […]

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Brown & Brown Inc. Announces Q3 Revenue of $927.6M

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Brown & Brown Inc. (NYSE:BRO) on Oct. 24 announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2022. Revenues for the third quarter of 2022 under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) were $927.6 million, increasing $157.3 million, or 20.4%, compared to the third quarter of the prior year, with […]

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Winter Camping Extends Season to Year-Round Activity

BILLINGS, Mont. – The KOA Monthly Research Report – October Edition projects that 8.2 million households are planning to camp this winter. This is a sizeable increase over the 6.9 million households that winter camped in 2021, a growth of 19% in just one year. The increase in winter camping builds on the overall popularity of […]

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Lippert’s Customer Experience Team to Host Consumer Rally

ELKHART, Ind. — Lippert Components, Inc. (Lippert), will host its second annual consumer rally, the “Lippert Getaway,” Oct. 25-30, at Pine Mountain RV Resort in Pine Mountain, Ga., according to a company release. For six days, Lippert will invite members of its consumer-focus group, the “Lippert Scouts” to take part in various activities around the resort, […]

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RVIA: September Wholesale Shipments at 28K, Off 48.5%

Results for the RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) September 2022 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 28,333 units, a decrease of (-48.5%) compared to the 55,014 units shipped in September 2021. Through September, RV shipments are down (-8.2%) compared to the same point last year with 415,594 wholesale shipments. “This […]

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RV Registrations in Germany Strong Despite Challenges

In the period from January to September, a total of 78,011 new leisure vehicles were registered in Germany. This is the third-best result in the history of the industry for this period, according to reporting by the European RV trade website AboutCampBtoB.com. Although this means that new registrations are around 13.6 percent down from the […]

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RV Retailer Opens Exclusive Airstream Dealership in Texas

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – RV Retailer, LLC (RVR) announced the grand opening of a new dedicated Airstream dealership facility in the Austin, Texas market. This is the first of a two-phase project that will deliver two stand-alone facilities in the Austin market, with over 50,000 square feet of sales and service space including 46 service […]

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Open House Debut: Puma ‘Pause’ from Forest River Inc.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This recurring feature takes a look at some of the products the RVBusiness team viewed during the recent Elkhart RV Open House. The Puma “Pause” extreme overland trailer from Forest River’s Palomino RV division is, quite frankly, new, different and groundbreaking. Available in two models – the 26-foot Hiatus XC20.2 and Hiatus XC20.3, […]

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Latest ‘Rootless Living’ Magazine Celebrates Anniversary

EDITOR’S NOTE: The November/December issue of Rootless Living, a consumer-facing nomadic lifestyle magazine, has just been published. Here’s what Publisher Demian Ross and Chief Editor Nikki Kirk have to say about this issue: AS I WRITE this, we have just hit our three-year mark for Rootless Living magazine, and what an amazing adventure it has been. Some of […]

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RVWA Spotlight: Introducing April Cumming of Outdoorsy

EDITOR’S NOTE: Several times a month RVBusiness will post an “RVWA Spotlight,” which will highlight a member of the RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) in each instance. Provided by RVWA, the member spotlight series interviews many of the women who make up the RV industry, highlighting how they got into the industry, what they currently do, and advice for other women. […]

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Report: NHTSA Releases its Latest Rundown of RV Recalls

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the latest list of RV recalls compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Per strict NHTSA protocols, manufacturers will next notify its dealer partners of the recall notice. Each notice will include details of the affected vehicles as well as the appropriate remedy. Storyteller Overland (Storyteller) is recalling […]

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