Louisville RV Center Launches New Website

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my Daily RV Industry News Feed. Thanks for visiting, Sherman GoldenbergRVUSA.com, one of the RV industry’s leading interactive agencies, announced the launch of www.louisvillerv.com, a new website for Louisville RV Center, a motorhome and recreational vehicle dealership and service center located in Louisville, Ky. The site features information about Louisville RV’s wide selection of rental RVs and inventory of pre-owned RVs, as well as its... Read more

Blue Ox Products Returns As Sponsor of No. 28

Jay Robinson Racing and Blue Ox Products jointly announced  that Blue Ox Products will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 28 car driven by Kenny Wallace in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Feb. 13 as part of NASCAR’s 2010 opening weekend in Daytona, according to a news release. Blue Ox, of Pender, Neb., is a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicle and towing industry supplies and accessories. With the strong roots and legacy of Blue Ox tracing back 84 years to 1926, NASCAR teams and... Read more

Spartan Motors: No Sticky Gas Pedals From Us

The continuing revelations and deepening problems from Toyota over its sticky gas pedals have managers at chassis maker and truck manufacturer Spartan Motors asking the question: Could these accelerator pedals be on Spartan products? After taking a quick look, company engineers were able to tell the managers to relax, said Joe Nowicki, CFO at Spartan. The pedals on the chassis and trucks use commercial-grade parts and, consequently, are completely different, according to The Elkhart (Ind.) Truth. Based... Read more

Fleetwood RV Inc. Adds Southwest Dealerships

Fleetwood RV Inc.today (Feb. 8) announced that it added Holiday World of Houston, located in Katy and League City, Texas, and Sunland RV, located in Las Cruces, N.M., to its dealer network. Holiday World of Houston and Sunland RV will be full-line Fleetwood RV dealers – carrying all brands from Tioga up to Revolution LE – as well as an authorized Fleetwood RV service center, according to a news release. “Holiday World of Houston has been a well-respected dealer in the RV industry since... Read more

Unicat Expedition Vehicle: Today’s Featured Video

Editor’s Note: Today’s featured video and this story comes from the blog of Unique RVs. Back in September, we wrote a popular post about the Unicat RV, so we decided to follow that post up with more intriguing information about the Unicat RV. While this might not be your typical RV for Sale, because it retails at close to $600,000, it is still an interesting RV to look at and dream about. The Unicat RV in today’s video is designed to go forward in up to four feet of water and... Read more

Jamaica’s First RV Built on Peterbilt Truck, Man

Jamaica's first RV? Jamaicans are not big on recreational vehicles; but Nadine Hamilton has made a million-dollar bet that a market is out there just waiting for the supply, according to The Gleaner, Jamaica, West Indies. Though it sounds counter-intuitive, Hamilton has designed and outfitted Jamaica’s first RV – a mobile luxury home that cost $90,000 (in U.S. dollars) and started out being makeshift moving quarters for scrap-metal collectors. The outside, though beautifully designed... Read more

Athens Partners with RVC Outdoor Destinations

Sample of an Athens Park Homes park model planned for RVC Outdoor Destinations resorts in the Southeast. Complementing its current vacation offerings, RVC Outdoor Destinations has partnered with Athens Park Homes to construct upscale cottages for its locations throughout the Southeastern United Sates, according to a news release. RVC Outdoor Destinations provides the hospitality and amenities associated within upscale hotels in natural outdoor environments that include mountain, wooded, lake-side... Read more

RVIA Delays Bd. Meeting; Cancels Advocacy Day

A view of the U.S. Capitol from Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Photo courtesy of Moldova.org. The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) has postponed its board meeting scheduled for Thursday (Feb. 11) at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., due to last weekend’s crippling snow storm and an second storm expected Tuesday and Wednesday. Also canceled was RVIA’s Capitol Hill Advocacy Day planned for Wednesday during which RVIA members were to meet with federal legislators and... Read more

Heartland RV Makes Mark in Early Show Circuit

Consistent with its outlook for a market turnaround this year, Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC is reporting solid sales and a rebound in consumer interest during the early round of consumer shows, according to a news release. “It started at the Tampa Show (Florida RV SuperShow) where we saw very steady traffic and more actual buyers than last year,” said Coley Brady, director of fifth-wheel sales for the Elkhart, Ind.-based manufacturer. “Our dealers have been moving our product, and they... Read more

‘Green’ Certifier BIS LLC Enters the Marketplace

Some may consider it foolhardy to start a new company in the midst of a recession. But the founders of BIS LLC in Anderson, Ind., have discovered that the worst economic downturn in decades hasn’t stopped manufacturers from producing environmentally friendly products or investing in “green” production practices, according to a news release. “Consumers increasingly want ‘green’ products and manufacturers realize that they can tap into that market, even during a recession,” said Andy... Read more

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