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• Six Elected to Board, Runoff Underway for Supplier Seat
  RVIA members elected five incumbents and one new member to the Board of Directors
  Industry News Posted Sep 04, 2010
• RVIA and Flexsteel Ring NASDAQ Closing Bell
  RVIA President Richard Coon and Flexsteel President Ron Klosterman celebrated the RV industry’s Centennial by telling traders about the RV industry’s long history.
  Industry News Posted Sep 04, 2010
• RV Shipments Continue To Rebound
  RV wholesale shipments continued their march upward through the summer with shipments reaching 155,800 units for the year through July, an increase of 81% from one year ago.
  Industry News Posted Sep 04, 2010
• Go RVing’s 2010 Interactive Messaging Reaching Millions of Prospects
  Go RVing’s increased use of cost-efficient online media has yielded a significant boost in web presence and puts Go RVing on the front lines of this increasingly popular marketing trend.
  Industry News Posted Sep 04, 2010
• Dometic Recognized for Contributions to Elkhart Economy
  The Economic Development Corp. (EDC) of Elkhart County, Ind., recently honored Dometic among 10 companies for their commitment to leadership in the growth and prosperity of the local economy.
  Industry News Posted Sep 02, 2010
• Thetford Named RVAA Top Supplier
  Distributor members from the Recreational Vehicle Aftermarket Association (RVAA) rated Thetford Corp. and Norcold Inc. as the highest performing Tier-1 supplier for 2010.
  Industry News Posted Sep 02, 2010
• Airstream Announces Marketing Partnership with Bloomingdale's for Fall Campaign
  This Fall, Airstream will join Bloomingdale's as the retailer launches its nationwide “Hot” campaign.
  Industry News Posted Aug 27, 2010
• Redwood RV Buys the Former Ameri-Camp Manufacturing Site
  A luxury recreational vehicle start-up now has a home to make its products.
  Industry News Posted Aug 26, 2010
• Utah Family Wins RV Trip
  Tim Anderson has had a tough time selling his wife, Jan, on the merits of tent camping, which he typically does two or three times a year.
  Industry News Posted Aug 26, 2010
• Nation's Largest Display of Recreational Park Trailers Set for Hershey Show
  Ten leading manufacturers show the latest trends in recreational park trailers in the show's unique "Park Model Village"
  Industry News Posted Aug 26, 2010
• RV Industry Bands Together to Preserve Choice
  California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed bill (AB 1824), which would have prohibited the sale and use of the most effective and widely employed holding tank deodorants utilized in waste facilities and toilets on boats and recreational vehicles.
  Industry News Posted Aug 24, 2010
• Small spike in Elkhart County jobless rate
  Elkhart County's unemployment rate rose slightly in July, but avoided posting the state's highest jobless numbers for the second consecutive month.
  Industry News Posted Aug 21, 2010
• RVIA’s 2009 Survey of Lenders’ Experiences Available
  RVIA has published the 2009 Survey of Lenders’ Experiences, a publication that resulted from an annual nationwide survey of financial institutions concerning their RV lending portfolios.
  Industry News Posted Aug 21, 2010
• Go RVing Branded Sweepstakes Boost Summertime Leads
  Go RVing co-branded sweepstakes with prominent advertising partners reached large online audiences this summer, building RV travel’s appeal with key new prospects.
  Industry News Posted Aug 21, 2010
• RV/MH Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2010
  The 2010 Class of honorees in the RV/MH Hall of Fame was inducted in a formal ceremony following a gala dinner at the Hall of Fame headquarters in Elkhart
  Industry News Posted Aug 19, 2010
• The RV Market is Firmly on the Road to Recovery
  Curtin predicts, "While RVs have quickly accelerated to renewed peaks in past recoveries, the current journey will be longer and the road will not be as smooth nor as straight as in the past.
  Industry News Posted Aug 18, 2010
• NPR News Explores I-95: The Road Most Traveled
  Before millions of travelers cruise up and down I-95 this Labor Day weekend, NPR News launches an exploration of the high-volume interstate – and its impact beyond the hours people spend driving it.
  Industry News Posted Aug 18, 2010
• Pink Meets Orange as Breast Cancer RV Cruises OC in Support of Komen
  Pink Tie Guy Colors Larger-Than-Life Automotive Canvass and Paints Human Face on Fight Against Breast Cancer
  Industry News Posted Aug 06, 2010
• HGTV Returns to Film RV 2011 at the PA RV & Camping Show
  Home & Garden TV (HGTV) is returning to film their annual special RV 2011 at the PA RV and Camping Show in September
  Industry News Posted Aug 05, 2010
• Carriage Trademarks the “Resort Vehicles” Name
  The United States of America Patent and Trademark Office has officially Trademarked the Carriage Inc “Resort Vehicles” name.
  Industry News Posted Aug 03, 2010
• RVDA Celebrates 40th Anniversary
  RVDA – the National RV Dealers Association – is celebrating its 40th Anniversary of serving RV dealers in 2010.
  Industry News Posted Jul 31, 2010
• Independence RV Named "Best in America" for Newmar Customer Satisfaction for Second Consecutive Year
  A Customer Satisfaction Score of 95.24% - exceeded last year's score of 94.26% - earning Independence RV its second consecutive Mahlon Miller Service Excellence award.
  Industry News Posted Jul 28, 2010
• AARP The Magazine Focuses on Retirement RVing
  AARP The Magazine, the world’s most highly circulated publication with 47 million readers, featured an RVing couple in the May/June 2010 issue in an article entitled “Retired and Loving It!”
  Industry News Posted Jul 23, 2010
• New Legislation Looks to Expand SBA Floor Plan Program
  The RV industry could gain extended wholesale financing streams under the Dealer Floor Plan Program Extension and Improvement Act of 2010, introduced by Congressmen Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Fred Upton (R-MI). The legislation would improve the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Dealer Floor Plan Financing Pilot Program (DFP) that provides loan guarantees for titleable assets, including RVs.
  Industry News Posted Jul 23, 2010
• Elkhart County's unemployment rate dips, no longer leads state
  The county's unemployment rate fell slightly in June to 13.6 percent, down from 13.7 percent in May.
  Industry News Posted Jul 22, 2010