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• Outlook 2011: A New Era Begins Will Kick Off National RV Trade Show
  Outlook 2011: A New Era Begins will kick off the National RV Trade Show on Tuesday, Nov. 30
  RV Industry Trade Posted Sep 04, 2010
• Patrick Wraps Up Purchase of Blazon
  With the completion of its second acquisition this year, Patrick Industries has added to its mix of products and components in the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Aug 26, 2010
• RV CARE Launches Online Marketing Campaign
  RV Care, Canada's largest RV dealer network, recently launched a new marketing campaign centered around a video presenting the benefits of buying from and RV Care dealer.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Aug 26, 2010
• SBA Dealer Floor Plan Extension Bill Delayed Until September
  Senators in the U.S. Congress were unable to come to agreement on HR5297, a bill that includes, among provisions on small business job generation, the extension and improvement of the Small Business Administration’s Dealer Floor Plan Pilot program (DFP).
  RV Industry Trade Posted Aug 21, 2010
• RVIA Seeks Input on CARB Refueling Systems Regulations
  RVIA has scheduled a conference call to provide the opportunity for sport utility trailer manufacturers to discuss recent activity by the California Air Resource Board (CARB) on the refueling systems on board RVs.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Aug 21, 2010
• Supplier Members Sought for Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
  RVIA is now accepting applications for consideration from the association’s supplier members to fill membership openings on the newly formed Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (FAS) that reports to the Standards Steering Committee.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Aug 06, 2010
• Ensuring Your RV Customers are Properly Insured
  You've just sold an RV, and your customer doesn't know if he should add his RV to his homeowner's policy or add an endorsement to his automobile insurance.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Jul 28, 2010
• RVIA Assigns Space for National RV Trade Show
  Sixty-seven manufacturers and 199 suppliers were assigned display space totaling more than 750,000 square feet for RVIA’s 48th Annual National RV Trade Show during the annual space drawing held recently at association headquarters in Reston, VA.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Jul 23, 2010
• RVIA Posts Pre-Ballot for August’s Board Elections
  With the association’s Board of Directors elections set to begin on Aug. 3, RVIA has posted a pre-ballot detailing the field of candidates and their backgrounds
  RV Industry Trade Posted Jul 23, 2010
• Coach-Net to Relocate Operations to Dallas/Fort Worth Area as Part of Strategic Growth Plan
  Phased Transition and Plan for Employee Retention Will Ensure Service Continuity; New Call Center Operation to be Managed by Coach-Net's Sister Company, Stellar
  RV Industry Trade Posted Jul 22, 2010
• 2009 Industry Profile Available to the Industry
  RVIA’s 2009 Industry Profile, which provides a statistical portrait of RV production and sales from the year 2009, has been published and is now available to the industry.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Jun 25, 2010
• RVIA Board Lowers Seal Price, Passes Key Motions at Committee Week
  The RVIA Board of Directors capped four days of intense activity at Committee Week by voting unanimously to reduce the RVIA seal price by $5 to $25, effective July 1, 2010.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Jun 12, 2010
• Call for RVIA Board of Directors Candidates
  RVIA’s Nominating Committee is now seeking candidates from the association’s membership to run in this year’s Board of Directors elections.
  RV Industry Trade Posted May 29, 2010
• Stop By “History of Go RVing” Booth, Pick Up Special Section of Elkhart Truth at the RV Centennial Celebration
  Hundreds of RV industry members will gather June 7 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart, Ind. for RVIA's RV Centennial Celebration, an energetic extravaganza with a fun-filled festival, reception and barbecue; a special one-hour program featuring entertaining videos and presentations saluting the industry's history; and a cake-cutting ceremony and stirring fireworks display to cap the evening.
  RV Industry Trade Posted May 13, 2010
• RVIA Inspectors Meet at Reston Headquarters
  The RVIA Inspectors met from May 4-6 at RVIA's headquarters in Reston, VA. The group's primary focus during the three-day meeting was to review code changes and any technical issues that may have arisen since the last meeting at the National RV Trade Show in December, 2009.
  RV Industry Trade Posted May 13, 2010
• States Officially Declare June 2010 “RV Centennial Celebration Month”
  Resolutions declaring June 2010 as “RV Centennial Celebration Month” have been adopted by the state legislatures in Indiana, Iowa, and Louisiana over the past several weeks.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Apr 27, 2010
• RV Centennial Celebration Tickets Now Available
  In celebration of our industry’s 100th anniversary, RVIA will host the RV Centennial Celebration, a very special event taking place Monday, June 7, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart, IN.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Apr 09, 2010
• RVIA Offers Exhibit Space For California RV Show
  RVIA is now offering manufacturer exhibit space for the 2010 California RV Trade Show, scheduled for October 15 – 24 in Pomona, Calif.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Apr 04, 2010
• CALL FOR PROPOSALS
  The RVDA Convention/Expo Committee is currently accepting submissions to present a workshop at the 2010 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, which will be held in Las Vegas, NV from October 4-8, 2010.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Mar 30, 2010
• Go RVing TV Spots Now Available to Industry For Local Use
  Go RVing’s three new “Ambassadors of Affordability” television commercials, launched last month to national TV audiences, have been made into spots ready for dealers, campgrounds and show promoters to tag with their own information and run on local television.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Mar 26, 2010
• Comments by RVIA's Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Gary LaBella
  What a difference a year makes! This year – our industry’s Centennial year – is off to a strong start with much promising news indicating that the RV market is indeed on the road to recovery.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Mar 04, 2010
• LaVanture Products Releases New Gas Springs Catalog
  LaVanture Products Company has announced a new marketing relationship with a world leader in the production of high quality Gas Springs from Turkey.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Feb 17, 2010
• Protective Announces a Service Agreement Program for Rental RVs
  Protective enhanced its XtraRide RV service agreement program to provide mechanical breakdown coverage for an RV dealer’s rental fleet.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Feb 07, 2010
• Next Trouble Shooter Clinic Set For March 8-12 in Elkhart
  RVIA's Education Department has scheduled its next Trouble Shooter Clinic for March 8-12 at Ivy Tech Community College in Elkhart, IN. Trouble Shooter Clinics (TSCs) offer RV service technicians the opportunity to enhance performance and profitability by improving their hands-on technical knowledge. RVIA is encouraging its members to promote these important training events to their dealer networks.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Jan 23, 2010
• RV Techs Who Complete Online Prep Course More Likely to Earn RVDA-RVIA Certification
  RV technicians who complete the online RV Technician Certification Prep Course available through the RV Learning Center are significantly more likely to earn RVDA-RVIA Technician Certification than those who do not take the course.
  RV Industry Trade Posted Jan 14, 2010