Go RVing Stages Honeymoon ‘InteRVention’
September 1, 2020
Go RVing recently staged an “inteRVention” to help newlyweds enjoy their honeymoon after COVID derailed the one they originally scheduled.
Thor Industries Pledges Big Greenhouse Emissions Cut
September 1, 2020
Thor Industries has pledged to meet net-zero greenhouse gas emissions targets by 2050 to help reduce global warming, the RV manufacturer announced today.
Keystone RV Forms ‘Beautiful and Bizarre’ Partnership
September 1, 2020
Keystone RV is partnering with Eli Logue and Anna Wilson in a new TV series called “Beautiful and Bizarre” that is set to debut in early 2021.
NHTSA Issues Recalls Affecting Forest River, Keystone RV, Thor Motor Coach
August 31, 2020
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued recalls affecting Forest River, Keystone RV, Thor Motor Coach and more.
Furrion Announces Two Promotions to Key Roles
August 31, 2020
Furrion, a global designer/manufacturer of products and solutions for the specialty vehicle and marine markets, announced the promotion of two key employees in the Elkhart office.
Former Coachmen Manager James ‘Jim’ Morgan Dies at 78
August 31, 2020
James F. “Jim” Morgan, 78, of Middlebury, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born July 10, 1942, in Warsaw, Indiana,
Portfolio Honored for Reinsurance Excellence in 2020 DCAs
August 31, 2020
Portfolio won the Platinum award for Service Contract Reinsurance in the 2020 Dealers’ Choice Awards (DCAs), adding to an unbroken streak of consecutive first- or second-place rankings that began when the category was introduced in 2008.
Fun Roads Announces Affiliate TV Station in Philadelphia
August 31, 2020
Fun Roads Media Inc. today announced a broadcast affiliation agreement with Western Pacific WACP LLC, which makes Fun Roads available to over 2.8 million households and 6 million people on WACP-TV Channel 4.7 in the nation’s fourth largest television market of Metropolitan Philadelphia.
Virtual Town Hall With Acting National Park Director Margaret Everson Announced
August 28, 2020
RVIA invites members of the RV industry to participate in a virtual town hall with the newly appointed Acting National Park Service Director Margaret Everson for a discussion on the what passage of the Great American Outdoors Act means for the National Park Service and the RVers who love to visit the parks.
New Indiana RV Sales Tax Law Takes Effect
August 28, 2020
A new law, passed this year by the Indiana General Assembly, exempts purchases of RVs by nonresidents from Indiana sales tax, if the purchaser’s home state where they intend to register the RV offers similar treatment to Indiana purchasers.
RVDA Editor Mary Anne Shreve to Retire
August 28, 2020
After a 10-year career at RVDA, the association’s editor Mary Anne Shreve announced she will retire in early September.
Report: July U.S. Consumer Expendable Income
August 28, 2020
Personal income increased $70.5 billion (0.4 percent) in July according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $39.9 billion (0.2 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $267.6 billion (1.9 percent).
