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).
Patrick Industries Completes Acquisition of Synergy RV Transport
August 28, 2020
Patrick Industries Inc. has completed the acquisition of Goshen, Indiana-based Synergy RV Transport, a transportation and logistics service provider primarily for OEMs and dealers in the RV market.
RVDA: Ray Andro, Hemlock Hill RV, Passes Away
August 28, 2020
RVDA regrets to inform the membership that Raymond L. Andro, a founder of Hemlock Hill RV in Southington, Connecticut, passed on August 26.
Forest River expanding RV production in two counties
August 27, 2020
Forest River is expanding its operations in DeKalb and LaGrange counties at a time when the recreational vehicle industry is experiencing high demand from consumers for products.
Second Quarter GDP Revised
August 27, 2020
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 31.7 percent in the second quarter of 2020, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Holiday Rambler Debuts Armada
August 27, 2020
REV Recreation Group, a subsidiary of REV Group Inc., launched the Holiday Rambler Armada for 2021.
