RV Business – September 28th, 2023 The 2023 Elkhart RV Open House, the industry’s largest trade-only event, wrapped up today as dealers, manufacturers and suppliers concluded four-plus days of equal parts business and pleasure – with a Tuesday afternoon rainstorm thrown in for good measure. With the industry currently navigating its way through a soft…

BURLINGTON, ON (Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association) NEWS RELEASE UPDATED July 5, 2023   We wish to announce that the Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association (CRVA) will be attending the upcoming Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) Annual General Meeting, scheduled for July 17th through 19th, 2023 in St. John’s, Newfoundland The Canadian Council of Motor…

RVDA Releases OEMs/Brands Earning Quality Circle Awards by RVBusiness | Oct 12, 2022 FAIRFAX, Va. – RVDA is honoring 19 RV manufacturers/brands with Quality Circle Awards for achieving the highest scores in the association’s 28th Annual Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) survey.  These brands/manufacturers received at least 15 dealer responses and scored 4.25 or above on a 5-point scale…

Elkhart, IN – 09/27/2022 – The Truma Interconnect package of heating, cooling, and hot water systems will be on display across Elkhart County at the Elkhart RV Dealer Open House following its debut at America’s Largest RV Show in Hershey, Pennsylvania. A growing number of RV manufacturers are turning to Truma to provide a Simply…

by RVBusiness | Mar 9, 2022 The Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association reports that RV Wholesale Shipments into Canada for the 4th quarter ending Dec.31 totaled 13,354 units compared to 9,050 in 2020, representing an increase of 47.6%. Total RV wholesale shipments into Canada for the year totaled 57,701 versus 29,150 units in 2020, representing an increase of 97.9%…

By: RVBusiness| Published on: Mar 25, 2021 The RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) February 2021 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments in North America ended the month with 48,286 units, an increase of 30.1% compared to the 37,113 units shipped during February 2020, making this the best February RV shipment total on comparable record. “As…

From : RVBusiness  Dec 21, 2020 THOR Industries Inc. (NYSE: THO) today (Dec. 21) announced the acquisition of Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. and related companies (collectively, the “Tiffin Group”) for $300 million, funded with a combination of available cash and a draw on the company’s existing asset-based credit facility. The purchase agreement was executed and effective at the close…

By: Jeff Crider|Published on: Dec 19, 2020|Categories: Today’s Industry News| Shane Devenish is in a position to have an unusually comprehensive perspective of what’s happening across North America, both in the RV and campground businesses. Devenish is president of the Canadian RV Association (CRVA), the Canadian version of the RV Industry Association (RVIA), in addition to being…

CAR RENTAL & RAIL  LAURIE BARATTI  SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Many RV, travel trailer and camper van manufacturers are refocusing their new-model designs to cater to customers’ shifting priorities, as the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to rethink what their travel plans, work and home lives will look like. As COVID-19 prompted international border closures and caused air travel to virtually…