Dealer News

(March 18, 2008) -- Progressive’s specialized RV insurance includes total loss replacement, emergency vacation expense, 24-hour roadside assistance and a full-timer’s package.

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(March 18, 2008) -- The Prince George city council voted 5-4 Monday night to grant All Roads RV a temporary industrial use permit that will all the business to expand its operation to two adjacent lots.

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(March 17, 2008) -- Village RV in Roseville, Calif., is a highly visible facility located just off of Interstate 80. The dealership will partner and share resources with the Camping World SuperCenter located just a few miles North in Rocklin.

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(March 17, 2008) -- Affinity Group posts a net income of $6.3 million on total sales of $562.2 million. That reversed a $17.3 million loss on sales of $514.6 million in 2006.

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(March 17, 2008) -- At the Atlantic City RV Show, the three-day event, the last of four big recreational vehicle events ahead of the season, shows a resiliency in the RV market that should carry over into summer tourism.

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(March 17, 2008) -- By visiting each of six competing dealers, potential buyers will receive a playing card. Then they register the best poker hand with five of the cards to the RV Hall of Fame for free admission. The best hand registered wins a free RV.

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(March 17, 2008) -- Lawyers representing hurricane victims will consolidate all lawsuits under a massive single suit Tuesday which will name 34 manufacturers and FEMA as defendents.

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(March 14, 2008) -- Frank Bates, owner of Bates RV, was given 30 days to remove them by the county code enforcement board, which ruled unanimously that they are inappropriate for the agricultural land. Bates said he'll keep the Airstreams in place and seek rezoning, probably to commercial use.

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(March 13, 2008) -- A state commission that once accused Bourget’s of the South of selling travel trailers to FEMA without a license reversed itself this week and dropped those claims. The commission met on Monday and determined Bourget’s had the necessary license.

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(March 13, 2008) -- The Rally will bring in an estimated 3,500 recreational vehicles and 8,000 people from around the country. It also will include an attempt to break a world record.

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(March 12, 2008) -- Designed to facilitate communication between buyer and seller while providing a full audit trail of activity, the solution provides RV Trader advertisers with a complete value added suite of capabilities.

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(March 12, 2008) -- Statistical Surveys has ranked FreedomRoads RV the No. 1 United States dealer of motorhomes category, travel trailers category and combined travel trailer and motorhome category for calendar year 2007.

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(March 10, 2008) -- Formerly known as Burnside RV, Camping World announced the opening of its newest retail SuperCenter in Houghton Lake, Mich., officially named Camping World of Northern Michigan.

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(March 10, 2008) -- Attendance at the show was up over last year's numbers with participating North Carolina RV dealers reporting positive sales.

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(March 10, 2008) -- A steady stream of motorhomes and travel trailers with tags from states such as Oregon, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee was exiting Interstate 20 and pulling into the four-acre parking lot of the $8.1 million Dandy RV Superstore.

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(March 7, 2008) -- As the official RV dealer of the Woodhull Raceway, Wilkins RV logo will appear on 10,000 2008 schedule cards and an infield billboard at the track. They also receive several public address announcements throughout each race event as well as commercials on the weekly track reports hosted on the venue's Web site.

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(March 4, 2008) -- An RV in the shop for maintenance was a total loss, while the R&D Camperland sustained some heat and smoke damage

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(March 3, 2008) -- Burglars broke in to a dozen RVs after cutting a fence that surrounds the RV lot, according to reports. Locks were broken on several other RVs, but it did not appear anything was taken.

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(March 3, 2008) -- Dan Gamel RV Centers lost money last year but is expected to be profitable in 2008, he said. Gamel said he is optimistic about the long-term fortunes of the industry, especially if interest rates remain low. The high exchange rate driving up the cost of travel to Europe also could benefit RV dealers in this country, he said.

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(March 3, 2008) -- Enthusiasm seemed high at the show among exhibitors and potential customers, despite the city's sagging economy. "Even if people aren't buying, just for them to see these products is a good thing," Show Coordinator Linda Brochu said.

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