With fuel prices heading toward $5 a gallon, it’s no surprise that many RVers plan to cut back on their RV travels this summer. According to a June survey of 1,800 RVers by RVtravel.com, 42 percent will travel fewer miles this summer than last.
More than 13 percent of the RVers surveyed reported they would not […]
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While fuel prices may be high, a survey of RV users says the overwhelming majority feel it’s still the best way to take to the road. The 2008 Travel Industry Association annual report, “Travel and Tourism Works for America,” says about three-quarters of RV owners surveyed said that, despite fuel prices, RV vacations are […]
While some RV manufacturers are closing plant doors or severely cutting back on production, not everyone in the industry sees high fuel prices as spelling the death of a lifestyle.
In Alberta, Canada, Darren Tam the sales manager for Paradise RV in Red Deer, says things couldn’t be looking much better. “The nice thing about our […]
(April 25, 2008) — Monaco Coach of Coburn, Ore., announced today that it had cut 600 jobs, about equally divided between its plants in Oregon and Indiana. The maker of high end motorhomes employed about 5,000 people before the layoffs. The company’s sales have declined for four consecutive years.
Two days earlier, the company detailed falling […]
RV maker Western Recreational Vehicles Inc. of Yakima, Wash., has closed after a failed merger attempt and a slumping market. All together, 220 employees are now out of work.
According to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association, shipments of new RVs are expected to decline nearly 25 percent in 2007-08.
“During this short break in manufacturing, Western RV […]
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | April 3, 2008 - 3:16 pm - Posted in diesel, diesel fuel, economy, fuel prices, gas prices, general
While fuel prices are doing the skyrocket thing, it’s nice to see that one fuel–diesel–actually saw a price decline. While it may be more “up like a skyrocket, down like a feather,” the federal government reports that diesel fuel prices actually went down an average of two and a half cents across the US […]
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | December 4, 2007 - 9:29 am - Posted in economy
A couple of news stories have surfaced recently regarding the direction of the economy, and that of the RV industry. As reported in RVs in the News, the most recent fallout from these days of tight finances was the bankruptcy and shutdown of National RV Holdings. Scores of readers have commented on National […]
While economy pundits like Blomberg are pointing to the RV industry sales dive as a bellweather for an economic recession (see “RV Manufacturers Hit the Skids“) at least one industry gorilla doesn’t share the view. The trade group, Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), says ‘au contraire.’ RVIA mouthpiece, Gary LaBella, takes […]
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