Camping and RV News and Press Releases
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September 30, 2024
September RV Shipments Hold Steady
Results for the RV Industry Association’s September 2024 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 24,595 units. RV Industry Association
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September 26, 2024
Maintain Solid RV Sales Amid a Slower Economy
The RV industry, after peaking in 2020 and 2021, is returning to pre-pandemic sales levels. With record-high credit debt and inflation-driven interest rates, lenders may be more cautious about offering RV loans. To succeed in spite of economic pressures, RV dealers should solidify lender relationships and promote suitable loan options...
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September 24, 2024
THOR Reports $2.53B in Q4 Net Sales
THOR Industries announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2024. Consolidated net sales were $2.53 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, compared to $2.74 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. Consolidated gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 was 15.8%,...
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September 24, 2024
Electric RVing Without Range Anxiety: ‘World First’ Hybrid Class A Motorhome
Combine a commercial EV truck platform with the world’s largest RV manufacturer and what you get is the THOR Test Vehicle. THOR is claiming it as “the world’s first hybrid Class A motorhome.” The concept build is a collaboration between Harbinger Motors and THOR Industries. It integrates a “low-emissions gasoline range extender” with a...
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September 20, 2024
Airstream Will Make Only 30 Outland Edition Camper Vans With Never-Before-Seen Features
Ladies and gents, and lovers of the outdoors, feast your eyes upon one of Airstream's newest additions to their ever-changing lineup, the 19X LE Outland Edition, an extremely versatile and limited-quantity machine designed to be your go-to habitat no matter where in the world your road takes you. With this limiting...
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September 3, 2024
Bontrager Outdoors Unveils Two New Camper Models
Bontrager Outdoors announced the introduction of two new products focused on versatility and customer experience for the 2025 model year. Both new models — the 7ROD and the 10ROK — are part of Bontrager Outdoors’ recently rebranded Small Line, which had previously been known as its Bushwhacker line. The 7ROD features...
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August 28, 2024
National Parks Contributed Record $55.6B to US Economy
The Department of the Interior’s National Park Service released a new report that finds visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2023 resulted in a record high $55.6 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 415,400 jobs. The National Park Service report, 2023 National Park Visitor Spending Effects, finds that 325.5 million...
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August 27, 2024
Report: Road Trips and RV Camping Take the Lead in Fall Travel Plans
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) reports that 27 million Americans plan to go RVing this fall, with 7.3 million hitting the road over Labor Day weekend. According to a recent survey, the destination of choice for these RV travelers is the journey itself, with 65 percent of respondents saying they...
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August 26, 2024
Limited-Edition Bling Van Life: Airstream Interstate 19X LE Outland Edition
Today, at Overland Expo Mountain West, Airstream launched the limited-edition Interstate 19X LE Outland Edition. Think of this new camper van model as the compact, off-road model with all the bling. It has loads of off-road driving lights, multicolor underglow, an outdoor hammock chair mount, a robust audio system with light-up...
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August 26, 2024
July RV Shipments Up 17.5%
Results for the RV Industry Association (RVIA)’s July 2024 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 24,116 units, an increase of 17.5% compared to the 20,520 units shipped in July 2023. To date, RVs are up 9.4% compared to the same timeframe last year with 202,712 units...
