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a motorhome, manufactured home or $75,000 cash.
Editorial
The Affinity Group may be coming back for more of your profits
Recent departures of
most of Camping World’s executives, including president Tad Donnely,
along with Affinity’s top banana Steve Adams’ investment in REC
USA, sends up a warning flag to RV News.
You all recall, of course, that Affinity
always denied that they would ever get into selling rolling stock,
only to acquire a dealership and roll the stock into a Texas Camping
World store.
This time they may want to relieve dealers of
the awful task of operating a parts and accessory store and service
center.
Are dealers going to turn the cheek again?
REDEX
Dealers split $170,000
Think that dealer buying groups don’t work? Think again.
REDEX is a group of nationwide dealers whose 74 dealerships account
for more than $1.3 billion a year in sales-almost 15% of the entire RV
retail business. This adds up to substantial clout when it comes to
negotiating with vendors.
Interested? There’s four slots available.
Salesmanship
Lead management, or barely managing
leads?
RV News Editor Bob
Zagami has first hand experience when it comes to handling or
mishandling leads generated through the Go RVing campaign. Last
December Bob went to the Go RVing web site and signed up for the free
video. This put him in the Go RVing lead database. Bob was in the
market for a new rig, and completed the questionnaire honest y as any
potential buyer would. You’re really going to
want to read about his experience. It will certainly give you some
insight into lead management.
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Shows RV Travel Will
Boom This Summer
According to the latest
survey of RV owners, 75%
expect to travel more this summer than last
year. On average motorhome, travel trailer, truck
camper and folding camping trailer owners plan
to average 3,751 miles this summer. Campground reservations are 12-15%
over last year and rental agencies are reporting record bookings.
King of
the Road’s New SlideDeck
Billed
as the greatest innovation since the inception of slideout rooms, King of
the Road’s new push button electric slide-out deck retracts under the
5th wheel in the travel mode.
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CAFE Standards to Remain at Current Levels
'Til 2005
The U.S. Senate has adopted a Corporate
Average Fuel Economy (CAFE). Read what this amendment proposes to
improve fuel economy and protect the environment.
Sales and Shipments Surge Signals RV Industry Rebound
Newly released market data provide positive indications the RV industry is rebounding from the
recession. Both wholesale and re tail figures are up solidly compared to the
same period in 2001, and a number of indicators paint a bright outlook for 2002 and beyond.
RV
Industry Heritage
Sheldon Coleman and the growth of R&D
Seventy-seven years ago
a young engineer joined his father’s company and began a career
inventing and producing a wide variety of products that enhanced the
infant RV industry. Sheldon Coleman was a true believer in constant
expansion and improvement and as a result his became one of the first
companies to establish a research and development department. His many
successes have made him a legend to outdoorsman the world over.
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