Buyers Tips for an Auto Auction

It’s easy to find discounted car bargains at a public auto auction. There you’ll find everything from luxury automobiles to junk projects. Whether it’s for personal use or resale, a lot of people purchase vehicles in this manner.
This pleasant experience, however, can quickly turn sour if you don’t know a few things. Maybe the car [...]

Family RV Trip Turns Into School on Wheels

By Beth Drinnen
Imagine taking three young boys, loading them into one RV, and traveling 13,000 miles of open road over the course of eight weeks. Although it sounds like the pilot to a sitcom, it was a reality for the Tison family.
The family of five left their home in East Knoxville in October, and pulled [...]

Camping and RV Legal and Political Issues

The elections are over and the political landscape has changed, but many issues important to the RV industry remain in play in Washington, D.C., including expanding credit opportunities for RV purchases, CAFE standards that protect the availability of tow vehicles, and protecting the second home mortgage interest deduction for RVs and the Travel Promotion Act to [...]

Camping News - RVIA and RVDA Urge Feds to Free RV Financing

RVIA, RVDA, and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) are working together with the American Recreation Coalition (ARC) to present a unified message to federal officials and Congress on the critical need to make financing available for RV and other recreation product purchases.
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Camping News - Companies Hope Hybrid RVs Help Them See Green

Two concept Class A motor homes at the RV industry’s show here have shown that hybrid power systems can be adapted to luxury homes on wheels. The question that remains is: Are consumers interested in paying more for the technology to improve their vehicle’s gas mileage?
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Camping News - RV Makers Lighten Up With New Products

As American car owners switch out their gas-guzzlers for smaller vehicles, many recreational vehicle companies are creating lighter weight products that can be towed by those smaller cars.
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Camping on the Rise Down Under

Is camping going to be more popular this summer? If you believe the trends from our friends down under it is. Right now, while it’s Winter here, it’s Summer in Australia and New Zealand. The news from our neighbors to the South is that camping as a family vacation is up dramatically.
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Camping World Ready to Sponsor NASCAR Trucks

Friday, February 13, 2009 marks a new era. The opening of the NASCAR Truck Series at Daytona will see a new title sponsor. Craftsman is out and Camping World is in as the sponsor for the truck series. The seven year agreement is thought to be worth between $5 million and $7 [...]

Japan’s Takata Forms JV With Anand Automotive Systems (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) - Japan’s Takata Corporation has entered into a joint venture with Delhi-based auto component manufacturer Anand Automotive Systems to manufacture and market automobile safety systems, such as airbags, seatbelts and steeling wheels in India, reports media.
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Tough Times Call for Smart Automotive Marketing (Broadcast Newsroom)

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif. , Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ — In an effort to provide manufacturers, dealers and automotive information websites with cost effective marketing tools in a tough economy, eVox Images today announced it has launched a new product called Signature Video.
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