Top RV News: August 10, 2023

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Blue Compass Celebrates Being Fastest to Sell 150,000 RVs

FORT LAUDERDALE – Blue Compass RV celebrated the sale of its 150,000th RV in July by giving away a 2023 Jay Flight 264BH to a local mechanic and his family at its Blue Compass RV dealership in Cincinnati.

“This is an incredible milestone for our company to sell over 150,000 RVs in a little over five years, continuing our momentum as the fastest RV company to achieve this mark,” said Jon Ferrando, founder, president and CEO. “All of our associates helped us attain this historic milestone in record time.?Last year we gave away our 100,000th RV to a deserving military veteran.”

RVIA Aftermarket Conference: ‘In-Store Experience’ Critical

SAN DIEGO – The key takeaway from a recent study examining the shopping habits of consumers looking to buy RV aftermarket parts and accessories is that the in-store experience at dealerships cannot be stressed enough.

Presented by RV Industry Association (RVIA) Vice President of Membership & Research Bill Baker on Wednesday at the RV Aftermarket Conference at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina, the study was an update on similar RVIA studies in 2018-19 that offered insight into consumer preferences with regard to aftermarket parts and accessories. The conference concludes today after a third day of one-on-one “appointment sessions” between aftermarket supplier companies as well as distributors, dealers and others.

25 Coachmen Encores Headed to ‘Yellowstone’ Charity Event

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. – A caravan of 25 motorhomes left the Coachmen plant in Middlebury today and headed to a star-studded charity event in Montana, according to reporting by WNDU-TV,?the NBC affiliate in South Bend, Ind.

The event is being arranged by actor Cole Hauser who plays Rip Wheeler in the TV series “Yellowstone.”

Hauser bought one Coachmen Encore and rented two dozen more as part of his planned Bourbon and Bonfires events that will be held on a ranch in Montana near the Yellowstone River over three separate weekends.

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