Used Roadtrek Motor Homes News for 11/28/2007



Fire destroys motor home in Long Prairie
LONG PRAIRIE EUR A motor home was destroyed after it caught fire Friday afternoon in Long Prairie...

37% of FHLB Advanced To Countrywide
Winnebago led motor-home sales declines through the first nine months with a 7.1% drop, including a 20% plunge for September. Motor home sales also fell in 2005 and 2006, while shipments of travel trailers rose enough to offset the ...

Fleetwood Launches 2009 American Allegiance Luxury Diesel Motor Coach at RVIA Industry Show in Louisville, Kentucky (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fleetwood Enterprises' RV Group, a leading producer of recreational vehicles, today announced the launch of its 2009 American Allegiance diesel luxury motor coach. The first American Coach introduction since 1999, the 2009 American Allegiance was unveiled to dealer and industry representatives at Fleetwood's product launch event during RVIA's 45th Annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville, ...

Court considers Internet tobacco sales (AP via Yahoo! News)
When Maine officials tried to crack down on Internet tobacco sales to children, the outcry from shipping companies that bring cigarettes to consumers' homes was deafening...

Fleetwood Launches 2009 American Allegiance Luxury Diesel Motor Coach at RVIA Industry Show in Louisville, Kentucky (The Auto Channel)
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Nov. 27 -- Fleetwood Enterprises' RV Group, a leading producer of recreational vehicles, today announced the launch of its 2009 American Allegiance diesel luxury motor coach...

Ford finding success in RVs
Ford's market share has increased in the motor home segment this year while its automotive market share has shrunk in several popular consumer vehicle segments. Although Ford doesn't brand motor homes under its own name, it makes more ...

2007 Fleetwood RV Year in Review Fact Sheet - CNNMoney.com

2007 Fleetwood RV Year in Review Fact Sheet
CNNMoney.com - Nov 27, 2007
2008 Icon and Pulse -- Built on the world-famous Dodge(R) Sprinter chassis, the brand-new Icon and Pulse Class C diesel motor homes were introduced to .
Fleetwood Maintains Focus on Innovation With Introduction of New . CNNMoney.com
Fleetwood Launches 2009 American Allegiance Luxury Diesel Motor . CNNMoney.com
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Damon Motor Coach To Expand Manufacturing Facility in Elkhart, Indiana - Expansion Management

Damon Motor Coach To Expand Manufacturing Facility in Elkhart, Indiana
Expansion Management, OH - 12 hours ago
Damon Motor Coach, located in Elkhart, Ind., manufactures a full line of affordably-priced Class A motor homes, including the Essence, Astoria and Tuscany .
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RV sales outlook signals slowdown
Winnebago led motor-home sales declines through the first nine months with a 7.1 percent drop, including a 20 percent plunge for September, according to Statistical Surveys. EURI can tell you that we have seen this type of industry swing ...

Top Gear motor home race turns into derby mayhem
The boys at Top Gear invent a new sport, motor home racing...

Winnebago Industries Celebrates 50 Years on the Road with . - Business Wire (press release)

Winnebago Industries Celebrates 50 Years on the Road with .
Business Wire (press release), CA - Nov 27, 2007
EURThe 2008 Winnebago Access is one of our most popular motor homes,EUR said Winnebago Industries Vice President of Sales and Marketing Roger Martin. .
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Sport - African leagues round-up: 09-12 July
Defending florida home owner insurance Asec Abidjan have maintained their lead at the top of the table after a 2-1 win over Sewe Sport San Pedro. Asec took a 2-0 lead in the first 20 minutes with goals by Foneye Die and Ibrahima Fahe ...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: BRIEFS - Asbury Park Press

BUSINESS BRIEFS: BRIEFS
Asbury Park Press, NJ - 14 hours ago
Winnebago Industries Inc., the largest US maker of motor homes, is introducing vehicles that use less fuel as it confronts the industry's first decline in .
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Hymer presents EURMega Caravaning EventEUR - lifepr.de

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Hymer presents EURMega Caravaning EventEUR
lifepr.de, Germany - 13 hours ago
About 3500 motorhomes and caravans and up to 10000 visitors are expected. But Hymer is creating new dimensions not just in terms of figures EUR the event .
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Fuel sipper (Detroit News)
Winnebago Industries, the largest American maker of motor homes, is introducing the 2009 ERA model that CEO Bruce Hertzke claims can get as much as 22 miles to a gallon as the industry confronts a likely first sales decline in six years. The largest motor homes get about 8 mpg, according to industry data...

Fuel prices, sales inspire Winnebago's smaller RV - DesMoinesRegister.com

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Fuel prices, sales inspire Winnebago's smaller RV
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - 13 hours ago
Industry watchers say combined sales of RV motor homes and travel trailers could fall in 2007 for the first time in six years, a sign that the US economy .
Winnebago to introduce smaller motor home Radio Iowa
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Winnebago Industries Celebrates 50 Years on the Road with Innovative 2008 Lineup at National RV Trade Show (The Auto Channel)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. November 27, 2007; Winnebago Industries, Inc., celebrating 50 years on the road, displayed its lineup of innovative 2008 Winnebago and Itasca motor homes at the 45th Annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. Taking center stage were new models offered on the popular 2008 Winnebago Access and recently introduced 2008 Itasca Navion iQ...

Napan gets 18 years for killing Vallejo teen
It was an emotionally charged morning for the family of a Vallejo teen who perished in a motor home fire more than two years ago, as the girl's convicted killer was sentenced today to 18 years in prison...

Recession Signs Grow as Winnebago Leads US RV Drop (Update2) - Bloomberg

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Recession Signs Grow as Winnebago Leads US RV Drop (Update2)
Bloomberg - Nov 27, 2007
For the past three decades, deliveries of motor homes and travel trailers have dropped before each decline in the US economy, giving the $15 billion .
Rough ride ahead as Winnebago in downturn Telegraph.co.uk
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Winnebago Industries Presents the New Class B ERA (The Auto Channel)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. November 27,2007; Winnebago Industries, Inc. ushered in a new age in motor homes today with the introduction of the new 2009 ERA at the 45th Annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. The ERA offers interior and exterior refinements in a boldly-styled package that delivers comfort, functionality and performance at an exceptional price...

Fleetwood Maintains Focus on Innovation With Introduction of New Motor Home Models at RVIA Industry Show in . (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fleetwood Enterprises' RV Group, a leading producer of recreational vehicles, today announced the introduction of new motor home models during RVIA's 45th Annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. on November 27, 2007...

News - Britons cut short Egypt holidays
The Motor home insurance of British Travel Agents (ABTA) says people due to fly to the resort will be allowed to rearrange it free of charge or get a refund. But Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has declined to advise against travel to ...

Supreme Court to hear Maine Internet case (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Supreme Court will consider today whether federal law bars Maine from imposing handling requirements on delivery companies, a case that could undercut similar laws in other states. When Maine officials tried to crack down on Internet tobacco sales to children, the outcry from shipping companies that bring cigarettes to consumers' homes was deafening...

winnebago industries presents the new class b era - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

winnebago industries presents the new class b era
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Nov 27, 2007
(nyse:wgo) ushered in a new age in motor homes today with the introduction of the new 2009 era at the 45th annual national rv trade show in louisville, .
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Ford goes fishin' with new motor home chassis
For those not mired in the inner workings of the recreational vehicle industry like myself, this is a big deal as Ford supplies 69% of all gas-powered Class A motor home chassis in the country and 34% of the entire Class A market when ...

Demand for RVs suggests a recession (International Herald Tribune)
For the past three decades, deliveries of motor homes and travel trailers have dropped before each decline in the U.S. economy, giving the $15 billion industry a reputation as a bellwether...

Recession ahead, drive carefully
Buying a motor home is seen as the ultimate discretionary item, and over the past three decades, declines have always heralded a rapid slowdown in the US economy. EURRecreational vehicles are at the swing end of discretionary spending ...

Ford beefs up chassis for rvs - DetNews.com

Ford beefs up chassis for rvs
DetNews.com, MI - Nov 25, 2007
Increasingly, high-end motor homes feature slide-outs, and lots of them. These are portions of the vehicle that can be extended when parked to create more .
Ford Meets RV Growth With Most Capable Motorhome Chassis Ever PaddockTalk
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motor homes an emissions mission - Stuff.co.nz

motor homes an emissions mission
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Nov 12, 2007
mr hall said emissions were woeful from a number of motor homes on new zealand roads. he hoped the government would continue with its intention of .
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Motor home stolen from Pontiac burned in Fla. (The Pantagraph)
LIVE OAK, Fla. -- A quarter-million-dollar motor home stolen from Pontiac was destroyed by a fire that followed a police chase in Florida...



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