Used Roadtrek Motor Homes News for 12/14/2007



Motor Home Friendly Roadside Galleries and Attractions
Not all art gets displayed in a museum or gallery. If you've traveled the country in a motor home, you've probably noticed that there are sometimes odd things to be found by the side of the road, like...

"I Was Motor-Home-Schooled"
New_yorker_cartoon_1_2 From The New Yorker...

News - City safest for household theft
Original article EUR˜News - City safest for household theftEUR˜ Dundee has been named as one of the safest places in the UK for household theft in a new report. According to the Homes Report by insurance company Home and auto insurance, ...

Ford names new vice president for global manufacturing (Detroit Free Press)
Ford Motor Co. today announced that Joe Hinrichs has been named group vice president for global manufacturing, effective Jan. 1...

Ford's North American manufacturing boss promoted (Business First of Louisville)
Joe Hinrichs, who most recently served as Ford Motor Co.'s vice president of North American manufacturing operations, has been promoted to the role of group vice president for the company's global manufacturing operations...

Weisberg & Meyers, LLC EUR Lemon Laws Offer 'Lemon Aid' to Consumers . - Newswire Today (press release)

Weisberg & Meyers, LLC EUR Lemon Laws Offer 'Lemon Aid' to Consumers .
Newswire Today (press release), UK - 10 hours ago
. states have enacted specific lemon statutes that protect purchasers of used vehicles and/or other consumer products such as Motor Homes and computers. .
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District Court doings - The Casper Star Tribune

District Court doings
The Casper Star Tribune, WY - 1 hour ago
Philip Schmidt and Greiner/Schmidt Motor Co. Inc., auto tort/personal injury, matter is dismissed * Paul Leon McAtee v. Richard Peter Greiner and .
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RV maker seeking Chapter 11 protection - The Register-Guard

RV maker seeking Chapter 11 protection
The Register-Guard, OR - Dec 4, 2007
EURœWe are saddened to let go our excellent employees, especially so close to the holidays, and even more so because Nationals motor homes have never been .
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Motorhomes firm bursting at seams - Halifax Today

Motorhomes firm bursting at seams
Halifax Today, UK - Dec 10, 2007
Richard Baldwin Motorhomes was founded eight years ago. By 2003 the roadside plot could no longer accommodate the growing enterprise and the current .
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Spanish researcher develops perception skills for robots (EETimes.fr)
Seeking to improve the natural interaction between robots and human users, a researcher from the Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence of the University of Granada, in Spain, claimed it has developed a series of perception-motor skills that makes it possible for robots to see people and interact with them...

Jury Fines Ford $3 Million For Woman's Death (CBS 46 News Atlanta)
A jury issued a $3 million verdict against Ford Motor Co. for compensatory damages in a case in which a woman died when the seat back of her car broke when it was rear-ended in an accident...

Race at motor park will air live on cable TV - Vineland Daily Journal

Race at motor park will air live on cable TV
Vineland Daily Journal, NJ - Dec 12, 2007
. cable television network dedicated to motor sports." The channel is available in more than 78 million homes in North America, according to the site. .
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Happy holidays from the Registry of Motor Vehicles (Berkshire Eagle)
Thanks to the correction of a billing mistake, state residents who own luxury vehicles, motor homes, trailers and custom-built cars are now being required to pay automobile excise taxes for the first time since 2003. State cities and towns are clearly the beneficiaries of this arrangement...

Fold-up scooters latest way to avoid DUIs (The Arizona Republic)
A new designated-driver business is throttling up in Scottsdale using fold-up motor scooters to get impaired drivers and their vehicles home safely...

Motor home fire under investigation
Porterville fire officials today continued their investigation of a fire that consumed a motor home over the weekend...

Honda expects a surge in 2008 (Detroit Free Press)
Honda Motor Co. expects its U.S. sales to increase between 3% and 5% in 2008 despite a slight drop in the overall market, said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda auto operations...

Gain Insight into Truck, Trailer and Motor Homes Manufacturing in the US (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Truck, Trailer and Motor Homes Manufacturing in the US" to their offering...

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 ...

Demand for RVs suggests a recession - International Herald Tribune

Demand for RVs suggests a recession
International Herald Tribune, France - Nov 28, 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 .
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The Business of Business in Sterling An occasional series (Journal-Advocate)
STERLING EUR” While many people use artificial trees and greenery in their homes at Christmas time, one the best parts of the season is sometimes missing...

Auto headlines (Detroit Free Press)
Nissan Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, the third-largest Japanese and U.S. automakers, may borrow technology from each other's cars and trucks to develop new vehicles, according to a Bloomberg News report citing people with knowledge of the companies' discussions...

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 ...

Automakers look ahead to a gloomy 2008 - Chicago Sun-Times

Automakers look ahead to a gloomy 2008
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 11 hours ago
That's particularly bad news for Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, who are both introducing new versions of their flagship pickups in 2008. .
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Recreational vehicles come in all shapes, sizes and decors - Detroit Free Press

Recreational vehicles come in all shapes, sizes and decors
Detroit Free Press, United States - Dec 13, 2007
While some newer diesel-powered camper vans yield as much as 22 mpg, most motor homes still average between 7 and 10 mpg, Coon said. .
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Gateway Motor Home Hire New Zealand
See New Zealand in this self drive fully equipped 2, 4 or 5 berth rental campervans, motorhomes or RVs. Free Auckland & Christchurch Airports pickups...

News - Pete Doherty banned from driving
Read source on News - Pete Doherty banned from driving National fire insurance company singer Pete Doherty has been fined 300 and disqualified from driving for two months. The 27-year-old admitted two charges of driving without ...

Federal help on the way for flood-ravaged Vernonia - kgw.com (subscription)

kgw.com (subscription)

Federal help on the way for flood-ravaged Vernonia
kgw.com (subscription), OR - 11 hours ago
By DAVE NORTHFIELD, KGW Staff Ten days after a flood destroyed over 200 homes, a shiny motor home sporting a FEMA is parked next to Vernonia City Hall. .
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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 ...

News - Hurricane losses may reach $10bn
Source: News - Hurricane losses may reach $10bn Hurricane Frances is set to cause billions of dollars in insured losses in the US, experts predict. The storm has hit the Florida coast, uprooting trees and cutting power to hundreds of ...

grim reminders - Toronto Star

grim reminders
Toronto Star,  Canada - Dec 9, 2007
For some 30 years, US sales of motor homes and travel trailers have fallen prior to each economic slowdown, and they're forecast to drop about 10 per cent .
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