International Business News - RV http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Under the gloom of plunging motor home sales and with travel trailers stacking up on lots, recreational vehicle makers and dealers at their national trade show this week tried to lift their spirits by joining in song. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/189010-rv-blues.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/poor-economy-is-the-nail-in-the-rv-industrys-tire.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/poor-economy-is-the-nail-in-the-rv-industrys-tire.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:04:19 EST Shares of Coachmen Industries Inc., a recreational vehicle company, nearly doubled Friday as the company said its RV division would be acquired by Forest River Inc., a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/shares-up-on-coachmen-rv-sale-to-forest-river.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:40:22 EST Indiana will receive a $10.4 million emergency grant to help retrain recreational vehicle industry workers who lost their jobs because of layoffs caused by the struggling economy and high gasoline prices, Gov. Mitch Daniels said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/ind-to-receive-10-4m-grant-to-retrain-rv-workers.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:54:53 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers declined on Thursday as oil prices rallied and the broader market edged lower. Light, sweet crude jumped $5 to $120.56 a barrel after rising as high as $122.04, its highest price since Aug. 4. Concerns over rising tensions with Russia helped push the commodity higher Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/sector-snap-rv-maker-shares-slip-as-oil-rallies.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:23:13 EDT Indiana will make $3 million in federal training funds available to recreational vehicle industry workers who lost their jobs because of layoffs caused by the struggling economy and high gasoline prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/indiana-to-fund-training-for-displaced-rv-workers.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:10:41 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers declined Wednesday after an Avondale Partners survey of 70 RV dealers showed motorhome sales plunged in June. The 51.1 percent drop, compared with retail sales in the same month last year, is not unexpected considering the 23-month downturn in the RV market and a 54.4 percent decrease in wholesale shipments in June, the report said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/rv-makers-fall-survey-shows-motorhome-sales-down.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:36:12 EDT The business environment for recreational vehicle makers, already weakened by a sluggish economy and high gas prices, is likely get worse before it gets better, an analyst said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/ahead-of-the-bell-analyst-bearish-on-rv-makers.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:18:45 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Friday, July 18, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of recreational vehicle makers declined Friday after Monaco Coach Corp. said it will shutter three factories and cut a third of its work force, citing a weak economy and lower demand for RVs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/sector-roundup-rv-makers-teen-apparel.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:43:49 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers declined Friday after Monaco Coach Corp. said it will shutter three factories and cut a third of its work force, citing a weak economy and lower demand for RVs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/sector-snap-rv-makers-decline-after-monaco-cuts.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:59:00 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers mostly declined Wednesday, and some set lows, as an analyst pointed to data showing continued weakness in towable retail sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/sector-snap-rvs-mostly-head-lower.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:16:10 EDT Hundreds of Indiana workers have been laid off this year at recreational vehicle plants, and company officials aren't sure when or if the jobs could return. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/rv-company-trims-jobs-as-industry-faces-slowdown.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:56:55 EDT