RV sales hinge on credit

JIM MEENAN, South Bend Tribune Staff Writer

jmeenan@sbtinfo.com

The recent fall of gas prices by more than a dollar a gallon certainly won't hurt the RV industry, officials say.

But a far bigger boost will come when the seemingly frozen credit world thaws.

"We been saying all year that the real issue is not fuel prices," said Kevin Broom, director of media relations for the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. "It's credit, and we believe that that continues to be the case.