Full Time RVer

Many fulltimers have put both Alfa and NuWa high on their list of manufacturer’s who really build rigs for RVers. Sadly, a few months ago, Alfa permanently “pulled the plug,” shutting down its operations for good. Last week, Kansas builder NuWa said it too, was suffering economic pains.

According to a story released in the trade journal, RV Business, NuWa still holds out hope for the future. Rather than closing down all operations, the big outfit says they’ll stop producing new RVs near the end of December. And after that, “We want to take a look to see what kind of sales are going to come in 2009,” NuWa President Neil Ford told RVBusiness. “We will never close our parts, warranty and service departments. Those will remain open.”

NuWa’s Hitchhiker and Snowbird fifth wheels will no doubt continue to be popular, albeit “older” rigs as time passes.

The company says the economy has caused no shortage of problems; particularly since NuWa units are at the higher end of the price scale. With a shortage of loan money, the company figures turning new units into sales is a tough job. “We are not slamming the doors shut and saying ‘We’re, through,’ ” Ford said. “We’re definitely coming back if there’s business there.”

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