DETROIT – The Michigan CU League, which organized the "Invest in America" auto discount purchases for U.S.-made vehicles, announced yesterday it is teaming with Thor Industries to offer discounts of up to $1,000 for the purchases of the company’s recreational vehicles, or RVs.
The league’s CUcorp subsidiary said members of participating credit unions will be eligible for discounts of $300 to $1,000 on the RVs purchased through Thor's Airstream, Breckenridge, CrossRoads, Damon Motor Coach, Dutchmen, Four Winds and Komfort brands.
The Michigan League’s Invest in America program, which was expanded to 1,900 credit unions in two dozen states, offered discounts to credit union members buying vehicles made by Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC. The league said the program helped to sell 180,000 vehicles so far this year.
RV sales are down 55% for the first six months of the year compared with the year-ago period, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. In addition, several RV manufacturers have filed for bankruptcy this year.
