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RV Sales Representative
General RV Center
Fort Pierce, Florida, US
Family-owned RV retailer founded in 1962, selling new and used recreational vehicles and providing repair, financing, insurance and parts through 23 US Supercenters.
General RV Center is a family-owned recreational vehicle retailer founded in 1962 by Abe Baidas, who converted a Detroit gas station into an RV sales and manufacturing facility. The company is now the nation's largest family-owned RV dealer and is led by CEO Loren Baidas, the founder's grandson, marking its third generation of family leadership. It remains privately held, with no external funding disclosed.
The business operates 23 Supercenters across the United States, with locations in Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Utah, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Colorado. Alongside the sale of new and pre-owned recreational vehicles - spanning motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers, camper vans and luxury RVs - the company provides repair and maintenance services, financing, insurance, and genuine parts and accessories. Its Finance department has recorded revenue growth of over 350% over the past five years.
Employment spans several distinct areas: RV sales, service and repair, parts and accessories retail, and financing and insurance product offerings. Since 2014, Crain's Detroit has named General RV Center one of Michigan's largest and fastest-growing privately held companies. The company describes itself as maintaining the core family values established at its founding, together with an emphasis on customer service and the RV lifestyle.