The only recreational-vehicle dealership in Hillsdale County will open fully in February, its owner said.
“We are just now really getting things up and running,” said Kenneth Joswiak of Southern Michigan RV.
Joswiak and his wife Stacy, who also own Hillsdale Buick GMC on Carleton Road, started to sell Gulf Stream RVs in September and they expect to offer servicing by Feb. 1.
The dealership has nine new and pre-owned RVs on the lot for sale, said Joswiak.
Joswiak said they hope to keep between 20 and 25 RVs on the lot, but supply-chain problems have prevented them from meeting this goal.
“We should have started to see some of these units at the end of the year,” he said. “A lot depends on availability because that’s so tough right now.”
Hillsdale’s Buick GMC dealership opened in 1950, and the Joswiaks bought it five years ago from its previous owner, Eric Leutheuser.
Outside of Hillsdale, the next closest RV dealership is located in Coldwater.
“We don’t have a lot of other stores around us, but we do have a lot of campers, campsites, and campgrounds in the area,” Stacy Joswiak said. “If someone breaks a hose or something, now they can get what they need from us.”
There has been a lot of interest from the community already, said Kenneth Joswiak, but he hopes to continue expanding.
“We are going to grow from here, but availability is key,” Kenneth Joswiak said. “We’re obviously going to take everything we can get just because of demand right now, but it’s just so slow.”
