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Lazydays Appoints Jeff Needles as Chief Financial Officer
Lazydays Holdings Inc. announced that Jeff Needles has been appointed chief financial officer, effective Jan. 6. Needles, the former CFO…
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Outdoor Rec Industry Celebrates Biden Signing EXPLORE Act
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) celebrated President Biden signing into law the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, a…
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Thor Motor Coach To Reveal New Class Cs at Florida RV SuperShow
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) announced it will present its latest Class C motorhomes to the public at the 2025 Florida…
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inTech To Debut Aucta Sycamore at Florida RV SuperShow
inTech announced the debut of its latest model, the Aucta Sycamore, at the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa on Jan.…
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GEN-Y Hitch Sees 40% YOY Growth
GEN-Y Hitch announced a 40% year-over-year growth in overall sales for the 2024 fiscal year. In addition to the overall…
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NRVTA Welcomes New Student Advisor
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) announced Monica Szczepkowski as a new student advisor. Szczepkowski, a Kaufman/Terrell, Texas, native, brings…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Colorado Location
Meyer Distributing announced the addition of its Rifle, Colorado, crossdock. The crossdock will have a direct feed from Meyer’s Denver distribution…
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MTI Industries Partners With Ranger Distribution
MTI Industries, makers of the Safe-T-Alert brand of life safety products, announced that it is partnering with Ranger Distribution Inc.…
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The Headrest Safe Co. To Attend Arrow’s 2025 Exhibitor’s Showcase
The Headrest Safe Company, providers of discreet vehicle safe storage systems, announced it is exhibiting its vehicle safes at the…
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NHTSA Lists Weekly Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued the following weekly vehicular recalls: Storyteller Overland is recalling certain 2024 Beast Mode,…
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Forest River Announces Management Updates
Forest River has announced its new management team, which will succeed founder and CEO Pete Liegl, following his passing in…
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East To West Hosts Successful Christmas Food Drive
East To West announced the success of this year’s Christmas Food Drive, hosted by Plants 500, 501, 502, 503, and…
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Lazydays Announces Record Date for Rights Offering
Lazydays Holdings Inc. announced that the special independent committee of its board of directors has set terms for the company’s…
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Winnebago Board Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend
Winnebago Industries announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share payable on Jan. 29, to common stockholders of record at the…
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Expion360 Reports Select Preliminary Q4 Financial Results
Expion360 Inc., an industry supplier of lithium-ion battery power storage solutions, announced select preliminary, unaudited financial results for the fourth…
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2025 Update From FRVTA’s Board President
The following is a letter from Sean Thompson, the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA)’s board president. Happy New Year from…
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Pittsburgh RV Show Slated for Jan. 11-19
The Original Pittsburgh RV Show returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Jan. 11-19. “Check out the year’s biggest…
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Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Act Sees Amended Recall Regulations
Canada’s Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, made the annexed “Regulations Amending Certain Regulations…
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AP: Unemployment Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since March
The following is a report from the Associated Press. The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week…
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RV Shipments Top 23K in November
Results for the RV Industry Association (RVIA)’s November 2024 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month…
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Campers Inn Promotes Two to National Sales Directors
Campers Inn RV announced the promotion of Ricky Chynoweth and Daniel Knight to national sales directors. Chynoweth will serve as…
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47th Annual Ohio RV Supershow Coming This Month
The Ohio RV Supershow, presented by Progressive, is rolling into town from Jan. 8-12, at the I-X Center in Cleveland. The…
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Shyft Group Appoints Interim Chief Financial Officer
The Shyft Group announced the appointment of Scott Ocholik, vice president, chief accounting officer and corporate controller, as interim chief…
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Dometic Launches NRX Refrigerators for Marine Market
Dometic is bringing its newest, most energy efficient marine refrigeration solutions to the Pacific boating market. The new Dometic NRX refrigerators…
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OHI: How Outdoor Businesses Can Advocate for Climate in 2025
The Outdoor Hospitality Industry (OHI) published the following article on four ways outdoor businesses can advocate for climate in 2025:…
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RVDA’s Ingrassia Talks ‘New Outlook’ on Legislative Issues
The following column was written by Phil Ingrassia, president of the RV Dealers Association (RVDA), and originally published in the December…
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RV Trader: 2024’s Most Popular RVs
RV Trader revealed its list of most popular RVs that garnered the most views on its platform throughout 2024. “After…
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Marine Manufacturers Association Releases 2024 Report
Throughout fiscal year 2024, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) worked on behalf of recreational marine businesses in the U.S.…
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Meyer Distributing Partners With Cyclops Lighting, Grizzly
Meyer Distributing announced a new partnership with Cyclops Lighting, a brand under GMS Outdoors. Cyclops Lighting, known for its portable lighting solutions, has…
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Performance Brokerage Services, Stanek Group To Host Webinar
Performance Brokerage Services and The Stanek Group at Morgan Stanley will be hosting a Panel Discussion with Raul Rodriguez, senior vice president…
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Firefly Integrations Updates 2025 Training Schedule
Registration is now open for the new 2025 Firefly Integrations Training Academy. This year’s program offers expanded training opportunities for…
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New Year’s Resolutions
Love them or hate them, it’s the time of year for New Year’s resolutions. According to the Pew Research Center,…
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Mastering Marketing Automation & AI in Customer Engagement
In this session, discover the secrets to leveraging AI-powered solutions to engage with customers, advance leads along the sales funnel…
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Pump Prices Bounce Off Lows, Hurricane Season Impact Seen
After weeks of slowly marching lower, the national average for a gallon of gas reversed course, rising two cents since…
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Grote Names Director of Operations, Star Safety Technologies
Grote Industries announced that Jim Haremza has joined the Grote team as director of operations for Star Safety Technologies in…
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Winnebago Reports Q1 Financials Amid ‘Challenging’ Environment
Winnebago Industries reported financial results for the company’s first quarter fiscal 2025. Revenues of $625.6 million Gross profit of $76.8…
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Grand Design Unveils Lineage Super C Details
Grand Design RV unveiled a few key specifications of its new Lineage Series F Super C motorhome, building on the…
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Fun Town RV Acquires Waller, Texas’ Lazydays
Fun Town RV, Texas’ largest towable RV dealer, announced its acquisition of Lazydays RV, located at 20103 Stokes Road in…
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Outdoor Industry Celebrates Passing of EXPLORE Act
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) celebrates the U.S. Senate’s historic passage of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act,…
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Octane Completes $126M RV, Marine-Backed Securitization
Octane Lending, the fintech revolutionizing the buying experience for major recreational purchases, announced that it has closed a $125.76 million…
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A2C: Are You Inviting Unwanted Holiday Guests?
The following is a post from Accelerate2Compliance on heightened cyber-attacks businesses should be aware of during the holidays. The holiday…
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We’re Taking a Holiday
RV PRO’s newsletter will be on hiatus Dec. 24 through Jan. 2. We look forward to returning to your inboxes…
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ORR Applauds Final Passage of Economic Development Reauthorization
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) applauds the House and Senate passage of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024, which…
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RVTI Board Welcomes Chair, Two New Members
In 2025, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI)’s board of directors is welcoming its next chair, as well as two new…
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Dragonfly Energy, Stevens Transport Partner for Battle Born APUs
Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. has secured a large purchase order for delivery of the company’s Battle Born All-Electric auxiliary power…
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Alliance RV Spotlights Tenured Team Members
Alliance RV co-founders Coley and Ryan Brady announced the launch of an annual recognition and $5,000 bonus for team members…
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Little Dealer Little Prices’ Toy Drive Aids 1,300
Little Dealer Little Prices Prescott Valley, a Campers Inn RV company, partnered with Real Hope Inc. to host its fourth…
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Tuscany Motor Company Founder Dies
The following obituary from The Elkhart Truth is for Thomas Lee Graber, founder of Tuscany Motor Company. Thomas L. Graber,…
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RVIA Recognizes Companies Named Newsweek’s ‘Most Responsible’
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) congratulated THOR Industries, Winnebago Industries and Lippert for their inclusion on Newsweek’s prestigious America’s Most…
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RV Technical Institute Touts 2025 Dealer On-Site Training
Although the year is winding down, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) is revving up its Dealer On-Site Training initiative in…
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Thetford Announces Leadership Changes
Thetford CEO Stéphane Cordeille recently announced changes in Thetford’s leadership team, which will be effective Jan. 1, 2025. Cordeille said…
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Jayco Achieves Energy Milestones Via Tactical Partnership
The Jayco Family of Companies has announced the successful completion of Phase 1 of its energy management strategy, achieving substantial…
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Forest River To Lay Off 160 as of Dec. 31
Indiana local news sources, including today’s The Elkhart Truth, reported that Forest River will lay off 160 employees at four…
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‘How To Be a Better Human’ Host To Keynote Leadership Conference
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) is holding its third annual Leadership Conference at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix,…
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Australian Teardrop Trailer Offers ‘More for Less’
The following is report from Auto Evolution. Size matters in the RV industry, but it can ironically work against you…
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RVDA of Canada’s Dale Hopkins Reflects on 2024
The following is a letter from Dale Hopkins, Past Chair of the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada. As…
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Open Mic for Final 2024 ‘RVing in New England’ Show
The Weekly Facebook Live show RVing in New England, hosted by the New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA), held an…
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Brunswick Reveals Employee Sustainability Award Winners
Brunswick Corp. announced its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award winners, recognizing outstanding environmental contributions globally. In its fourth year, the awards…
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Lippert Partners With Shepherd’s House Nonprofit
Lippert Components announced the successful completion of its latest Built to Serve event in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Lippert leadership from…
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Mammoth Overland’s ‘Wooly’ Designed for Subzero Temperatures
Washington-based Mammoth Overland revealed its WLY, also known as “Wooly,” an all-aluminum off-road trailer designed for winter-sport activities like skiing,…
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RVIA 2024 Annual Meeting: Recordings Available
On Thursday, Dec. 12, the RV Industry Association (RVIA) held its 2024 Annual Meeting, the association’s primary membership-wide meeting that…
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Canadian Government Issues Fall Economic Statement
The following is a report from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada. Monday afternoon, government House Leader Karina…
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CNN: California Emission Rules Stand as Supreme Court Denies Appeal
The following is a report from CNN. The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal from conservative states…
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RVTI Adjusts Prices for 2025
On Jan. 1, 2025, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) will be changing its prices. Individual Subscriptions will now cost $630…
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OIA: Post-Election Policy Implications for the Outdoor Industry
The 2024 election resulted in a dynamic political landscape with significant policy implications for outdoor industry businesses, particularly in overseas…
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Roadtrippers Adds New Feature, Highlights Off-Season Destinations
As travelers turn their attention to off-season adventures, Roadtrippers aims to inspire journeys with its latest feature: Trending Spots. This real-time…
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Champion Homes Names New President, CEO
Champion Homes announced the implementation of a succession plan in which Tim Larson, the company’s chief growth officer, has been…
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Fed Likely To Slow Rate Cut, Inflation Pressures Remain
The following was reported by the Associated Press. Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars…
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Shyft Group, Aebi Schmidt Merger Drives Shareholder Value
The Shyft Group and Swiss firm Aebi Schmidt Group announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger to…
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Northern Wholesale Supply Acquired by Sun Capital
Northern Wholesale Supply, a leader in RV, marine and powersports parts and accessories distribution, announced the strategic acquisition of substantially…
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NATDA & Dexter Launch Technical Training Program
NATDA (The North American Trailer Dealers Association) announced a new partnership with Dexter, a leading name in trailer axles and…
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RVDA Launches Dealer Help Desk & Solution Center
The RV Dealers Association (RVDA) has launched a new member service, the RVDA Help Desk & Solution Center, designed to…
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Associations Raise $13K for Pregnancy Resource Center
The RV Technician Association of America (RVTAA) certified RV technicians and National RV Inspectors Association (NRVIA) certified RV inspectors collectively…
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Walex Expands Leadership Team With Marketing Manager
Walex, a leader in commercial, RV and Marine sanitation solutions, announced the appointment of Kristopher Johnson as its new marketing…
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NHTSA Lists Weekly Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued the following weekly vehicular recalls: Forest River is recalling certain 2024-2025 Clipper and…
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Eberspächer Makes Management Structure Changes
The challenges of the market require fast decisions and lean structures. Eberspächer said it is meeting these challenges by bundling…
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Grand Canyon National Park Named Top Outdoor Destination for 2025
The following is a report from Travel + Leisure. In recent years, RVing has transformed from a niche pastime into…
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Meyer Distributing Forms New Partnership With Dexter
Meyer Distributing announced new partnership with Dexter. Dexter is a premier supplier of axles, suspension, brakes, doors, venting products, trailer…
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Lightspeed Announces Marine Excellence & Innovation Award Winners
Lightspeed, a leading dealer management solution (DMS) provider, announced the winners of the 2024 Marine Dealership RECT (Repair Event Cycle…
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Blue Water Acquires South Carolina KOA Location
Blue Water Development announced the acquisition of Santee Lakes KOA Journey, a family-friendly campground in Santee, South Carolina. With a…
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EmergencyRV Seeking Donations, Volunteers in North Carolina
EmergencyRV has over 700 Hurricane Helene survivor families on their list requesting shelter, the nonprofit said on its Facebook and…
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Marriott Explores the Outdoors With Postcard Cabins, Trailborn
Marriott International announced the expansion of its outdoor-focused lodging offerings through two founding deals with key players in the outdoor…
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Love’s Travel Stops Adds Two New Locations
Love’s Travel Stops is growing its network of locations ahead of the December holiday travel rush with two new travel…
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AAA: Record Number of Holiday Travelers Expected To Close Out 2024
AAA projects 119.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over the year-end holiday period* from Saturday,…
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Small Business Optimism Spikes, Surpasses 50-Year Average
The following is a report from The Hill. Small business optimism jumped in November, surpassing the 50-year average for the…
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Weber, Blackstone Combine Businesses & Name CEO
Weber LLC and Blackstone Products recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses. Terms…
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Dometic Details Global Restructuring Program
As communicated in the interim report for the third quarter 2024, Dometic is announcing a global restructuring program to support…
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OHI, Campground Leaders To Advocate for Credit Card Legislation
Next week, members of OHI (Outdoor Hospitality Industry) leadership along with 14 campground members from across the country will join…
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Meet RVIA’s New Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs
The RV Industry Association (RVIA)’s Government Affairs staff are the industry experts for our members, state legislators, regulators and RV…
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Pebble To Debut Production-Intent Design at CES 2025
Pebble, a California-based startup, will debut the production-intent design of its flagship product, the Pebble Flow, at CES 2025. This…
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Roadtrippers’ Top Tips for Budget-Friendly Winter Travel
As inflation bites and flexible remote work fades into the rearview mirror, the joy of travel does not have to…
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Go RVing: RV Travel Aligns With 2025 New Year’s Resolutions
Go RVing, in effort to keep the industry updated on impactful trends and insights, is talking the perennial trend this…
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Culinary Camping, Retro RV Stays Trending in 2025 Pitchup.com Report
Pitchup.com – the global outdoor accommodations booking website home to 6,000 campgrounds in more than 70 countries – unveiled its…
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REV Group Reports ‘Strong’ Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter
REV Group Inc. reported results for its 2024 fourth quarter, the three months ended Oct. 31. Consolidated net sales in…
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Colorado’s Lightship Launches AE.1 Electric RV
Electric vehicle (EV) RV maker Lightship revealed its new AE.1 Cosmos Edition is officially available for purchase. Originally debuted at SXSW…
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Winnebago Again Named Among ‘America’s Most Responsible Companies’
Winnebago Industries has been named to the list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2025 by Newsweek. This is the third consecutive year Winnebago…
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InterMotive Owners Pass Baton to New President
InterMotive Vehicle Controls announced its owners Greg and Linda Schafer have decided to step down from their president and CEO…
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Meyer Distributing Promotes Several in Sales Department
Meyer Distributing announced several new promotions in its sales department. First, Meyer promoted Ben Johnson to director of sales –…
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Jayco Hosts 2024 MASTERS Dealer Training
Jayco is concluding its 2024 MASTERS Dealer training, which takes place the weeks of Dec. 2 and 9. Approximately 350…
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Kunes Auto & RV Partners With EV Home Charging Company
Kunes Auto & RV Group, a Midwest automotive group, announced a strategic partnership with Treehouse, a specialized electric vehicle (EV)…
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