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Outdoorsy Shares Report on Cities with Most RV Sales
Outdoorsy has recently released a report detailing cities in the U.S. with the most RV sales per capita. Data used…
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RVIA Survey Identifies Trends with New RVers
RVIA recently surveyed a cross-section of new RV buys to determine how their attitudes may or may not be different…
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Patrick Industries Reports 44% Q1 Net Sales Increase
Patrick Industries today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2021. Key takeaways included the following: Net…
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LKQ Corp Reports Nearly 82% Increase in Q1 Net Income
LKQ Corp., parent company of NTP-STAG, today reported its earnings for Q1 2021. Revenue for the first quarter of 2021 was…
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Garmin Announces Strong Q1
Switzerland-based Garmin said it had $1.07 billion in revenue in the first quarter, a 25 percent increase year-over-year. The GPS…
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Camping World Appoints VP of Learning and Development
Camping World Holdings has announced the appointment of AnnaMarie Balch Olson as vice president of learning and development. Bringing with…
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Susan Motley Joins ARVC as Director of Education and Events
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has announced that Susan Motley will be joining the ARVC team…
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RVWA Friday Luncheon Features The Vibrant Coach
In Friday’s RV Women’s Alliance Coffee, Lunch, and Learn, RVWA is joined by Nicole Greer, aka The Vibrant Coach. This…
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Toyota Announces Third Multi-Million Dollar Investment in Four Years
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb joined Toyota executives at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana (TMMI), one of 10 Toyota manufacturing facilities in…
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Jobless Claims: Another Pandemic-Era Low
New weekly jobless claims dropped from the prior week’s upwardly revised level to a fresh pandemic-era low last week, with…
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THOR Industries Celebrates Fifth Year of Partnership with Care Camps
THOR Industries has announced its continued commitment to support children dealing with cancer for the fifth consecutive year with a…
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Camping World to Launch Peer-to-Peer RV Rental Marketplace
Camping World Holdings has announced details surrounding its planned launch of a peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace, marketed as Camping World…
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Travois Introduces New Metris Camper
Henderson, Nev.-based Travois has introduced its newest Metris camper, the Travois Elevate. The Elevate is available on both the Metris…
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Dometic Launches New Line of Drinkware
Dometic has announced it is expanding its outdoor product portfolio further into the outdoor goods segment by introducing a new…
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Jayco Celebrates Employee Milestone Anniversaries
Jayco celebrated milestone anniversaries for team members up to 50 years in March. Throughout 2021, Jayco said it will have…
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SylvanSport CEO Talks COVID and Company Philosophy
Brevard, N.C.-based SylvanSport was founded in 2004 on the idea of creating an innovative pop-up camper. Fast-forward to now, and…
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ASA Electronics Debuts New RV Speaker
ASA Electronics has unveiled its latest offering for home entertainment for RVs with the JENSEN JWMS437 wall mount speaker. The…
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Company with Ties to Trailer Maker Fined for Construction Violations
Elkhart County officials are imposing a $71,000 fine on a company that violated storm water rules for site construction, though…
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Chip Shortage Keeps Causing Chaos for Automakers
The chip shortage is continuing to affect the auto industry in a way that will still be felt months from…
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Elkhart Health Officer Braces for End of Mask Mandate Support
Elkhart County’s health officer fears enacting a new state law will send dominoes tumbling to where county leaders could override…
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RVshare: RV Rental Bookings Up 846% in April
Peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace RVshare said that bookings are surging ahead of the summer travel season. April reservations are up…
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Airxcel Announces Death of Industry Veteran Kevin Phillips
Long-time industry veteran Kevin Phillips passed away on Sunday, April 25, due to complications from COVID. Most recently Phillips was…
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Registration Underway for 2021 RV Aftermarket Conference
The RV Industry Association‘s 2021 Aftermarket Conference is returning for its 50th anniversary year Aug. 9-12 at the Embassy Suites…
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Dometic’s Sales Up 16% in Q1
Net sales for Dometic, which uses its home currency of the Swedish Krona, were SEK 4.86 billion, or about $579…
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Jayco Launches New Lead Management Platform
Jayco has announced the launch of its Aimbase lead management platform for the Jayco, Entegra Coach and Starcraft RV brands,…
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REV Group Launches Campaign to Support Dealer Network
REV Recreation Group (RRG), a subsidiary of REV Group, has introduced initiatives and products to support its dealer network selling American Coach, Fleetwood…
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Camping World Invests in Audio Entertainment App
Camping World Holdings has announced a technology platform investment in HearHere, a mobile audio entertainment app for travelers. The company…
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Brown & Brown’s Net Income Up 31% YOY
Insurance company Brown & Brown said its revenues for the first quarter of 2021 were $815.3 million, an increase of…
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Nevada Plans to Fully Open June 1
Just last week, California unveiled plans to reopen June 15, much to the excitement of the tourism and event industry.…
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Meyer Distributing Carrying Hot Shot’s Secret
Meyer Distributing has announced the addition of Hot Shot’s Secret, a stiction eliminator for gas and diesel engines, to its…
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All in CARAVANING 2021 Set for June in Beijing
With the topic “Explore a Better Life of Travel,” All in CARAVANING 2021 will return to the Beijing Etrong International…
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Q1 RV Shipments Hit All-Time High
According to the newly released data from the RV Industry Association’s March 2021 survey of manufacturers, more RVs made their…
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Camping World Announces BitPay Partnership, Acquires Nomad Reservations
Camping World has announced it will begin accepting cryptocurrencies as payment for RV purchases through a new partnership with BitPay.…
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Keystone RV Offering Free Togo Membership to New Buyers
Keystone RV has announced that starting May 1, every new RV purchase will come with a one-year premium membership to…
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Airstream Steers Current Momentum into Long-Term Plan
Airstream is trying to make the most of unprecedented boom times today while continuing to overhaul the king of upscale…
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Lippert Hosts Volunteer Week
The RV Industry Association picked up this report from the Elkhart Truth about Lippert’s philanthropic efforts in its home community.…
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Flow-Rite Celebrates 40 Years
Flow-Rite, manufacturer of injection-molded fluid control components for boats, RVs, golf carts, hydroponics and industrial applications, has reached a milestone.…
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Newmar, FCCC, Tiffin on NHTSA Weekly Recall List
This week’s recall list from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration features Newmar’s 2021 Dutch Star, London Aire, Mountain Aire,…
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Michigan is Nation’s COVID Hotspot
Eric Gala passed up an opportunity to get a coronavirus vaccine when shots became available in Michigan, and he admits…
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Valterra Sees Opportunities with Dometic Acquisition
In a prepared statement released Thursday, Valterra executives said they welcome the company’s acquisition by Dometic. “We see many opportunities…
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REV Group Announces Expanded Sourcing and Supply Chain Team
REV Group has announced four appointments to its global sourcing and supply chain team, representing the Fire & Emergency, Commercial…
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Price Joins Portfolio Board of Directors
F&I company Portfolio has announced that Kelly Price has been appointed executive vice president of strategic ventures and has joined…
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Camping World Recognized by ADP
During this week’s 28th annual ADP Meeting of the Minds conference, technology company ADP recognized five companies who it said…
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Airstream Earns Two Red Dot Product Design Awards
Airstream has again been recognized for design excellence by Red Dot, winning two awards in its Product Design 2021 competition.…
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Thetford Sanitation System Wins Red Dot Award
The iNDUS smart sanitation system by Thetford has won a Red Dot award for high design quality,the company announced. Red…
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Wilson Electronics Collaborates with ED2 Corp.
Wilson Electronics has announced a collaboration with 5G mmWave technology leader ED2 Corp. The company said ED2’s expertise will round…
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Truma Helps with Highway Cleanup for Earth Day
Truma employees in Elkhart, Ind., recently volunteered to participate in a trash pick-up day along a highway in Elkhart as…
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Northeast Florida RVTA Donates $6,000 to Child Literacy Efforts
A donation of $6,000 from the Northeast Florida Chapter of the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) helped St. Johns County…
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Dometic Acquires Valterra Products
Sweden’s Dometic has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Valterra Products, a leading North American provider of…
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Exclusive: Hanington Innovations Refines Wire Harness Protection
Keeping wire harnesses intact can often be a challenge for RVers, especially if they are frequently on the road. Excess…
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RVIA State Affairs Team Posts Big Win in California
Owners of diesel motorhomes who live outside California but like to visit the Golden State can breathe a big sigh…
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Lazydays Holds Grand Opening for Nashville Store
Lazydays marked the grand opening of its new dealership in Murfreesboro, Tenn., located just south of Nashville, on April 21st…
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RVWA Weekly Webinar Features Lippert’s Angie Sokol
The week’s Coffee, Lunch, and Learn, hosted by the RV Women’s Alliance, will feature Dr. Angie Sokol, director of Lippert’s…
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Vision Dealer Solutions’ vSignature Now Available to Third Party
Vision Dealers Solutions has announced that vSignature may now be used by any company for electronic signing their library of…
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Permatex Continues StarCom Sponsorship for 2021 NASCAR Season
Permatex has announced that the company will continue its sponsorship of the StarCom Racing Team for two key races during…
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Toyota Confirms Electric and Hybrid Trucks in Development
Toyota has unveiled that it plans to offer around 70 electrified models worldwide by 2025, including 15 EVs, some wearing…
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Jobless Hit New Pandemic-Era Low
New weekly jobless claims last week unexpectedly plunged to a new pandemic-era low. The Department of Labor released its weekly…
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Team RV Raises $30K for March of Dimes
Team RV Express, along with its core group of Canadian-based customers, raised $30,000 on behalf of March of Dimes Canada…
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Black Book: Towables and Motorized Auction Prices Hit Another Record High
“The values of used RVs sold at wholesale auctions rose across the board last month. This is the time of…
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KOA Annual Report: Camping Interest Remains High
This week, KOA released its annual North American Camping Report. Compared to 2019, the proportion of first-time campers across the…
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A&L RV Sales Acquires Three Locations in 12 Months
A&L RV Sales has announced the acquisition of Smallwoods Camper & Trailer Sales in Jackson, Tenn. This location marks the…
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California’s Happy Daze Continues Expansion
Happy Daze, the full-line RV dealership based in Sacramento, Calif., featuring a large variety of motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels…
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Lazydays Holdings Releases Preliminary Q1 Results
Lazydays Holdings has provided preliminary results for the quarter ended March 31. The company noted that the results are preliminary,…
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ASA’s iN∙Command App Update Adds Alert Features
ASA Electronics said it is giving RV owners even more control with the latest update to the iN∙Command Control Systems…
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Montana Bill Increasing Allowable RV Length Signed into Law
RV Industry Association has reported that recently, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill (MT HB 83) to…
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THOR Industries Promotes Earth Day Initiative
THOR Industries said it wants to remind everyone this Earth Day, which is Thursday, April 22, to get outside and…
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Veratron Introduces Battery Monitor Kit
Veratron has introduced its new VL Flex Intelligent Battery Monitor Kit, which it said contains everything needed to deliver “real-time…
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Way Joins RVWA as Advocate Sponsor
RV supplier and distributor Way said it is excited to announce that the company has joined the RV Women’s Alliance…
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Fun Town RV Hosts Fourth Annual DFW RV Party
What organizers refer to as “the nation’s biggest RV Party” will return to AT&T Stadium in Dallas on May 20-23.…
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Newmar President Miller: ‘It’s Good to be Back’
Newmar President Matt Miller opened the company’s dealer event Tuesday at the Gaylord Convention Center in Orlando, stating, “It’s good…
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RVIA Highlights Importance of Campground Modernization
This is the middle of National Park Week, and the RV Industry Association released a report detailing what it would…
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Brake Buddy Celebrating 25 Years Serving the RV Market
Brake Buddy is celebrating 25 years in the RV business. Launched in 1996, Brake Buddy’s claim to fame is as…
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THOR Industries Releases Climate Change Report
THOR Industries has published its Carbon and Climate Report, detailing the RV manufacturer’s sustainability risk management approach for managing the business threats…
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RV Industry Continues to Set Record Shipments While Improving Supply Chain
The RV Industry Association reflects on a year like no other in the history of the industry. One year ago,…
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Goldschmitt HLC Smart Levelling System Features Emergency Lowering Option
Goldschmitt has announced that its HLC Smart levelling system offers an optional emergency unlocking feature. The company said this feature…
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Winnebago Industries Senior VP Speaks with WGN Chicago
WGN-Chicago radio host John Williams recently spoke with Winnebago Industries’ Senior Vice President, Brian Hazelton, about the state of the…
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Forest River Launches New Retail Website
Forest River has announced its new and improved consumer shopping website, https://www.shopforestriver.com. The site features a wide range of customizable…
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Vitrifrigo America Earns UL/CSA Certification for RV Refrigerators
Vitrifrigo America, an Italy-based manufacturer of RV and marine refrigerators, has completed its UL/CSA (cULus) certification for the company’s RV…
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Canadian RV Industry Reps Meeting with Parliamentarians this Week
Representatives from the RVDA of Canada and the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) are meeting virtually with Parliamentarians this…
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RV Retailer Opens RVR University Training Center in Texas
RV Retailer has announced the opening of the RVR University Training Center in the Dallas/Fort Worth market in Texas. The…
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Camping World Grows Leadership Team
Camping World Holdings has announced the addition of two strategic leadership team members to enhance and expand future growth initiatives.…
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Longtime Quartzsite RV Show Promoter Dies
Kenny King, the longtime owner and promoter of Arizona’s annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show, has died after a…
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Lippert Completes Acquisition of Ranch Hand
Lippert, has announced the acquisition of Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment LLC – known as Ranch Hand – a South Texas-based…
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Star brite Parent Company Reports Record Q1 Sales
Ocean Bio-Chem, parent company of Star brite Inc., has announced record net sales for the first quarter of 2021. For…
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NHTSA Issues Recalls for Keystone and Daimler
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recalls for multiple models from Keystone RV Co. and Daimler this…
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Lazydays Completes Purchase of Minnesota Property
Lazydays has finalized the purchase of a former auto dealership and a church in Monticello, Minn., where it will be…
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Elkhart County Finds Furrion, Two Others in Compliance on Tax Breaks
Elkhart County, Ind., officials have found three companies in compliance with the terms of tax breaks that they’ve received. Elkhart…
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RVillage Launches RVerified Park Program
RVillage, a North American-based social network of RVers, has announced the launch of RVerified Parks, a program that helps campgrounds…
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KOA Reports Successful Spring Workshop
Kampgrounds of America has reported more than 50 potential campground owners attended its Spring Buyer’s Workshop Weekend, held Saturday April…
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THOR Chips In on $840,000 Donation to First Descents
First Descents, a Denver-based nonprofit that focuses on “adventure-based healing” for young adults impacted by cancer and other serious health…
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Truma Helps with Local Earth Day Cleanup Efforts
Earth day is six days away and Truma is doing its part to help keep Earth clean. Employees in Elkhart…
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Lippert Growing Aftermarket Sales Team
Lippert has announced it has been progressively growing and developing its aftermarket sales team to continually broaden its impact on…
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California Camping World Gets Approval for Electric Fence Following Robberies
Nearly nine months and several robberies after La Mirada Camping World’s request to use an electric fence for security was rejected, City…
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Baird Dealer Sentiment Stays Strong in March
Dealers remain optimistic about current conditions, as well as in the three- to five-year time period, based upon the latest…
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Motility Appoints Brian Dunnam as CTO
Motility Software Solutions, maker of dealer management software (DMS) for the specialty vehicle industry, has announced the appointment of Brian…
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Suburban Launches Elite Series 23” Outdoor Griddle
Suburban, an Airxcel brand, said it is enhancing the outdoor cooking experience with the introduction of its Elite Series 23”…
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Xantrex’s FREEDOM eGEN Max Offers Automatic Climate Control
Canada-based Xantrex, a subsidiary of Mission Critical Electronics and a provider of mobile power for RV, marine, truck, and specialty…
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First-Quarter Results Predict Strong Year for KOA
A surge in short-term business in the first quarter of the year resulted in an increase of total revenue of…
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Pacbrake Releases Alpha HD 7500 Air Bag Suspension Kits
Pacbrake has introduced Alpha HD 7500, Extreme Duty Air Bags for Dodge, Ford, GMC/ Chevrolet pickup trucks in 3/4 and…
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Pete’s RV Center Wins Multiple Awards
The following blog was posted on the Pete’s RV website, a dealership based in South Burlington, Vt. 2020 marked another…
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