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RV Industry Veteran Ralph Cortas Dies at 87
Ralph Edward Cortas, 87, residing in Elkhart, gently departed this life on Friday, Dec. 20, at Hubbard Hill Estates. This…
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Report: 2019 Pickup Truck Sales Increase to 16%
New data from JATO Dynamics has shown that Americans have been buying pickup trucks at an increased rate throughout the 2010s. This…
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NMLA Announces New Directors and Officers
The National Marine Lenders Association has announced the candidates elected by the membership to serve on its board of directors…
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Opinion: I’ll Pass on Autonomous RVs, Thanks
With 2020 fast approaching, it got me thinking about the future … of driving. It seems like nearly every day…
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Throgmartin Holdings President to Retire Jan. 1
Chris Throgmartin, president of Throgmartin Holdings, has announced he is retiring. “After careful consideration and discussing this with my wife,…
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RV Shipments Fell 10% in November
The RV Industry Association’s November survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 29,644 wholesale shipments,…
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NHTSA: REV Group to Recall 3,241 Units
REV Recreation Group is recalling certain 2016 to 2020 Fleetwood Bounder, Holiday Rambler Vacationer, and 2018 to 2020 Fleetwood Southwind…
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Derema Group Announces New Regional Manager
Derema Group has promoted Scott Couturier to Southeast region business manager. Couturier resides in Tampa, Fla., and is filling the…
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Patrick Completes Topline Counters Acquisition
Patrick Industries has completed the acquisition of Topline Counters, a designer, engineer, manufacturer and installer of a full suite of natural…
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VIDEO: Walorski Issues Statement on USMCA Passage
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) released the following statement after voting for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a deal negotiated by…
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Trends: Powerboat Registrations Up 5%
Powerboat registrations were up 5 percent on a rolling three-month year-over-year basis in October, and down 1 percent on a…
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Community: Fraserway RV Donates $144,000 to Hospitals
The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) is now closer to their fundraising goals due to a large commitment from…
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Winnebago First Quarter Revenues Increase 19% to $588M
Winnebago Industries has reported financial results for the company’s first quarter fiscal 2020, showing revenues were $588.5 million, an increase…
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Camping World Appoints First Female COO
Camping World Holdings has promoted Tamara Ward to the role of chief operating officer. Ward began her career with Camping…
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LCI Completes Acquisition of CURT Group
Lippert Components has completed the previously announced acquisition of CURT Group for about $340 million. CURT, headquartered in Eau Claire, Wis., is a…
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House Passes New NAFTA, Content in Trucks and Auto to Change
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade deal on Thursday that includes tougher labor and…
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Elkhart Plant to Get $3 Million Upgrade
Granger, Ind.-based investment company Wait Industries announced on Thursday plans to invest $3 million in its Elkhart plant. This story…
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Spending Package Includes Outdoor Rec Priorities
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass a $1.4 trillion spending package which consists of two separate pieces…
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Action RV Shows Tech Path to High School Students
Action RV in New Mexico recently hosted more than 25 students from a local high school’s trade class at its…
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Registration Opens for MBA Rental School
Registration has opened for MBA’s 2020 RV Rental School, which takes place Feb. 25-27 at the Tuscany Hotel & Casino…
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Shurhold Releases New, Non-Scratch Mop
Shurhold recently released a new 60- and 72-inch Water Sprite Deck Mop with a fixed wooden handle that scratch if…
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Webinar on Overtime Rules for 2020 Now Available
NFIB recently held a webinar on changes to the federal overtime rule that takes effect at the start of 2020.…
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REV Group’s Adjusted Net Income Declines 59%
REV Group has reported results for the three months ended Oct. 31, showing consolidated net sales in the fourth quarter…
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Winnebago Appoints Armbruster to Board of Directors
Winnebago Industries has appointed Sara Armbruster to its board of directors, effective Dec. 18. Armbruster will sit on the finance and…
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RVIA President Delivers Message on 2019
Editor’s note: RV Industry Association President Craig Kirby has released a letter summarizing 2019’s impact on the RV industry (below).…
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China, U.S. Discuss Signing Phase 1 Trade Deal
China and the U.S. are in touch over the signing of their Phase 1 trade deal, China’s commerce ministry said,…
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63 People Attend MARVAC Tech Training
Michigan RV and Campgrounds (MARVAC) held its tech training classes Dec. 10-12. A total of 63 people attended the three-day training…
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Study: State Personal Income Increases 3.8% in Q3
State personal income increased 3.8 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter of 2019, a deceleration from the…
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Winnebago’s Board Approves Quarterly Dividend
Winnebago Industries has announced that on Dec. 18, the company’s board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share payable…
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32nd Annual RV Show Arrives in California Jan. 11
The 32nd Annual Manufacturers RV Show will be held from Jan. 11-20 in Pleasanton, Calif., and boast hundreds of new…
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NMLA Releases Revised Marine Lending Resource
The National Marine Lenders Association has released its latest review of the U.S. marine lending industry at MRAA’s Dealer Week…
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Thousand Trails Celebrates 50 Years
Thousand Trails celebrated 2019 in historic fashion, as the popular network of campgrounds observed 50 years in the campground industry.…
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Clear2O Releases Inline RV Prefilter
Clear2O has released an inline RV prefilter, the DirtGuard Sediment Prefilter, intended specifically for high-sediment areas. The patent-pending Clear2O DirtGuard removes filter killers so…
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Trends: Auto Group Hires Local College Talent
The Kirby Auto Group has begun successfully filling its need for qualified RV/automotive technicians through the local Oxnard College Automotive…
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Dometic Wins 10 Readers’ Choice Awards
Dometic has announced that it holds the most-awarded supplier title for three years in a row thanks to the effort…
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Sika Releases Removeable, Elastic Butyl Sealant
Sika Corp. recently introduced SikaLastomer-714, butyl sealant for the U.S. transportation aftermarket. SikaLastomer-714 is a one-component, butyl sealant that can…
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Indiana to Host International Business Conference
Indiana Sec. of Commerce Jim Schellinger and the Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) will host an inaugural conference, the Indiana…
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Sunkissed Village RV Resort Opens
Sunkissed Village, a new RV resort community located next to The Villages in Summerfield, Fla., recently opened. Sunkissed Village features…
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Community: Forest River CEO Discusses Battle with Cancer
Forest River has acknowledged the hard reality that most of their employees and customers share a bond that no one…
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RV PRO Updates Logo for 2020
RV PRO magazine is updating its logo beginning with the January 2020 issue, celebrating 15 years of serving up news…
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Suppliers Worry Over Delayed USMCA Ratification
The head of Canada’s parts suppliers association is warning the federal opposition parties that delaying ratification of the new North…
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Air Lift Redesigns WirelessAir Compressor System
Air Lift has redesigned WirelessAir, the on-board air compressor system, making the wireless control of all brands of air spring…
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VIDEO: Newmar Launches Supreme Aire Super C
Newmar recently announced that the Supreme Aire Super C RV is now available. RV PRO recently wrote an overview about…
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Trends: Manufacturer Spending to Decrease 2.1%
U.S. manufacturers plan to pull back on investing in 2020, a move that could rein in a rebound even as…
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China Trade Deal Expected to Be Signed in January
Last week, the U.S. and China announced a preliminary Phase One trade deal. Despite indications that the two nations would…
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Powerboat Registration Increases 1.4% in Q3
New boat registrations in the main powerboat categories were up 1.4 percent in the third quarter compared with the same…
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Home Builder Confidence Index Up Five Points
The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) monthly confidence index increased five points to 76 in December from an upwardly-revised…
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VIDEO: Custom RV Evokes a Whiskey Distillery
LAS VEGAS – At this year’s SEMA Show, River City Rods & Fabrication offered attendees a taste of Brown Sugar…
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TMC Introduces New Tellaro Class B
Thor Motor Coach recently debuted a concept of the Tellaro Class B van at THOR Industries Dealer Open House this…
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Freightliner to Invest $13M, Create 193 Jobs
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) plans to expand operations in Cherokee County, S.C. The more than $13.9 million investment is expected…
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Class of 2020 RV Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The board of directors of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation has announced the names of those who will be inducted into…
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Jellystone Reports Sales Up 9.9% Over 2018
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts recently celebrated its 50th anniversary by posting record system sales for the 12th consecutive year. Same-park sales…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Jayco, Forest River, and Entegra Coach
Entegra Coach is recalling certain 2018 to 2020 Qwest motorhomes. The liquid propane (LP) tank hangers may be the wrong…
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Fastway Trailer Releases Giveaway Holiday Video
Fastway Trailer Products has begun its biggest giveaway of the year, the company recently announced, with more than 75 prizes…
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Winnebago Releases Inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report
Winnebago Industries has issued the company’s first corporate responsibility report. The report outlines the company’s ongoing commitment to responsible business…
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Sunpro Mfg. Launches New Slide-Out Fabric
Sunpro Mfg. recently released the Ultra Slide-Out Fabric, which comes with a 10-year warranty. The 10-Year Ultra Slide-Out Fabric is…
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Minnesota Creates Outdoor Recreation Task Force
Outdoor recreation industry leaders, including Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, REI and Outdoor Industry Association, recently applauded Minnesota’s announcement of an Outdoor…
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Riverside RV Names Chris Daniels as President
Riverside RV owner, Keith Hershberger, has named Chris Daniels as the new president and COO for Riverside. Daniels, a 15-year…
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Judge May Toss Out Suit Against RV CEO
A Kosciusko County, Ind., judge intends to toss a civil fraud suit against Travel Lite RV CEO Dustin Johns. However,…
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Airstream Hires Two New Regional Sales Directors
Airstream has hired two new regional sales directors: Josh Fonner and Jason Overman. Fonner and Overman will replace longtime Airstream director…
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Horizon Global Appoints Jok as Interim CFO, Meyer as Chief Accounting Officer
Horizon Global’s board of directors has appointed Richard J. Jok as interim chief financial officer and Matthew J. Meyer as…
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U.S. Reportedly Phasing Out China Tariffs
The U.S. has agreed to phase out tariffs on Chinese goods, Chinese officials said at a press conference in Beijing…
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Genesis Products, Garnica Plywood Partner
Genesis Products, a leader in RV laminated panels and wood components, has announced a strategic partnership with Garnica Plywood, a European provider of…
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THOR Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
THOR Industries’ board of directors recently approved the payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share. The…
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Report: Interest in RVing Grew 650% Since 2013
RVshare has analyzed third-party research and internal data to find that the interest in RV rentals has grown 650 percent since…
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MB Quart Ships Reference Series Speakers
MB Quart recently released the Reference Series speakers, which include the 200-watt, 2-way component system, the RS1-216. This system includes…
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LCI Promotes Rob Ford to Chief Technology Officer
Lippert Components has promoted Rob Ford to chief technology officer for LCI Technologies. In his new role, Ford will primarily…
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Report: First-Time Boat Buyers Fall 39%
First-time boat buyers are in decline, and retention rates are shrinking, according to research presented at MRAA’s Dealer Week in…
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Doug Moats Joins Look Trailers
Look Trailers, an enclosed cargo trailer manufacturer, has hired Doug Moats as director of marketing. Moats will be responsible for…
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115 Technicians Receive RVIA Certification at WFCO Training Sessions
WFCO Electronics recently partnered with Winegard to offer two RV Industry Assciation-certified training sessions in November. The first training session…
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Cummins Approves Share Repurchase Program
The Board of Directors of Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. authorized the company to repurchase up to $1 billion in shares…
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Trends: 252,000 Left Jobless Before Holidays
The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in early December soared to highest level in more than two…
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U.S. Strikes New Trade Deal
Yesterday, a deal was struck between House Democrats and the White House on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA). The…
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Indiana Seeks Nominations for Century, Half Century Business Awards
The state of Indiana is currently accepting nominations for the Governor’s Century and Half Century Business Awards, which honor Hoosier…
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Kloska Returns to Keystone RV’s Sprinter Line
Industry veteran Jeff Kloska has returned to Keystone RV to take the helm of the company’s award-winning Sprinter product line.…
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FMCA RV Club Announces Expo Dates Through 2027
Preparations are in the works and registrations are coming in for the FMCA RV Club’s 101st International Convention and RV…
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LKQ Appoints Xavier Urbain to Board of Directors
LKQ Corp. appointed Xavier Urbain to its board of directors on Dec. 9. Urbain previously served as the group chief…
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MotoRad Honored with 2019 National Award
MotoRad was recently honored at an awards ceremony on Nov. 29, at the Hall of Cabildos in the Municipal Palace of…
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Webinar to Offer Tips on Improving Interest in Dealership Training Programs
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center, and strategic partner KPA, will host a free webinar at 8 a.m. ET on…
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Walorski Issues Statement on USMCA Agreement
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) has released the following statement on the final U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “This is a huge…
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Community: THOR’s Leap Program Reaches 2,800 Students
This fall, THOR Industries, partnered with 19 schools across Elkhart County to educate 2,800 students in 5th and 8th grades on…
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Alliance RV Readies Move Into New Facility, Previews Fifth Wheel
Visit the private Facebook group for Alliance RV, and you’ll see a timeline of groupthink. When some Heartland RV vets…
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LCI Hands ‘Acts of Service’ Program to Elkhart County
Acts of Service, a volunteering program initiated by Lippert Components which has inspired half a million hours of volunteerism in…
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Trucking Company Cuts 4,000 Jobs After Exec Fraud
Celadon Group filed for bankruptcy Monday and announced it is immediately closing the Indianapolis, Ind.-based trucking firm. This story by…
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House Dems, Trump Admin May Reach Deal on USMCA
The Trump administration and House Democrats have a tentative deal on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, according to people familiar with…
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Horizon Global Makes Sistek Chief Admin Officer
Horizon Global Corp.’s board of directors has appointed James Sistek as chief administrative officer. “We are pleased to announce Jim…
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Alliance RV Appoints First Regional Sales Manager
Alliance RV has appointed Ab Saleh as the company’s first regional sales manager. In this role, Saleh will be tasked with…
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RVIA Webinar to Review New 2020 Laws, Regulations
The RV Industry Association’s Driving Policy webinar tomorrow will offer a detailed breakdown of the new laws and regulations going…
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Webinars to Cover OSHA, Sales F&I Compliance
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center and strategic partner KPA will host a collection of compliance webinars throughout the month…
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Community: Winnebago Delivers 7 Mobile Childhood Advocacy Centers to New York
To provide better access to critical abuse counseling services for the residents of rural communities, the Specialty Vehicle Division of Winnebago…
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THOR Net Sales Up 22.9% for First Quarter of 2020
THOR Industries has announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020, ended Oct. 31, showing net sales were $2.16…
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November Jobs Increase More Than Expected
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Labor showed that 266,000 jobs were created in November, which was more…
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OMNOVA Shareholders Approve Synthomer Merger
OMNOVA Solutions shareholders has approved the merger agreement under which Synthomer plc will acquire all outstanding OMNOVA common shares. Upon…
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Survey: Boat Dealer Sentiment Fell in November
Marine dealer sentiment on current and long-term conditions worsened in November, dropping back into negative territory after moving into the…
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iA Dealer Services to Hold February Workshops
iA Dealer Services will offer a dynamic, real-world training environment encompassing both in-dealership and classroom formats including half-day, one day, two days,…
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Community: Man Helps 65 Wildfire Survivors Receive RVs
The nation watched with horror last November as wildfire in northern California ravaged the town of Paradise and surrounding communities. This story…
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Gallery: Keystone RV Reveals the Ultimate Montana
Keystone RV has partnered with Instagram-famous designer and full-time RVer, Cortni Armstrong (aka The Flipping Nomad) to build a high-concept, high-style…
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Togo’s Roadtrippers Makes Puglisi Head of Content
Stephanie Puglisi has joined the Togo Group pack as Roadtrippers’ head of content. In her role, Puglisi will oversee all…
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Registration Opens for 2020 CalRVDA Tradeshow
The 2020 CalRVDA Conference will be held Feb. 19-20 at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, Calif. The conference is an…
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Pittsburgh RV Show to Cover Nine Acres
The Pittsburgh RV Show will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from Jan. 11-19. “Shop hundreds of…
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