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RV Care Adds Five Dealerships to Network
Several new dealerships have joined Canada’s RV Care Network. “We’re very excited and pleased to announce the addition of five…
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Regency to Debut 2020 Class B’s at Hershey Show
Regency RV has announced that it will roll out its 2020 Ultra Brougham B-plus and National Traveler Class B motorhomes at “America’s Largest RV Show”…
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JR Products Hires New Marketing Manager
JR Products has hired Monika Coppo as its consumer marketing manager. She will oversee the end-to-end execution of integrated business-to-consumer…
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ARVC Announces Marketing Solution Programs
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has announced a new Integrated Partnership Program designed to offer a…
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Society of Certified RV Professionals to Host Awards Ceremony at Dealer Expo
The Society of Certified RV Professionals will host a special awards ceremony, followed by an educational presentation, with a reception…
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Community: Airstream Partners with Think About Your Eyes
Airstream has partnered with Think About Your Eyes, a national awareness campaign dedicated to educating the public on the benefits of vision…
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Jayco Shares Plans at Start of Dealer Days
LAS VEGAS – On Monday, Jayco President Derald Bontrager welcomed dealers and suppliers to Jayco’s annual Dealer Days’ event. The…
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inTech Unveils the Compact Sol Dawn
inTech recently unveiled the Sol Dawn – a more compact trailer than its predecessor the Sol Horizon. The Sol Dawn…
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LCI Industries Q2 Experiences 8 Percent Decrease
LCI Industries has reported its second quarter 2019 results, showing net sales of $629 million – a decrease of 8 percent. Aftermarket sales,…
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Meyer Distributing Announces New Florida Location
Meyer Distributing recently added a location in Jacksonville, Fla. The cross-dock will have a direct, next-day feed from Meyer’s Orlando,…
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Newmar Promotes Howard and Whitehead
Newmar Corporation recently promoted two people from within its sales organization. Effective Aug. 1, Michelle Howard takes on the newly…
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Walorski to Keynote RV Women’s Alliance Breakfast
Furrion will be hosting the RV Women’s Alliance Breakfast at the RV Open House on Monday, Sept. 23. Congresswoman Jackie…
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Duo Form Launches RV Skylight Shade
Duo Form Plastics recently launched RV Skylight Shade products, which is now available through RV distribution and direct from Duo…
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Air Lift Releases New Kit for 2020 Jeep Gladiator
Aftermarket air suspension company ?Air Lift ?recently debuted the Air Lift 1000 to fit the 2020 Jeep Gladiator. Inserted into…
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Keystone Montana Partners with ‘Flipping Nomad’
Keystone RV’s Montana division recently partnered with Cortni Armstrong, who is known on Instagram as “The Flipping Nomad,” to place…
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Firm Imagines Elkhart’s Future Through 2040
Community leaders are addressing the elephants in the room: Diversifying the economy, creating housing options, and attracting and retaining talent. This…
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Keystone RV’s Cougar Posts Record Sales in July
Keystone RV has announced that the Cougar posted record sales for July, with double digit growth in year-over year sales…
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Truma Issues Advisory for Combi Buyers
With the recent Erwin Hymer Group North America receivership and subsequent auction of assets, Truma systems and parts may enter…
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NHTSA: Recall Made for Heartland RV
Heartland RV is recalling certain 2017 Bighorn Traveler, 2016 to 2020 Elkridge, Elkridge Ex, 2019 to 2020 Milestone, 2017 to 2018…
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Former RV Employee Charged with Forging Check
A former McDowell South RV employee has been charged after authorities said she forged a check from the business. This…
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Hopkins Introduces New Brake Buddy 3 Series
Brake Buddy has introduced two new portable auxiliary braking systems, the Classic 3 and Select 3. “Brake Buddy has pioneered…
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Outdoor Hospitality Expo Makes Top 100 List
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds’ (ARVC) Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo (OHCE) has been recognized as one…
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Newmar’s 2020 Canyon Star Upgraded with AquaGo
Truma recently partnered with Newmar in Nappanee, Ind., Newmar’s 2020 Canyon Star garage model motorhome will now come standard with…
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Travelcamp Earns Excellence Award From Winnebago
Winnebago Industries has announced that Jacksonville, Miss.-based Travelcamp has earned the Flying W Dealer Excellence Award based on its performance…
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Jered Sobel to Present Workshop at RVDA Expo
The sales education track at the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo will feature an hour-long workshop from Jered Sobel, a sales…
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State Officials Designate Southeast Indiana as 21st Century Talent Region
Indiana Secretary of Career Connections and Talent Blair Milo and Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) President Elaine Bedel will join…
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RV PRO Parent Company Appoints New President
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – National Business Media, parent company of RV PRO magazine, has appointed Dave Pomeroy as the company’s new…
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Lazydays Completes Acquisition of Alliance Coach
Lazydays Holdings has completed its acquisition of Alliance Coach Inc. The purchase agreement was announced in June 2019, and the…
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Forest River Cherokee Group Adopts OneControl
The Forest River Cherokee Group is adopting Lippert Components’ OneControl technology across all 2020 brands, which include Cherokee, Grey Wolf,…
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Meyer Distributing Announces Idaho Location
Meyer Distributing, a leader in automotive specialty products marketing and distribution, announces the addition of its Twin Falls, Idaho, location.…
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LCI Acquires Lewmar Marine Limiteds
LCI had previously announced that it had submitted an offer to purchase Lewmar subject to approval by Lewmar’s shareholders and…
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Oracle Lighting Fights Chinese Knockoffs
Oracle Lighting (www.oraclelights.com) is enforcing its intellectual property rights and is filing design patent infringement cases against knockoff producers. Shortly…
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RVTI, Newmar, Thor Meet With Indiana Governor
Members from the RV Technical Institute, Newmar and Thor Industries met with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to present how the…
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MARVAC’S Golf Outing Has New Date
Due to the rainout of the originally scheduled event, MARVAC’s Harvest Golf Outing has been rescheduled for Aug. 20 at…
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Stringer Presents F&I Workshops at Convention/Expo
F&I consultant/trainer D.J. Stringer of Garage Composites to deliver three workshops at the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo. Stringer, a first-time…
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Lippert is Silver Partner for RVDA
RVDA, the National RV Dealers Association, has a new partnership with Lippert Components at the Silver level for the 2019…
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REV Group to Present at the Jefferies Conference
REV Group CFO Dean Nolden and its VP Investor Relations Drew Konop will present at the Jefferies 2019 Industrials Conference.…
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SunTrust Banks and BB&T to Merge, Form Truist
Shareholders of BB&T Corp. voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve the Winston-Salem-based bank’s merger with SunTrust Banks and the new bank’s proposed name:…
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Gallery: 2019’s All in Caravanning Show in Beijing Grows
The eighth staging of All in Caravanning (AIC), a trade fair for campervans and caravans in China, exceeded all expectations…
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Xtreme Outdoors Acquires Liberty Outdoors
Xtreme Outdoors completed the acquisition of the assets of Liberty Outdoors on July 24. Formed in 2017, Liberty Outdoors had…
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Spartan Motors’ Sales Increase 34%, Motor Coach Segment Teeters
Spartan Motors recently reported its operating results for the second quarter ending June 30, showing sales increased $64 million, or 34.8 percent,…
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Meyer Adds Venomrex to Its Wheel Lineup
Meyer Distributing has added Venomrex wheels to its lineup. Venomrex offers flow-forged wheels in 17- and 20-inch sizes in three…
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Keystone’s Fuzion Team to Attend Motorcycle Rally
Keystone RV’s Fuzion toy hauler team will be on-hand to meet owners and followers in South Dakota at the 79th…
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RV Hall of Fame Preps for 2019 Induction Dinner
Preparations for the RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner are well underway, the organization recently announced. On Monday, Aug.…
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TexTrail Trailer Parts to Sponsor NATDA Show
TexTrail Trailer Parts and Pierce have been named the official hotel sponsors of the 2019 NATDA Trade Show by the…
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Rockford Fosgate Partners with Polaris
Rockford Fosgate, a leader in high-performance audio systems, has partnered with Polaris to build high-performing audio systems. The new RZR Pro…
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BOSS Names Waijman as International Sales Manager
BOSS International Group (BIG) recently named Jose Waijman as international sales manager. In this role, Waijman will manage all international…
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Community: Active RV Upholstery Supports the War Vet Organization the Wounded Warrior Project
Active RV Upholstery Center in Yuma, Ariz., is now a supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project. “In honor of my…
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Action RV Secures Trademarks, Hints at Expansion
New Mexico-based RV service and accessory center Action RV was successfully granted three trademarks on July 9 by the U.S.…
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Myers Industries’ Net Sales Decrease 4.5%
Myers Industries, a manufacturer of polymer products for numerous markets including the RV industry, recently announced that net sales for…
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WiFiRanger to Offer AT&T Data Plans for RVs
WiFiRanger has announced that it will offer AT&T 4G LTE data plans for its pre-installed rooftop antenna systems on RVs. The…
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Colorado RV Dealership Rebrands Itself
HWY34 RV, a locally-owned full-service RV sales and service center, formerly known as 2534 RV, has refreshed its brand name…
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FMCA to Hold 100th Convention; ‘Sully’ to Speak
RVers and members of the Family Motor Coach Association will head to North Dakota in mid-August for a four-day event…
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Materne to Present Service Management Workshops at RVDA Expo
Maxwell Materne, service management trainer for Garage Composites, will be a featured workshop presenter at the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo…
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NMLA Releases Annual Statistical Report
The National Marine Lenders Association (NMLA) recently released a marine finance market study of lending trends and operations in the…
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Thor Announces Graves as Independent Chairman
Thor Industries has appointed Andy Graves as chairman of the board effective Aug. 1. Graves will be the company’s first…
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Caravan Salon Begins Aug. 31
Caravan Salon, the world’s largest international trade fair for motorhomes and caravans, will take place from Aug.31 to Sept. 8 at…
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Learning Center Scholarship Goes to Taylor Boyd
Taylor Boyd, whose father is a full-time employee at Lazydays RV of Tampa, Fla., has been chosen to receive the…
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Senators Back Highway Spending
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators unveiled a proposal on Monday to authorize $287 billion in federal government spending over…
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RV Groups Back Programming Access
Five groups representing manufacturers, dealers and owners of RVs, as well as the RV campgrounds, sent a letter to the…
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RVshare Books Millionth Rental Day
Peer-to-peer RV rental company, RVshare has hit a major milestone in the growth of the business, and the company has officially booked…
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Ultrafabrics Shows at Helsinki Fashion Week
Last year, Helsinki Fashion Week took the world by storm as the first fashion week to ban leather. This July,…
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Cummins Revenues Increase
Cummins Inc. today reported second quarter revenues of $6.2 billion increased 1 percent from the same quarter in 2018. Increased truck production in North…
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Air Lift Loadlifter Kits for Ford F-150
Aftermarket air suspension manufacturer ?Air Lift Co.? has released newly redesigned LoadLifter 5000 series load support kits for the 2015-2019…
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Community: Spartan Donates to St. Jude Children’s
Spartan Motors continued its commitment to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through its fourth annual sponsorship of the WGC-FedEx St.…
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KOA President Visits Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo
The outdoor hospitality industry is growing, and with that growth comes plenty of change. The demographics are getting younger and…
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Sobel is a Bronze Partner for Convention/Expo
RVDA, the National RV Dealers Association, has added Sobel University as a bronze level sponsor for the 2019 RV Dealers…
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Blue Ox’s Sandy Hesse Dies
Sandra K. “Sandy” Hesse, 67, Blue Ox board member and wife of Jay C. Hesse, passed away at her home…
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FixTech Hires Martin Flory Group for PR
FixTech has hired Martin Flory Group to assist in expanding its North American market share. The public relations firm will…
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FMLA and Absence Management Lessons Learned
Absence and leave management compliance is complex and risky, with many intersecting laws and regulations to consider. In a tight…
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Spartan to Present at Jefferies Conference
Spartan Motors will participate in the Jefferies 2019 Global Industrials Conference at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Daryl…
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Keystone, Jayco, Winnebago Issue Recalls
Keystone RV and Jayco this week face similar recalls of trailers that may have an incorrectly wired breakaway switch, according…
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Owensboro RV Expands Operations
After nearly a decade in business, Owensboro RV in Owensboro, Ky., is expanding its operations while continuing to serve the…
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Jayco, NTP-STAG Partner to Make for Smoother Delivery of Parts
With the continued demand for key service parts, Jayco Inc. and NTP-STAG have formed a strategic partnership whereby more than…
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Judge Dismisses Class-Action Suit Against Dometic
A Florida district court has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Dometic that alleged that its RV refrigerators corrode, leak gas, and…
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Lippert is Silver Partner for Convention/Expo
Lippert Components has signed on as a partner at the Silver level for the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo. The Convention/Expo…
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Rollick Expands RV Services
Rollick, a marketing technology solutions provider and vehicle buying program for the recreation and industrial equipment industries, has expanded its…
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New Dealership Set for Tyler, Texas
A new RV business is in the works for the north side of Tyler, Texas. Jon Ferrando, president and CEO…
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Meyer, Dorman Team Up
Dorman Products will be available through Meyer Distributing. “Meyer and Dorman are a dynamic duo. Dorman allows us to continue…
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Elkhart Co. Unemployment Grows Slightly
The slowdown of the RV industry has resulted in an increase in unemployment filings in Elkhart County, Ind., although the…
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RV Caucus Members Walorski, Grassley Honored
Last week, RV Industry Association staff attended the Washington International Trade Association’s 2019 Annual Awards Dinner, also known as “Trade…
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Buckeye Lake KOA Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Over the past weekend, Buckeye Lake / Columbus East, Ohio KOA celebrated its 50th year anniversary. In attendance were members of…
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Revenue for NTP-STAG Parent Company Increases 7% to $3.25B
LKQ Corp. has reported revenue for the second quarter of 2019 of $3.25 billion, an increase of 7.2 percent as…
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RVIA: Motorhome Shipments in June Down 20%
The RV Industry Association’s June survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 36,524 wholesale shipments,…
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Patrick Industries’ Q2 Sees 13% Decrease in RV, 39% Increase in Marine
Patrick Industries has reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30. Net sales for the…
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TMC, Truma Partner for the New Sequence Class B
Thor Motor Coach has partnered with Truma to use the Truma Combi heating and hot water system in the manufacturer’s…
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weBoost Releases the Drive X RV Cell Phone Booster
Cell signal reliability company weBoost recently released the Drive X RV, a multi-user, in-vehicle cell phone signal booster designed for…
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Recently Certified, Recertified Techs Announced
The Society of Certified RV Professionals has recognized 80 individuals from 48 participating dealers and manufacturers who earned a certification,…
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Schedule of RVDA Expo Workshops Now Available
The RV Dealers Convention/Expo workshop schedule, which covers six essential areas of dealership operations, is now available online. The program…
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TMC’s Sequence Class B Hits Dealer Lots in July
Thor Motor Coach recently introduced the Sequence, a Class B motorhome built on a RAM Promaster 3500 that appeared at…
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Heartland Appoints New East Coast Sales Manager
Heartland RV recently appointed industry veteran Scott Lucas to the position of East Coast regional sales manager for the company’s…
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Two Arrested in Connection to Stolen Travel Lite
Officers with Kosciusko County’s NET 43 arrested two men following an operation Monday morning. In addition to the arrests, they…
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Germany’s Optiplan Develops New Composite Floor
German supplier Optiplan recently developed a functional composite floor product for lightweight construction in motorhomes. POLYDET LiteFloor is an inseparable…
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Brunswick to Remove 300 Positions from Multiple Brands
Brunswick Corp. said it would reduce operating costs of its marine business by an estimated $30 to $35 million by…
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Volta Power Systems Unveils myVolta Bluetooth App
Volta Power Systems recently unveiled the myVolta Bluetooth-connected App at the 2019 Winnebago Grand National Rally in Iowa. The app…
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Vision Dealer Solutions Integrates with IDS
Vision Dealer Solutions has integrated with IDS DMS to allow IDS dealers to pull information into VisionMenu. “This integration allows…
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Family RV Group Wins Flying W Dealer Award
Family RV Group, which has nine locations across Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia, was recently awarded by Winnebago Industries the inaugural 2019 Winnebago Flying W Dealer…
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Community: Winnebago to Match KOA Care Camps Donations
KOA Care Camps recently formed a partnership with Winnebago Industries’ teams at Winnebago, Grand Design RV, and Chris-Craft. Now through…
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Gallery: Meet the Families Working in the RV Industry
Whether it be families enjoying the great outdoors together thanks to an RV or families helping build our industry, there…
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All in Caravanning Attendance in Beijing Increases by 8%
The eighth staging of All in Caravanning (AIC), a trade fair for campervans and caravans in China, exceeded all expectations…
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