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Camping World to Acquire Arkansas’ Breeden RV Center
Camping World Holdings said it will soon take ownership of Breeden RV Center in Van Buren, Arkansas. The acquisition is…
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General RV to Take Possession of Landmark Bounder Unit from REV
The REV Group recently celebrated the 40,000th Fleetwood RV Bounder rolling off the assembly line since Fleetwood joined the REV…
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LCI Names New CFO
LCI Industries, parent company of Lippert Components, has appointed Lillian Etzkorn executive vice president and chief financial officer. As previously…
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Singer-Songwriter Astra Kelly on RVs and Their Power to Heal
In June of 2022, singer-songwriter Astra Kelly moved into a 32-foot Fleetwood Flair, named it Bessie, and embarked on an…
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Brown & Brown Acquires Highcourt Breckles Group
Insurance provider Brown & Brown has acquired Highcourt Partners Limited and its subsidiaries eUnderwriters and CLIS. Highcourt Partners Limited was…
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Chris-Craft Opens Florida Manufacturing Facility
Chris-Craft, a wholly owned subsidiary of Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO), has opened a new manufacturing facility in Sarasota, Florida. The…
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Spring’s Arrival Brings Mixed Wholesale Prices
Eric Lawrence’s monthly report for Black Book shows wholesale RV auction prices that run the gamut. “Most areas of the…
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Lippert Takes ‘Owner School’ on the Road
Lippert said that its educational arm, the Lippert Technical Institute, recently held its first “RV Owner School On-the-Road” in Phoenix.…
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Cummins to Invest $1B-Plus Across US Manufacturing Network
This past Monday, President Biden paid a visit to the Cummins plant in Fridley, Minnesota, as part of his administration’s…
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New Ram Electric Pickup Has 500-Mile Range on a Single Charge
An electric Ram pickup truck with up to 500 miles of range per charge and a battery-powered people-hauling Kia SUV…
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Fun Town RV Acquires Kansas Dealership
Texas-based Fun Town RV, the largest towable RV dealer in the Lone Star Stage, has acquired Central RV in 0ttawa,…
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Imperial Outdoors Introduces New Off-Road Trailer
Nelson Industries, which was originally a custom finishing company but has since launched Imperial Outdoors, the brand name it uses…
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New Sobel University Lessons Address Current Market Trends
Sobel University said it has developed new training lessons and added them to its online curriculum that teach salespeople “how to…
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NRVTA Names New Student Adviser
The National RV Training Academy’s (NRVTA) newest student advisor is Karen Searcy, a former Dallas resident who formerly worked as…
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Job Openings Cool, Signaling ‘Progress’ on Inflation
Job openings fell in February to the lowest in nearly two years as the labor market trends towards the “better…
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Tom Kline: Keep it By the Book When Dealing With Your Bank
With March bringing the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history, dealer consultant Tom Kline of Better Vantage Point…
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Newmar Founder Mahlon Miller Dead at 83
Mahlon Miller, age 83, of Bremen, Indiana, died last week and funeral services were this past weekend. Aside from being…
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Meyer Distributing Names Vendors, Manufacturers Reps of the Year
Meyer Distributing has named Weather Guard, Retrax, Mickey Thompson, Fab Fours, VP Racing, Chemical Guys, Lippert, Banks Outdoors, Big Ass…
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Chassis Makers Are Only RV Reps on This Week’s NHTSA Recall List
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration issues a weekly list of vehicle recalls, and the only ones from the RV…
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SylvanSport’s GO Returns to the RV/MH Hall of Fame as the Museum’s Youngest Camper
SylvanSport, the Brevard, North Carolina-based manufacturer of pop-up campers, rooftop tents, travel trailers and outdoor gear, is proud to add…
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RV and Camping Show in Maine has Attendees Thinking Spring
Spring is here and many Mainers are thinking about camping weather. The nineteenth annual Vacationland RV and Camping Show kicked…
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Encore Introduces Super-Light Adventure Trailer
Encore RV, manufacturers of the RŎG line of adventure trailers, has introduced the RŎG 21BPG, which the company said delivers…
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Society of Certified Professionals Celebrates Recently Certified Personnel
The Society of Certified RV Professionals is recognizing 24 individuals from 10 participating dealerships who earned a new certification, and…
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Micro-Air Signs Deal with Australia Distributor
Micro-Air said this week that m FreezeTec of Queensland, Brisbane – Australia’s Gold Coast— entered into a distribution partnership relating…
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Report: EV Battery Market Worth $134.6B by 2027
According to global market research firm MarketsandMarkets, the electric vehicle (EV) battery market is projected to grow at a compound…
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CEO: EV Chargers to be as Common as Gas Stations
Shares of charging company EVgo (EVGO) soared on Thursday as revenue jumped over 280% year over year, offering some respite…
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Cleer Vision Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Cleer Vision Windows, an Airxcel brand, is celebrating its 20th anniversary on April 9. Founded in 2003, Cleer Vision Windows…
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RVIA Launching Series of Educational Webinars
The RV Industry Association, through its staff lobbyists and policy experts, will be presenting short, informative, members-only webinars over the…
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Dylan’s RV is No. 1 Motorhome Dealer in New Jersey
Dylan’s RV Center has been named the No. 1 Motorhome Dealer in the Garden State for the 11th straight year…
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AMP Announces its Launch as Manufacturer’s Rep
AMP (Amplified Marketing Partners) is a new manufacturer rep agency. The company was founded by Kurt Free (ARC), Mike Willhoff…
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Meyer Distributing Announces Contest Winners
Meyer Distributing announced the winner of its Ultimate Truck & Boat Giveaway, which first launched on Nov. 1,2022. The winners…
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KZ Debuts New, Limited Edition Toy Hauler
KZ Recreational Vehicles recently debuted its new beefed-up toy hauler – the limited-edition Robby Gordon Speed UTV Venom V-Series. The…
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RV Rental Survey Underway
The RV Rental Association (RVRA) is now conducting a survey of RV rental businesses to gauge the current state of…
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Black Folks Camp Too Touts Private Campground Partnership
Black Folks Camp Too (BFCT) has partnered with Spacious Skies Campgrounds, a fast-growing and culturally conscious collection of campgrounds in…
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Fire Breaks Out at Oklahoma Dealership
Emergency crews responded to a fire that broke out in Glenpool, Oklahoma, on Tuesday morning. The blaze broke out when one of…
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Storyteller Overland Names Vice President of Engineering
Storyteller Overland, maker of Class B RV and adventure vehicles, announced the promotion of Mike Austell to vice president of…
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NRVTA Names New Videographer, Editor
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) has hired Jason Tener as a videographer and editor. Originally from Camarillo, California, Tener…
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National ARVC Partnership Offers eBike Rental Opportunities
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (National ARVC)’s newest partnership with QuietKat, an eBike rental fleet company, will…
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RVWA Holds Successful All-Female RVTI Training in Texas
The RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) and RV Technical Institute (RVTI) held a successful completion of their second all-female technician training…
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Winnebago’s Chris-Craft Opens New Manufacturing Facility
Boat manufacturer Chris-Craft, a wholly owned subsidiary of Winnebago Industries, reported it opened a new manufacturing facility in Sarasota, Florida.…
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Sobel Virtual Sales Course Registration Ends April 4
Enrollment ends April 4 for Sobel University’s virtual Comprehensive Sales Course, scheduled April 10-14. “New sales techniques addressing interest rate…
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Hipcamp Launches Free Public Land Maps
Campsite booking platform Hipcamp has launched free public lands maps, giving outdoor enthusiasts an easy way to find and book available campsites across…
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Cruiser RV GM, Also a Heartland RV Veteran, Retires
Dave Burroughs, general manager of Cruiser RV, will retire at the end of the month after spending 12 years as…
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Firefly Integrations Hires RV Veteran for Training
Firefly Integrations has brought in Brian Moran as trainer and product specialist. “I am excited to be a member of…
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Infographic: Meet the New, Younger Class of RVer
According to the RV Industry Association, first-time RV buyers in 2022 continued the trend of younger and more diverse buyers…
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Industry Groups Offer Videos for Beginner RVers
The RV Aftermarket’s Consumer Outreach Task Force, in partnership with Go RVing, has launched the first video of a nine-part…
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Dicor Expands Choices for Two Roofing Products
Dicor Products, an Airxcel brand, announced today that its popular TufflexPVC and DiFlex TPO are now also available in .035…
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Winnebago to Acquire Lithium-Ion Battery Producer
Winnebago Industries has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Lithionics Battery, a lithium-ion battery solutions provider to recreational equipment and…
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February RV Shipments Halved Compared to Last Year
The RV Industry Association’s February 2023 survey of manufacturers revealed 24,930 units shipped in February, compared with a record 53,773…
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Camping World Buying Utah’s Carbon Emery RV
Camping World Holdings announced an agreement to acquire Utah’s Carbon Emery RV, which includes two dealerships located along historic U.S.…
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REV, Alliance, Keystone, Forest River on NHTSA’s Weekly Recall List
Several RV companies make appearances on this week’s vehicle recall list, published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. REV…
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Campers Inn RV Partners With ThorSport Racing
Campers Inn RV has partnered with ThorSport Racing to become the Official RV Provider of ThorSport Racing. Campers Inn colors…
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Regulatory Compliance is Topic of Tuesday’s In Tow with RV PRO Podcast
This week the new episode of In Tow with RV PRO that goes live Tuesday will feature Tom Kline, a…
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Chad Reece Reflects on Winnebago Career
The following profile was posted by the RV Industry Association (RVIA). Chad Reece has never been far from the RV…
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Obit: Diane White, of Texas’s United RV Center, Dies
Diane White, who founded United RV Center in Texas with her late husband, Bill, passed away on March 21 at…
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Outdoorsy Among Top Companies in ‘Marketplace 100’ List
Outdoorsy has been recognized on the 2023 a16z “Marketplace 100” list for the fourth year in a row as one…
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Community Management Group Acquires Montana RV Park
Community Management Group (CMG Parks), a provider of affordable housing communities in the western United States, has acquired Copper Court RV…
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Brown & Brown Names RV Development Specialist
Brown & Brown Dealer Services (BBDS) has hired Shannon Raddigan as development specialist within its RV business unit. Throughout the…
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Potential RV Resort Coming to Syracuse, Indiana
An upscale RV resort is in the planning stages locally and Indiana’s Syracuse Council members heard about it at a…
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100 Millionth Tire Rolls Off Yokohama Line in Virginia
A major milestone occurred at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia (YTMV) on March 23: the 100 millionth Yokohama tire rolled off…
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Clean Energy Storage Company Touts Outdoor-Friendly Generators
BLUETTI, a clean energy storage company, will launch its new AC60 and B80 units – its smallest solar generators with…
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General RV Names Blue Ox as Exclusive Towing Parts Retailer
Towing equipment manufacturer Blue Ox is partnering with General RV Center, one of the nation’s largest Towing equipment manufacturer Blue…
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Obit: Tom Russell, Founder of Russell Products, Dies
Thomas (Tom) Lee Russell, 72, of Goshen, formerly of Bristol, passed away at home in Elkhart, Indiana, with his family…
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Octane Recognized for Consumer Lending Technology
Octane, a consumer lending company that helps with purchases like RVs, powersports vehicles and outdoor power equipment, has won the…
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Grounded Launches Fully Customizable Smart Electric RV
Grounded, an electric RV startup founded by ex-Tesla and SpaceX engineers, has launched what it said is the world’s first…
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LAMILUX Reflects on Successful Year
The LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz Group, a Germany-based manufacturer of skylights and composites, reflects on what it calls a “successful and…
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The Mile High City to Host the Great American RV Show
The Great American RV Show is coming to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver March 30-April 1. Factory representatives, manufacturers…
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Winnebago Reports YOY Earnings Drop, Marine Sales Strong
Winnebago Industries said it had net sales of $866.7 million in the second quarter, a 25.6% decrease over the $1.2…
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Dometic Reports Record-High Net Sales
Dometic said it delivered record-high net sales of during 2022, evidence of its strategy shift of the past several months…
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Arrow Distributing Names New SE Territory Sales Rep
Arrow Distributing has named Greg Bailey to its outside sales team. Bailey will be working the Southeast territory out of…
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KOA Survey: Number of Campers to Increase This Year
Kampgrounds of America’s March Research Report shares that 74% of those who camped last year intend to do so in…
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Cummins Opens Satellite Office, Tech Hub in Atlanta
Global power generation company Cummins has unveiled its newest office location, the Cummins Atlanta Hub (CAH) in Atlanta, Georgia. The…
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RVWA Chooses New Officers
The RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) has elected a new slate of officers and added a 14th board member to its…
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Harvest Hosts, Jayco Launch ‘Adventure Ready’ Program
Harvest Hosts is introducing its new Harvest Hosts Adventure Ready program in partnership with Jayco. The Harvest Hosts Adventure Ready…
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RVIA Establishes Sustainability Panel
During last week’s RV Industry Association (RVIA) Board of Directors meeting, the board unanimously approved the creation of a Sustainability Committee.…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Maryland Location
Meyer Distributing has opened a new cross-dock facility in Hanover, Maryland. The cross-dock will have a direct feed from Meyer’s…
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RV Suppliers Show Nearly Sold Out
The Hall of Fame RV Suppliers Show, being held in conjunction with Open House Week the final week of September…
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Five Blue Compass Stores Achieve Airstream’s Five Rivet Award
Five Blue Compass RV dealerships have been recognized by Airstream for outstanding customer service in sales and service with the…
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Bowlus ‘First RV Maker’ With All-Electric Lineup
Bowlus, maker of performance luxury RVs, announced it is moving to be the first “fully electric RV company.” The move…
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Roadmaster Introduces New Spare Tire Carrier
Roadmaster said it is introducing a new spare tire carrier for motorhomes. It notes that a common problem with most…
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Newmar Recognizes Top Suppliers of 2022
Newmar Corp., a subsidiary of Winnebago Industries, recently recognized several suppliers and individual contributors for their supply chain performance for…
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Registration Open for RVs Move America Week
Registration is now open for RVs Move America Week, which the RV Industry Association calls a critical event on the…
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Renegade Is Lone RV on Weekly Recall List
Kibbi, a subsidiary of REV Group and parent company of Renegade RVs, received a recall notice from the National Highway…
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Compliance Webinar for RVDA Members Is Wednesday
RV Dealers Association (RVDA) members can register for the “Truth About Dealerships and Information Security Compliance” webinar this Wednesday. Is…
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RVi Introduces Trailer-Specific TPMS Package
RVi is releasing a new iteration of its Tire Patrol Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that includes a 7-inch, full-color…
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America’s Outdoor Recreation Act Reintroduced in U.S. Senate
America’s Outdoor Recreation Act (AORA) was reintroduced Thursday, March 16, in the 118th Congress with strong bipartisan support. The Outdoor…
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RVIA Leadership Conference Debuts CEO Roundtable, New Research
One thing is clear when it comes to good leaders: They push forward. No Matter What. At least, that’s the…
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Dragonfly Energy Launches the Li-MITLESS Energy Podcast
Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp., the parent company of lithium-ion battery company Dragonfly Energy and makers of Battle Born Batteries, said…
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Cummins’ Mary Chandler to Retire, Jim Schacht Will Step Into Her Role
Global power generation company Cummins said that Mary Chandler, vice president of corporate responsibility and community relations and CEO of…
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Omnia Releases New Silicone Cooking Molds
Sweden’s Omnia, makers of small ovens and other accessories for use in RVs, announces the release of its new six-packs…
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Deadline is Midnight for RV PRO’s Women in Business Nominations
Midnight tonight is the deadline for getting in nominations for RV PRO’s annual outstanding Women in Business issue. No matter…
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Open House Week Scheduled for Last Week in September
The 2023 Elkhart RV Open House will be held starting Monday, Sept. 25, both THOR Industries and Forest River said…
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RVDA Board Approves Revisions to New Model Introduction Position
The RV Dealers Association Board of Directors said it has reaffirmed its long-standing position on new model introduction and revised…
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Report: RV Retail Sales in US and Canada Near 448K in 2022
RV sales in 2022 totaled 447,718 units in the United States and Canada, according to market research firm Statistical Surveys.…
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Suburban Promotes Shaver to VP of Engineering and Quality
Mike Shaver has been promoted to vice president of engineering and quality for Suburban, an Airxcel brand that makes water…
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nuCamp Introduces New Teardrop Camper Series
nuCamp has introduced what it calls its new Signature series of teardrop campers, the Signature Series TAB S. Created in…
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Priority One Receives Local ‘Best Places to Work’ Award
Florida-based Priority One Financial Services was recently named among the Tampa Bay region’s 2023 Best Places to Work. The annual…
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Lippert Attending FMCA’s 106th International Convention & RV Expo
Lippert is attending the FMCA’s 106th International Convention and RV Expo, starting today and running through Saturday at the Georgia…
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Brinkley Allowed to Occupy New Partly Finished Space
According to a report in the Goshen News, the Goshen’s Board of Works approved an agreement for the completion of…
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American Coach Continues Partnership with Indy Car Driver
Class A diesel manufacturer American Coach, part of the REV Recreation Group, said it will continue its partnership with internationally…
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