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SuperSprings International Names New President
Adam Weisner, formally chief commercial officer of SuperSprings International (SSI), is now the company’s president. Weisner has been functionally driving…
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JL Audio Names Director of OEM RV Sales
JL Audio, maker of high-end audio solutions, announced the appointment of Christy Burnstine as director of its RV OEM sales…
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Storyteller Overland Taps New Chief People Officer
Storyteller Overland, a manufacturer in the Class B and adventure vehicle manufacturing space, announced Christina Linton as the company’s new…
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$450M Battery Factory Coming to Oregon
Expion360, a lithium battery and accessories maker for RVs and other markets, signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with…
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Motility Software Unveils Product Updates
Motility Software announced enhancements to Lot Metrix, a location-based inventory management platform that strengthens DMS connectivity and improves inventory management.…
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Hall of Fame Updates on Upcoming Events, Campaign Progress
The RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana, issued a weekly word including updates on its new convention hall, 2022…
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RV PRO Newsletter Starts Summer Hours
The industry’s go-to news source will hit inboxes earlier on Fridays to accommodate its widespread audience during the summer months.…
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Leaked Elon Musk Emails Spotlight Mixed Research on Remote Work
In internal emails that leaked last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that his employees must spend at least 40…
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Sen. Joe Manchin Awarded RVIA National Legislative Award
During Advocacy Day on Wednesday, June 8, the RV Industry Association presented West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin with the RV…
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Thetford, Norcold Mourn the Loss of Eric Klein
Thetford and Norcold mourned the loss of Eric Klein, director of engineering and product development, on Wednesday, June 8, at…
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National Go RVing Day Tool Kit Now Available
With National Go RVing Day approaching this Saturday, Go RVing has provided a toolkit for industry partners to use to…
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KPA Webinar: How to Prepare for Safeguards Rule Changes
RV Dealers Association partner and business training and compliance firm KPA is offering a free webinar Wednesday, June 15, on how…
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Brown & Brown Dealer Services Acquires Profits Creation Corp.
Insurance company Brown & Brown announced that its Dealer Services division has acquired Profits Creation Corp. Profits Creation provides F&I…
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Horizon Global, Continental ‘Amicably’ Settle Two-Year Lawsuit
Horizon Global Corp. on Thursday released the following announcement: “Horizon Global Americas Inc., a subsidiary of Horizon Global Corp., and…
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RVshare Launches New Brand Campaign: ‘Use Your Outside Voice’
RVshare announced today the launch of its new brand campaign, “Use Your Outside Voice,” made in partnership with the creative…
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Yet Another Record Sales, Earnings Quarter for THOR
THOR Industries set another record for sales and earnings in the fiscal third quarter, the company announced. Net sales for…
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Wilkins RV Names its Manufacturers Sales Rep of the Year for 2021
Wilkins RV said it is proud to announce Brad Short of Forest River as the winner of its Manufacturers Sales…
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RV Parks & Campgrounds Get ‘Essential Business’ Classification
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (National ARVC) has been leading the…
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Continental Debuts New Packaging for Next-Gen REDI-Sensor TPMS Sensors
Continental, which designs and makes OE and aftermarket Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, replacement parts, and TPMS diagnostic tools, has introduced…
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Fun Activities Slated for the Kids of OHCE Attendees This Fall
National ARVC’s Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo is partnering with Kiddie Corps to offer an on-site KidsCamp (ages 2-10) and…
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Oboz & Black Folks Camp Too Release Digital Education Initiative
Oboz Footwear and Black Folks Camp Too have released their first in a series of footwear-focused videos as part BFCT’s…
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‘Let’s Go Camping’ Topic of RVing in New England
This week’s Facebook Live show, RVing in New England, will discuss the topic of camping and how, despite recent roadblocks…
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Globally, ‘Staglation’ Worries Mount
Stagflation. It was the dreaded “S word” of the 1970s. For Americans of a certain age, it conjures memories of…
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RVIA Unveils Annual Awards at D.C. Event
The second day of RVs Move America Week turned the spotlight on the RV Industry Association (RVIA)’s many committees that…
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REV Group’s RV Segment Helps Offset Falling Sales Elsewhere in Company
REV Group reported a drop in sales and revenue in the second quarter of this year compared with a year…
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ITR Economics Presents Summer RoadSigns Webinar
On Wednesday, June 15, the RV Industry Association will host a members-only webinar to review the new Summer RV RoadSigns…
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Goodyear Recalling RV Tires 19 Years After Last One was Made
Nineteen years after the last one was made, Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 RV tires that the…
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David Jones Hired as Controller by Timbren
Timbren has hired David Jones as finance controller. According to the company, Jones “brings a well-developed career and a wealth…
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Cummins Pledges to Reduce Workplace Injuries by One-Fourth by 2025
Cummins has joined the National Safety Council, America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate, and more than a dozen of the nation’s…
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Report: RVs Converted into Classrooms to Address City’s ‘Preschool Deserts’
The city of Dayton is using $150,000 in federal American Rescue Plan funds to support an innovative preschool-on-wheels approach to…
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NMMA Reports Decline in Powerboat Sales
Powerboat retail sales slid by 20% in the first quarter compared with the same quarter in 2021, but the volumes…
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Blog: Enhancing RV Security with Electronic Access Solutions
Major trends continue to drive the dramatic growth in RV purchases. These include the increasing appeal and sophisticated range of…
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RV Industry Leaders Gather in Nation’s Capital
RVs Move America Week commenced Sunday at the Mayflower Autograph Hotel in Washington, D.C. It marks the first time since…
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RVIA: RV Industry Impact is $140B in U.S. Alone
As part of RVs Move America week, the RV Industry Association in Washington, D.C., presented a comprehensive, state-by-state look at…
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New $15M Career Center in North Dakota to Include RVTI Facility
Dunseith, North Dakota, has commenced a multi-stakeholder community revitalization plan following the recent announcement to bring a 100,000-square-foot industrial site…
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Navistar, Daimler, Forest River, Keystone, Roadtrek and Escape Featured on This Week’s Recall List
The weekly recall list from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration revealed several RV-related companies. Navistar is recalling its 2022…
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Report: Indiana Campgrounds Gearing Up for Big Summer
Summer 2022 is shaping up to be a banner season for campgrounds in Indiana and across the country. That prediction…
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BRP Boat Shipments Take a Dive in 2023 Q1
BRP Inc. last week announced that it increased the revenue forecast for its marine business for fiscal year 2023 but…
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Citi Report: Dreams of Improved Supply Chains ‘Shattered’
Shortages of semiconductors, car parts, and other key items that flow through supply chains are likely to remain for the…
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Alliance RV Strengthens Partnership with NRVTA
Alliance RV and the National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) have strengthened their partnership by developing an educational platform exclusively for…
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DeMars & Assoc. to Highlight RV Dispute Resolution Program at D.C. Event
Next week, RVs Move America Week attendees will have an opportunity to speak with representatives of DeMars & Associates, a…
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Derema Group Welcomes New Associate Sheldon Havlik
Derema Group, a national sales and marketing agency focused on the RV, marine and outdoor markets, announced the addition of…
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Dave & Matt Vans Launches 2022 Lifestyle Vehicles
Colorado-based Dave & Matt Vans, which manufactures, sells and rents vans featuring “everything you need and nothing you don’t,” today…
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Ivy Tech Celebrates Advanced Manufacturing, Automation Facility
One year ago, Ivy Tech Community College’s South Bend-Elkhart campus opened the Larry & Judy Garatoni Center for Advanced Manufacturing…
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KOA’s Larry Brownfield Promoted to New Role
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) has promoted Larry Brownfield into an assistant vice president role within KOA’s franchise development services. The…
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National ARVC Promotes Three of its Top Leaders
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (National ARVC) has announced promotions for three of the organization’s leadership team.…
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Timbren Announces New Kits for 2022 Chevy/GMC 1500 Pickup
Canada’s Timbren Industries recently introduced a new Timbren SES upgrade that fits the rear suspension of a Chevrolet Silverado 1500…
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May Payrolls Rise by 390K
The U.S. labor market remained hot in May, even as tighter monetary conditions and persistent inflation stoked worries of an…
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Acuva Technologies Signs North American Partnership with Lippert
Global water purification company Acuva Technologies announced an exclusive supply and distribution agreement with Lippert. The companies say that Acuva’s…
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Airxcel Names Business Development Manager
Cedric Waters has joined Airxcel as a business development manager, according to Troy Nusbaum, vice president of OEM sales. Waters…
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2022 RV Aftermarket Conference Sponsorships Now Available
Registration for the 2022 RV Aftermarket Conference opened a couple of weeks ago and suppliers and distributors in the growing segment…
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Meyer Distributing Adds South Carolina Location
Meyer Distributing, a marketer and distributer of automotive specialty products, announced the addition of its Columbia, South Carolina, location. The…
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Xponent’s Solar Awning Wins German Innovation Award
Xponent Power‘s solar awning has been named the winner of the prestigious German Innovation Award by the German Design Council…
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Blue Ox Named Title Sponsor for FMCA Convention
FMCA, an international organization for RV owners, is proud to announce that Blue Ox, manufacturer of RV-related towing equipment, will…
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Armstrong Flooring Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Armstrong Flooring has filed for bankruptcy. The Lancaster County, Pennsylvania-based company had previously announced it was looking to sell its…
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Brown & Brown Acquires Dealer Specialties Group Corp.
Brown & Brown announced that its subsidiary, Brown & Brown Dealer Services, has acquired substantially all assets of Dealer Specialties.…
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KOA Names Brandi Simpson to New Chief of Staff Role
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) announced Brandi Simpson as its newest member of the executive leadership team, in the role of…
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Roamly Hires New Chief Commercial Officer, New Director of Claims
Roamly, an insurance technology company focused on the outdoor enthusiast market, announced two pivotal hires: former senior vice president of…
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Entegra Coach Hosts 2022 Homecoming, Unveils Next Dates
Entegra Coach hosted nearly 200 coaches and 500 people at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds for this year’s annual Homecoming event,…
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Shipment Forecast Shows Inventory Normalizing ‘Faster Than Expected’
RV wholesale shipments are projected to top 549,000 units by the end of 2022, according to the Summer 2022 issue…
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Lippert Acquires RV Tent Company
LCI Industries, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, has acquired T.J. Snuggles, Inc. (“TJ Snuggles”), a company that manufactures…
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Airstream Touts New Heritage Museum
Airstream announced today the grand opening of its Airstream Heritage Center, located inside the company’s headquarters in Jackson Center, Ohio.…
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Entegra Coach Unveils New Branding
Entegra Coach unveiled a refreshed brand logo in conjunction with the 2023 model year launch. Since the start of Entegra…
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KOA Hires New Vice President of Human Resources
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) has hired Yolawnda Henry as its new vice president of human resources. In her role, Henry…
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White House Proclamations Kick Off Great Outdoors Month
President Joe Biden yesterday issued the 25th consecutive presidential proclamation for Great Outdoors Month, taking place through June. The Outdoor…
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Cortes Campers Touts Michigan Purchase Order
US Lighting Group today announced that Cortes Campers, its wholly owned subsidiary, received an initial purchase order worth $385,000 from…
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Local News Talks RV Industry’s Increasing Prices, Slowing Sales
The rise in inflation and gas prices are beginning to impact RV sales. Retail sales of trailers are reported to…
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THOR Announces Retirement of Chris Hermon
THOR Industries announced today the retirement of Chris Hermon, one of the company’s North American RV group managers. Hermon will…
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Several Manufacturers Make NHTSA Weekly Recall List
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued its weekly list of recalls, including Airstream, Bowlus Road Chief, Daimler Vans…
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Camping World Expanding National Footprint
Camping World Holdings today announced plans for the continued expansion of its RV sales and service network through the completion…
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General RV’s Pennsylvania Supercenter to Open in July
Last year, General RV Center opened its first facility in Pennsylvania when it opened a new location in the Harrisburg…
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Coach-Net, RVTI Help Get RVers Back on the Road
Last month, Coach-Net, a provider of RV emergency roadside assistance, joined forces for a week with the RV Technical Institute…
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2022 Edition of RV Generator Standard Now Available
The new 2022 edition of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and RV Industry Association’s Engine Generator Sets for RV…
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Additional Halls Announced for 2022 Caravan Salon
CARAVAN SALON, the Germany-based trade fair for motorhomes, caravans, camper vans and equipment, has significantly extended its ranges and said…
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Cavco Unveils Record Q4 Earnings, $100M Stock Repurchase
Cavco Industries announced financial results for the fourth quarter, fiscal year ended April 2 and provided updates on other business…
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June Marks Great Outdoors Month
Every June, Americans across the country get outdoors during Great Outdoors Month, a month-long celebration of responsible, healthy outdoor recreation…
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RVIA Details Priorities for Bipartisan Outdoor Infrastructure Bill
The RV Industry Association unveiled priorities for the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which will help rebuild roads, bridges and airports,…
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Campers Inn RV Adds Three New Dealership Locations
Campers Inn RV, which claims the title of nation’s largest family-operated RV dealership group, announced it is opening three new…
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Leadership Conference Hosted by Lippert Sees Crowds
Lippert and PurposePoint held the third annual Purpose Summit May 17-19 at the University of Notre Dame, not far from…
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Tariffs Taking a Toll on Countertop Materials
A new study finds that tariffs are causing significant disruptions in the U.S. countertop market, as the U.S. is largely…
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New ASTM Standard Covers Powder Bed Fusion for Metals
A new ASTM International standard will provide advice for designers considering building parts using the powder bed fusion for metals…
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Motor1: Yes, it’s Compact, But it’s Loaded with Features
European automotive magazine Motor1.com has a French RV builder on its radar, and notes how the builder manages to keep…
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Canadian Q1 Shipments Up Nearly 30%
The Canadian RV Association reports that RV Wholesale Shipments into Canada for the first quarter ending March 31 totaled 17,964…
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RV PRO Wishes You a Meaningful Memorial Day
There will be no eNewsletter this coming Monday as RV PRO is taking May 30 off to honor the Memorial…
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Wholesale RV Values Are Mixed as Summer Arrives
Despite economic turmoil, wholesale RV prices are remaining generally steady, although as inventory levels stabilize prices are dropping a bit,…
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Ember RV Introduces Tandem Independent Suspension Floor Plans
Ember Recreational Vehicles introduced two new floorplans featuring tandem trailing-arm independent suspension systems made by CURT, an American company owned…
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RV Women’s Alliance, RVTI Partner on All-Female Tech Training
This summer, 12 aspiring female RV technicians will get the opportunity to receive the RV Technical Institute (RVTI)’s gold standard…
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RVshare Names Chief Product Officer Amid Company Growth
RVshare, a peer-to-peer RV rental community, announced that Melissa Fortenberry has been named the company’s chief product officer (CPO). Fortenberry…
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Clean Seal Names Vice President/General Manager
Apryl Turczynski has been named vice president and general manager for Clean Seal, according to Jeremy Klotz, president of the…
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Sylvox Releases Latest Versions of TVs for RV Travel
Sylvox, a maker of specialty televisions, has released its latest 12/24V RV TVs, which it said is specifically designed for…
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Survey Details Red-Hot RV Rental Market
Although many people only think of motorhomes when it comes to RV rentals, a new survey by the RV Rental…
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RVIA Backs National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act Of 2022
Along with the other members of the National Parks Second Century Action Coalition, the RV Industry Association said Thursday it…
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Caravan Salon 2022 Grows in Size, Number of Vendors
Caravan Salon returns to Düsseldorf, Germany, Aug. 26-Sept. 4. The leading European RV show is increasing its physical footprint by…
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Cummins Sells Mask-Making Operations
Power generation company Cummins is getting out of its mask-making operations the company launched during the pandemic. The powertrain maker…
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April RV Shipments Up Double-Figures Compared to ’21
The RV Industry Association’s April 2022 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 57,043 units,…
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PleasureLand RV Acquires Coulee Region RV in an Upper Midwest Deal
PleasureLand RV Center has announced the acquisition of Coulee Region RV of West Salem, Wisconsin as its newest location to…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Now Offering RV Internet Service
Getting into the Want Starlink Immediately? Meet Starlink RV, Which Has No Waitlist SpaceX on Monday expanded its Starlink satellite…
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Meyer Distributing Announces Q1 Sales Performance Award
Meyer Distributing presented Senior Sales Account Manager Ray Greenlee with its 2022 First Quarter Outstanding Sales Performance Award. The company…
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Obit: Bob Barouti, Founder of California’s Giant RV, Dies
Bob Barouti, the founder of California’s Giant RV that has grown over the years into four stores, died recently. The…
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KOA Report Predicts Big Holiday Camping Weekend
Following the release of Kampgrounds of America’s (KOA) annual North American Camping Report in April, new research predicts late-spring holiday…
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