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Marine Companies Bring on Elite Technology for F&I
Chaparral and Robalo Boats is introducing Enriched Lead technology on their Dealer 360 website platform. “This technology will allow us…
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Report: Chip Supply, Testing Woes to Curb Vehicle Production
Semiconductor shortages and the delayed packaging and testing of the chips will cause production of global light vehicles to drop…
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RV Industry: 40 Under 40 Nominations Due Today!
RV PRO is now accepting nominations for this year’s “40 Under 40” class. RV PRO will accept nominations from all segments of the…
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Airxcel Hires Brodie to Lead Digital Marketing
Airxcel, a market leader in OEM and aftermarket RV products, redefined and expanded its marketing team with the hiring of…
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‘America’s Largest RV Show’ Returns to Massive Crowds
More than a half-century of tradition continued this week when “America’s Largest RV Show” took place at the Giant Center…
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Link Introduces Smart ROI Auxiliary Suspension
Link Mfg. makers of specialty-engineered suspensions, suspension controls and air management products, unveiled what is said will become the industry’s…
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Thermo-Tech Sues Design Engineering
Thermo-Tec High Performance Automotive announced legal action against Design Engineering Inc. (DEI) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern…
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Nu Venture Surf Motorhome Is the Tiniest RV
Editor’s Note: Leave it to the intrepid reporters at Motor1.com to discover the most unusual RVs that are being produced…
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Ford Invests Millions to Increase Production of F-150 Lightning
Ford Motor Co. is expanding hiring to increase production capacity for its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup as it begins building…
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Exclusive: No Time Like the Present
If not now, when? “We’ve had people ask us, isn’t this exactly the wrong time to start an RV company?”…
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Heartland RV To Debut New Floorplans in Luxury Fifth Wheel Line-Up
Heartland RV is introducing the Bighorn 3960LS and the Landmark Scottsdale floorplans for their luxury fifth wheel brands at America’s…
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Rollick and Lightspeed Announce Strategic Partnership
Rollick Inc., a “relationship technology provider” for the RV, marine and powersports industries, and Lightspeed, the largest CRM and DMS…
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Blue Ox Announces New Website
Blue Ox Products, manufacturer of recreational towing products, launched a brand new website – blueox.com – to align with its…
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Dometic Acquires Cadac International
Dometic entered into an agreement to acquire Cadac International – a provider of barbecues and accessories to the vehicle-based outdoor…
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Business Services and Rep Groups: 40 Under 40 Nominations Due Tomorrow
RV PRO is now accepting nominations for this year’s “40 Under 40” class. RV PRO will accept nominations from all segments of the…
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Cummins Introduces Onan Generator Control System
Cummins unveiled its latest innovation for the RV market at the 52nd annual America’s Largest RV Show in Hershey, Pa.…
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Help RV PRO Select the Best New RVs of 2022
The cancellation of this month’s Elkhart Open House Week makes things more challenging for RV PRO when it comes to…
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2021 NATDA Trailer Show Brings Record Attendance to Nashville, Tenn.
After a long two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the NATDA Trailer Show’s return to Nashville, Tenn., produced record-breaking results in…
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Chinese Company Launches New Power Station Aimed at U.S. Market
China-based 70mai, a smart car electronics company and member of the Xiaomi Ecosystem, established itself as an industry leader in…
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Jobless Claims Climb Slightly from Pandemic-Era Low
New weekly jobless claims rose from a pandemic-era low last week, pointing to sustained improvements in the labor market’s recovery.…
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The 52ND ‘America’s Largest RV Show’ Opens Today
America’s Largest RV Show opens today is Hershey, Pa., with more than 1,200 new RVs on display at the Giant…
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After Devastating Fire, Florida’s Planet RV Ready for Fresh Start
Months after an electrical fire engulfed her dealership, Planet RV founder and CEO Gigi Stetler is set to move into…
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RV Retailer to Expand Sales, Service Facilities in Texas and Indiana
RV Retailer announced the groundbreaking of two new RV dealership facilities: in Buda, Texas, outside of Austin, and the grand…
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Winnebago Launches WinnLeads 2.0
Winnebago launched WinnLeads 2.0, which it said is the first enterprise lead management program by an RV manufacturer. Winnebago partnered…
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RVDA Presents Technology Webinar
The RV Dealers Association will present a webinar for its affiliates that focuses on dealership-oriented technology. The webinar will be…
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Suppliers and Distributors 40 Under 40 Nominations Due This Friday
RV PRO is now accepting nominations for this year’s “40 Under 40” class. RV PRO will accept nominations from all segments of the…
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American Technology Components Partners with NuCurrent
American Technology Components (ATC) and NuCurrent announced a partnership which will combine NuCurrent’s wireless charging solutions and ATC’s expertise in…
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Coming Up: Hosted Buyer Program at ARVC Convention
Excitement is growing around the Expo at National ARVC’s 2021 Outdoor Hospitality Conference & Expo (OHCE) in November, largely due…
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New WORX Pressure Washer Introduced
WORX expanded its line of outdoor, high-performance electric pressure washers with the addition of a new mobile 2000 psi model.…
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Baird Survey Finds Dealer Optimism Up Slightly
A new survey finds dealer optimism on the upswing when it comes to current conditions in the market, as well…
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Protective Asset Protection Report Spotlights F&I Trends, Outlook
Protective Asset Protection, a provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty company programs, released its second F&I Trends Report,…
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Winnebago Highlights RVs Featured at Hershey Show
Winnebago said it is showcasing its most innovative lineup yet at America’s Largest RVShow in Hershey, Pa., on Sept. 16 –19. Among…
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Highland Ridge RV Launches Lead Management Platform
Highland Ridge RV launched the Aimbase lead management platform. Powered by Rollick and its marketing technologies, Aimbase delivers qualified sales…
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Samlex Intros New Line of NTX Power Inverters
Samlex America introduced its lineup of new NTX pure sine power inverters. “Lightweight and compact, the NTX Series boasts exceptional…
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Study: Millennials and Gen-Z Owners are Here to Stay
Go RVing earlier this year commissioned a comprehensive study of RV owners that the organization said was the first of…
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ARVC, Astra and ReserveAmerica.com Announce Partnership
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) announced that Astra has joined ARVC as a Signature Partner. Astra,…
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Maxxsonics USA Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Maxxsonics USA said it is proud to announce its 20th anniversary. “Founded in 2001 by a handful of consumer/mobile electronics…
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Blog: Military-Style Coaching Is a Great Fit for Employee Development
When I say “military-style-coaching,” most of us think of R. Lee Ermey, the ferocious US Marine Corps Drill Sergeant, in…
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Thor Motor Coach Highlights Floorplans at Hershey RV Show
Thor Motor Coach will display more than 70 products at this week’s America’s Largest RV Show in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Gates…
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Triple E RVs, Tiffin, Jayco, Highland Ridge and Starcraft Make NHTSA Recall List
Multiple RV companies made it onto this week’s recall list from the Naitional Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Triple E RVs…
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Norcold Launches New Polar Elite Refrigerator with DC Compressor
Norcold, a manufacturer of gas-absorption and AC/DC refrigerators/freezers for the RV, marine and commercial truck markets, has launched the Polar…
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Patrick Industries Adds to Marine Division
Patrick Industries hired Michael O’Connell as director of operational excellence to oversee Patrick’s expanding marine component business interests. O’Connell brings…
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RV Manufacturers: ‘40 Under 40’ Nominations Due September 17th
RV PRO is now accepting nominations for this year’s “40 Under 40” class. RV PRO will accept nominations from all segments of the…
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Small U.S. Employers Frustrated by Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate
Small employers like Bob Roth on Friday voiced frustration with U.S. President Joe Biden’s mandate that workers either get vaccinated…
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Campspot Hires New CMO
Campspot, an online marketplace for RV resorts, family campgrounds, cabins, glampingoptions and more, hired Erin Stender as its chief marketing…
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New In Tow with RV PRO Episode Coming Live Tuesday
This Tuesday, a new episode of In Tow with RV PRO will go live and this week’s guest is Frank…
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Wilkins RV Purchases Great Outdoors RV, Expands to Six Locations
Wilkins Recreational Vehicles Inc. completed an agreement to purchase Great Outdoors RV and will soon acquire their operations located in…
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Iowa Winnebago Dealer Announces Major Expansion
The largest single-point Winnebago motorhome dealership in North America is expanding with the stated goal of continuing to provide an…
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Keystone RV Touts Success, Model Year Makeovers for Alpine and Avalanche
While nearly every RV brand is seeing record growth in the current market, Keystone RV said its Alpine and Avalanche…
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Way Interglobal Hits the Road in September
Way Interglobal will take its innovation on the road this month. The maker of RV appliances, electronics and more will…
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F&I Leader to Give Dealer Talk at RVDA Con/Expo
Myril Shaw, chief operating officer of Dealer Profit Services, will lead a workshop on using a well-known behavioral model in psychology to improve F&I performance from mediocre…
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Sobel University Takes October Training Courses Online
Sobel University plans to move its Comprehensive Sales Course, scheduled for Oct. 18 – 22, from its Tacoma, Wash., campus…
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Luno Partners with Winnebago on Class B Mattress
Luno, a company that says it is the first dedicated solely to car camping, announces a partnership with Winnebago on…
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REV Group to Present at Morgan Stanley Virtual Conference
The Milwaukee-based REV Group, which makes a variety of specialty vehicles including RVs, announced that its president and CEO, Rod…
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WhereSafe GPS Expands RV Affiliate Program
WhereSafe GPS set up a new RV affiliate who is very recognizable in RV circles, the company said. The new…
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More Organizations Cancel Open House Plans
In the wake of yesterday’s joint announcement by the industry’s two largest RV manufacturers – Forest River and THOR Industries…
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RV/MH Hall of Fame Issues Statement on Cancelling Supplier Show
The RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., issued the following statement today regarding the cancellation of Open House Week,…
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Cummins Delays Return for Office Workers
Cummins Inc. pushed back plans to fully reopen offices as COVID-19 cases surge across the country, including in Columbus, Ind.…
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Lippert Completes Acquisition of Furrion
LCI Industries completed the previously announced acquisition of Furrion Holdings Limited, a distributor of appliances and other products to OEMs…
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Winnebago Launches Innovative Dealer App
Winnebago launched SourceBook, which it calls the first app in the RV industry to help dealers navigate every step of…
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Highland Ridge RV Launches Smart RV System
Highland Ridge RV launched the TravelLINK Smart RV System by BMPRO on several model year 2022 units. The units include…
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RVTI Names Jon Ferrando to Board of Directors
The RV Technical Institute (RVTI) appointed Jon Ferrando, CEO and president of RV Retailer, to its Board of Directors, effective…
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Brown & Brown Joins S&P 500
Florida-based insurance company Brown & Brown announced that S&P Dow Jones Indices reported on Sept. 3 that the company would…
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RVDA Con/Expo Workshop Targets Dealer Performance, Margins
Michael Rees, president of A World of Training and Spader Business Management 20 group facilitator, will deliver a pair of…
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RV Dealers: ‘40 Under 40’ Nominations Due Sept. 17th
RV PRO is now accepting nominations for this year’s “40 Under 40” class. RV PRO will accept nominations from all segments of the…
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Ohio RV Supershow Will Return to Cleveland in 2022
On Wednesday, the Great Lakes Recreational Vehicle Association, promoters of the Ohio RV Supershow, signed a deal with Cleveland’s I-X…
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KOA Campground Buyer’s Workshop Planned for October
The latest Kampgrounds of America (KOA) Buyer’s Workshop is coming up in October. The two-day event for prospective campground owners…
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Open House Cancelled
For the second straight year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation of Open House Week in Elkhart, Ind. Forest…
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REV Group’s Strong Earnings Driven Partially by RV Sales
Specialty vehicle manufacturer REV Group reported third quarter net sales of $593.3 million, compared to $582.2 million in the prior…
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East to West Launches Ahara Fifth Wheel
East to West, a division of Forest River, will introduce its new Ahara luxury fifth wheel at the 13th Annual…
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Obituary: Eclipse RV Founder Dallen Trealoff has Died
Mark Baute wrote this obituary as a tribute to his old friend, Dallen Trealoff, founder of Eclipse RV. Dallen Trealoff…
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Jayco Unveils New Solar Power System
Jayco launched its new Overlander EXT Modular Power Management package, which the company said sets the standard for factory installed…
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Lance Camper Details Solutions to Labor Shortage
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper has faced a problem common in the RV industry: the lack of qualified labor. In its…
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RV Learning Center Accepting Applications for 2022-23 Leadership Program
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center is now accepting applications for the 2022-23 Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship. This scholarship…
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Brown & Brown Completes Acquisition of Berkshire Insurance Group
Brown & Brown completed its previously announced acquisition of the assets and operations of Berkshire Insurance Group by Brown &…
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Italian RV Furniture Manufacturer to Debut Upcoming Projects
Italian RV supplier Tecnoform will debut its latest projects and new furniture solutions at the 2021 Open House event in…
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Land ‘N’ Sea Cancels Two In-Person Shows for ’21
Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing said that both its Las Vegas and Ohio Marine & RV Dealer Trade Shows have been…
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Thor Motor Coach’s Tranquility Camper Van Highlights Hershey Show Offerings
Thor Motor Coach said it will showcase a new mid-model year version of the Tranquility B Van at the upcoming…
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Voting on RVIA Board Starts Today
Voting to fill five vacant seats on the RV Industry Association’s Board of Directors begins today. Nine candidates are in…
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Coach House, Escape, KZ RV, and Airstream Populate Recall List
Several RV manufacturers are featured on this week’s National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s recall list.\ Coach House is recalling its…
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F&I Workshop Covers Protection Plans at RVDA
Shawn Moran, director of RV F&I Training & Wholesale Division of Brown & Brown Dealer Services, will teach dealers how to offer the best F&I protection plans that…
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Truma North America Adds Ogden as VP Sales and Strategic Business Development
North American-focused Truma Corp. added Harold Ogden to its Elkhart, Ind.-based team. His role is to aggressively pursue new business,…
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NRVTA Expands its Communications Team
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) today announced the addition of two staff members to enhance communications and material generated…
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Subaru and GM Halting Production Amid Chip Shortage
The semiconductor chip shortage rages on, hitting Subaru and General Motors hard. The Japanese automaker announced Wednesday it will stop…
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Musk: Tesla Cybertruck Delay ‘Like a Glitch in the Matrix’
(Chris Teague of TechTrader updates Elon Musk’s Cybertruck, the Tesla vehicle that can be turned into an RV with the…
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Electric RV Concept Gets Range-Extending Rotary Engine
Founded in 2018, HotCars.com calls itself “the go-to site to keep up to date on everything in the automotive industry.”…
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60th Caravan Salon a Success
Event organizers and exhibitors are calling the recent 60th Caravan Salon a success. The 10-day show held in Dusseldorf, Germany,…
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Pete’s RV to Break Ground on Seventh Location
On Sept. 1, Pete’s RV Center owners Todd McGinnis, Chad Shepard and Scott Borden announced plans to begin construction on…
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Brunswick Corp. Acquires RELiON Battery, Plans for Electrification Technology Center
In a move to execute on its Next Wave strategy, Brunswick Corp. acquired RELiON Battery LLC, a global provider of…
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Elkhart County COVID Wave Second Largest Since Pandemic’s Start
The current COVID-19 wave is now the second-largest in Elkhart County since the beginning of the pandemic. Data released on…
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Airxcel Launches Spotify Music Playlist
Describing itself as a committed partner to RVers everywhere, Airxcel launched the first in a series of Spotify music playlists…
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RV PRO Now Accepting ‘40 Under 40’ Submissions
RV PRO is now accepting nominations for this year’s “40 Under 40” class. RV PRO will accept nominations from all segments of the…
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Permatex Promotes Grueser to Associate Marketing Manager
Permatex, a chemical technology company focused on the automotive maintenance and repair market, named Ben Grueser its new associate marketing…
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BOSS Audio Systems Names Sales Manager
BOSS Audio Systems named Richard Amaro its new sales manager, effective immediately. In this capacity, Amaro will be responsible for…
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Design Engineering Inc. Unveils Black Seaming Tape
Design Engineering Inc. (DEI) introduced its high-adhesive Black Seaming Tape – product #10039 – which it said is meant to…
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Report: Fewer Jobs Added than Expected, Unemployment Rate Falls
The U.S. economy added back jobs at a far slower pace in August following an early-summer jump in employment, as…
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Exclusive: Northern Wholesale’s Very Busy 2021
2021 has been an eventful year for Hugo, Minn.-based Northern Wholesale Supply. The supplier to the RV and marine industries…
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RV Shipments Projected to Reach 600,000 Units in 2022
RV wholesale shipments are projected to reach an all-time high in 2021 then continue to trend upward through 2022, according…
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KZ RV Celebrates 50th Anniversary
For 2022, KZ Recreational Vehicles is kicking off its 50th anniversary celebration. The company said it was founded on the…
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Mike Molino Learning Center Announces Scholarship Recipient
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center named Maggie Collins the recipient of a $2,500 college scholarship, an honor that goes to an…
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