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VIDEO: CRUX Turns Trailers Into Veritable Swiss Army Knives
Colorado-based CRUX Expedition Trailers turned plenty of heads at its inaugural Open House last year. Today, owner Lorrie Francis tries…
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Renee Jones to Lead Marketing for Thor Industries
Thor Industries has named Renee Jones as senior director of marketing, responsible for all of Thor’s strategic marketing efforts, including brand development,…
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Northern Wholesale Adds Firman Generators
Lino Lakes, Minn.-based Northern Wholesale Supply has begun carrying the Firman Power Equipment line of generators. “We are excited to…
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TH2 Rebrands Itself to Togo Group
Togo Group has unveiled its new corporate brand identity for its family of products and services. As part of a…
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Gander RV Flag in N.C. Leads to Local Protests
Some Statesville, N.C., neighbors attended a city council meeting Monday evening to protest the decision made on a size ordinance last…
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Meaco Enters U.S. Market with RV Dehumidifier
U.K.-based Meaco, a manufacturer of dehumidifiers, is entering the North American market with three desiccant dehumidifiers. The Meaco DD8L an…
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Kelly Made CEO of Indiana Innovation Institute
The Indiana Innovation Institute has named Stephen Kelly its new president and CEO. Kelly will succeed Gen. Gene Renuart, who has served…
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Fixed-Op Trainer Ziebron to Present at RVDA Expo
https://youtu.be/bclJbzFLAFs The fixed operations education track at the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo will feature two workshops from Valerie Ziebron, an…
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Supply Logistics Company Expands Indiana HQ
TOC Logistics International, a global logistics management organization, has announced plans to grow its Indiana-based headquarters, creating up to 87…
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Community: Winnebago Co-hosts Mobile Lung Symposium
Aiming to build community among oncology and radiology professionals surrounding life-saving cancer screenings, NeuroLogica and the Winnebago Specialty Vehicles division hosted speakers from the American…
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RV Retailer Expands Into Arizona and South Carolina
RV Retailer has completed the acquisition of Tom’s Camperland from Brad Leach, who will continue to lead Tom’s Camperland and has…
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Gallery: Skyline Champion Opens New Louisiana Facility
Skyline Champion recently debuted its newest manufactured housing facility in Leesville, La., the only factory-built housing facility in the state…
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Pace International Adds SureCall Cell Boosters
Pace International, electronics distributor and supplier to RV retailers, OEMs, and consumers, has added SureCall cellular boosters to its product…
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CDK Global, Cox Settle in Antitrust Litigation
Software company CDK Global and Cox Automotive have settled their beef amid the sprawling antitrust litigation lodged by car dealers,…
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NADAguides Reports 8.5% Increase in Fifth Wheels
NADAguides recently reported that the second quarter was strong for most segments of the RV market. Starting with travel trailers,…
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Lance Camper Unveils ReviewsMax Dealer Tool
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper Mfg. recently introduced ReviewsMax, the latest addition to digital marketing initiatives offered to the company’s dealer…
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Arrow Distributing Teams with ObeCo
ObeCo Inc., parent company to OrganizedObie.com, has partnered with Arrow Distributing. This joint venture will open dealership retail opportunities of a…
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Consultants Hired to Sharpen South-Bend Elkhart Area Brand
The economic development partners of 47 communities that make up the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership are looking to sharpen their…
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Thor Motor Coach Class A’s Arriving for Summer
Thor Motor Coach’s gas Class A RVs, like the Hurricane and Windsport, will be arriving at dealership lots this summer.…
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Thor Industries Named Silver Partner for Expo
The RV Dealers Association has announced that Thor Industries is returning as a Silver Partner of the 2019 RV Dealers…
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Considerations for Charging a Battery in a Trailer
There are endless ways to customize the setup in a trailer to ensure it will perform how your customers want…
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RV Industry Makes Its Voice Heard in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry professionals attending the RV Industry Association’s RVs Move America Week (formerly known as Committee Week and…
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Peter Orthwein to Step Down as Executive Chairman July 31
Thor Industries has announced that as part of the board of directors’ strategic succession plan, Peter Orthwein, Thor Industries’ co-founder…
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CampCalNow Close to Passing Ban on RV Holding Tank Chemicals
CampCalNow Campground and RV Park Alliance is on the brink of securing passage of legislation to ban the use of…
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ABC Marketing to Rep RVSafe Alarms
ABC Marketing has announced that it is representing RVSafe and its line of carbon monoxide and propane gas alarms for…
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RVIA Board Nominations Needed by July 26
The RV Industry Association’s governance committee is accepting nominations for the 2020 board of directors until Jul. 26. Seven seats…
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United Automobile Workers Readies for Negotiations
The United Automobile Workers has long eyed this year as a chance for workers who sacrificed to keep the Detroit…
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Community: RV Dealer Delivers Cupcakes to Firefighters
Leaders at an RV dealership in Pasco, Wash., are designating July as “American Heroes month,” and Thursday they made a…
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Community: Winnebago Begins ‘Cookies for a Cause’
With the Grand National Rally on the horizon, Winnebago Industries Travelers Center in Forest City, Iowa, is featuring a new…
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VIDEO: CURT Invests $6M in Manufacturing Upgrades
CURT has made significant investments in its Eau Claire, Wis., manufacturing facility over the past year. It has implemented several…
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RV Industry Attends Presidential Briefing at White House
On Monday, the RV Industry Association, RV Dealers Association and members of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) were invited to…
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Lazydays Opens Minneapolis Area Service Facility
Lazydays RV marked the grand opening of its brand new, state-of-the-art RV service facility in Anoka, Minn., just outside Minneapolis,…
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Green Country RV Show Begins July 19
The Green Country RV Show will be running in Tulsa, Okla., from July 19-21 at the River Spirit Expo at…
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Southco Unveils Slide Bolt with Latch Monitoring
Southco recently released the EM-05 4 Series Slide Bolt, which upgrades from mechanical to electromechanical latching. The new EM-05 4…
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SureCall Releases New Signal Booster
SureCall, a cellphone signal booster manufacturer, recently introduced the Fusion2Go Max. The Fusion2Go Max is a multi-user vehicle booster that incorporates the company’s…
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Wisconsin Establishes Office of Outdoor Recreation
The state of Wisconsin now has an Office of Outdoor Recreation (OREC). Funding for the new OREC office, to be…
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Community: Kevin’s IV Pole Founder to Greet Guests at Boston Children’s Hospital
Kevin Fern, the founder of Kevin’s IV Pole, has always had a special place in his heart for childhood cancer…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Blue Ox
Meyer Distributing has added Blue Ox to its list of offerings. “Meyer Distributing is excited to announce the addition of…
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Oracle Lighting Hires New National Sales Director
Oracle Lighting, a supplier of lighting products and LED solutions, has hired industry veteran Robert Smith as national sales director.…
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Protective Asset Protection Made Gold Partner
RV Dealers Association recently announced that Protective Asset Protection is the Gold Partner for the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo. Protective…
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Industry Vet Art Decio Receives Community Award
In Elkhart, the name Benny Russo is synonymous with helping others. Russo, who died in 2016 at age 79, had…
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Spartan Motors Recognized by ‘Corp!’ Magazine
Spartan Motors was recently awarded the 2019 Corp! Magazine Economic Bright Spots recognition in the Large Business Category. Corp! chose Spartan Motors to receive the award for…
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Webinar to Cover Writing a Dress Code Policy
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center and strategic partner KPA will host a free webinar at 1 p.m. ET on…
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NAE Recognizes Dealer Partner’s F&I Department
The National Automotive Experts (NAE/NWAN) recently recognized its dealer partner, Spirit Motorcycles San Jose, for being named Innovative F&I Department…
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FMCA’s ‘Family RVing’ Magazine Receives Award
Family RVing magazine recently received recognition from Association Media and Publishing (AM&P). Family RVing earned an EXCEL Award for its 2018…
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OHCE Keynote to Focus on Generational Issues
Matt Havens, an expert in generational issues and leadership, will deliver the keynote address at the National Association of RV…
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Community: Dealership Donates Trailer to Medical Team
Northgate RV Center in Ringgold, Ga., recently donated a new RV to the Erlanger Event Medicine Team. The Yates family,…
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Italy’s Vitrifrigo Launches U.S. RV Initiatives
Italian manufacturer Vitrifrigo, a refrigeration and cooling systems company, is launching several initiatives in the U.S. with a focus on…
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NTP-STAG Adds Equalizer Systems
NTP-STAG has added Equalizer Systems, a manufacturer of lifting and leveling systems, to its jacks and levels category. Formed in…
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WiFiRanger Begins OE Shipments of SkyProLTE V3
WiFiRanger has announced the next generation evolution to its Sky Pro LTE offerings. The new version, shipping immediately, includes an…
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Diamond C Trailers Transitions to LCI Axles
Flatbed trailer manufacturer Diamond C Trailers said it now is using axles from Lippert Components, a supplier of trailer and other components.…
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Meeting Slots Open for Aftermarket Conference
The meetings portal has opened for the annual RV Aftermarket Executive Conference, a three-day event where suppliers and distributors in the…
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Schattdecor AG Expands Its Executive Team
This September, the supervisory board of Schattdecor AG will appoint two additional members to its executive team. Claudia Küchen has…
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Continental Names New Tech Training Specialist
Continental, a global supplier of systems, components, and tires to automobile and truck manufacturers, has named Denzel Lall as sales…
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Class B Startup Storyteller Overland Preps for Mid-Year Launch
A variety of vehicles – from rockets to commercial airliners – have been developed and built in Alabama over the…
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5 Proven Strategies to Sell More RVs
How do we find ways to improve our methods and sell more RVs? Our RV Sales Survival Guide includes 5…
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Woody’s RV World Acquires Lardner’s Trailer Sales
Woody’s RV World in Alberta, Canada, has announced that Lardner’s Trailer Sales in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is now part of the…
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Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Reservations 15% Higher
The RV/MH Hall of Fame is making a last call for final reservations for its Annual Induction Dinner celebrating the…
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NATDA Sells Out Exhibitor Space, Opens Waitlist
The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) has announced that exhibitor space for the 2019 NATDA Trade Show has officially…
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Protective Life Acquires Great-West Assets for $1.2B
Protective Life Corp. has completed a transaction with Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance to acquire, via reinsurance, substantially all of…
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Steel Tariffs Cost U.S. $5.6 Billion
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign steel have sped the decline of some of the U.S. mills he vowed to help.…
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Arrow Dist. Promotes New National Sales Manager
Arrow Distributing has promoted Tyler Blissett to the position of national sales manager. The decision was made back in January in…
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Schaeffer’s RV Superstore Adds Regency Class B
Regency RV has added Tom Schaeffer’s RV Superstore in Shoemakersville, Penn., to its roster of dealers now selling the National Traveler…
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Marine Dealer Confidence Drops
Marine dealer sentiment regarding market conditions dropped to 25 in June, the lowest rating ever in the Pulse Report survey…
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U.S., Mexico Seek to Close USMCA Loophole
Mexico is working closely with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to close a loophole in the new North American trade…
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ARVC Announces ‘Takeaway Tours’ Program
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds has re-imagined its Takeaway Tours program, which offers on-site learning at ARVC…
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Mike Hesse Named CEO of Blue Ox
Mike Hesse, chairman of Blue Ox, has announced that Ellen Kietzmann, CEO and president, is transitioning out of the company…
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Brian Sherman Named VP of Maxxsonics
Alden Stiefel, CEO of Maxxsonics, has named Brian Sherman as vice president. “As obsessed techno consumers, we all devour advanced…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Newmar and TMC
Newmar is recalling certain 2016 to 2019 Ventana LE and 2017-2019 Dutch Star, Essex, London Aire, Mountain Aire and Ventana,…
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Nominations Open for Canadian Dealer of the Year
The RVDA of Canada is inviting nominations from across Canada for the 2019 Walter Paseska Canadian RV Dealer of the…
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Wolf’em Sticks Launches New Design
Spencer and Tanner Harrison, inventors of the Wolf’em Stick, have released a new addition to its Wolf’em Stick product line…
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RVTI to Hold Grand Opening in September
The grand opening of the new RV Technical Institute training facility in Elkhart, Ind., will be held Sept. 23. The event will…
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CRVA Details Amendment in Letter That Lowers Manufacturing Costs
Shane Devenish, executive director of the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CRVA), recently released the following letter to its members:…
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Webinar to Cover Multi-State Payroll Tax Issues
A webinar covering payroll compliance issues will be presented by Patrick A. Haggerty on Thursday, July 11. The upcoming webinar discusses how…
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Full-Time RVer’s Book Details Experiences
Jenni Raney Edwards, a businesswoman and entrepreneur, traded in her Prada heels for flip-flops and hit the road solo. What…
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All in the Family, Part 2
Editor’s Note: Part 1 of our excerpt from July’s “All in the Family” special feature can be read here. Whether…
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Blog: Five Military Lessons to Improve the Retail Customer Experience
Retailing is a business model that is challenged by e-retailers and customer expectations that demand an ever-improving customer experience. Despite the…
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Thor Motor Coach Showcases 2020 Class C’s
Thor Motor Coach has announced that model year 2020 Class C motorhomes are arriving at dealerships across the U.S. and Canada.…
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Tech Certification Testing to Be Slightly Delayed
Beginning in mid-July, registered and certification test-processing for the RV Dealers Association and RV Industry Association’s RV Service Technician Certification…
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Laminate Company OMNOVA to Be Acquired
Beachwood, Ohio-based OMNOVA Solutions, which provides laminate materials for RV interiors, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired…
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U.S. Economy Reaches Record 10-Year Expansion
The U.S. economic expansion and recovery from the Great Recession officially made history on Monday, July 1: The 10-year, 121-month…
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Multiple Generations Return to Jellystone Parks
Jellystone Parks is reporting how locations in the Yogi Bear-themed campground network are the camping destination of choice for multiple…
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Gallery: BoatLIFE Celebrates 60 Years
In June, Life Industries Corp.’s marine line, BoatLIFE, celebrated 60 years in business with a party and factory tours. Many…
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Winner Named for RV PRO’s 2019 Reader Survey
RV PRO Magazine recently awarded an $150 gift card to one lucky winner who participated in the RVP Reader Survey.…
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Airstream Heads to White House for Showcase
Airstream is heading to the White House to show off its U.S.-made travel trailer. This story by Joseph Sharpe originally…
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Cummins North America Launches New U.S. Website
Cummins North America recently launched shopcummins.com for its U.S. customers. The U.S. site will allow customers to choose from more than…
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More Details Emerge About the New HoF Pavilion
Darryl Searer looks out at the 22,500-square-foot pavilion under construction just east of the RV/MH Hall of Fame and imagines…
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Next Wave of Tariffs Delayed as Talks Relaunch
The U.S. and China will relaunch trade talks, and President Trump agreed to delay adding new tariffs on $300 billion…
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American Coach Association Awards Scholarships
The American Coach Association, an organization of American Coach owners, recently awarded recipients of the 2019 American Coach Association Scholarships.…
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Caframo Hires Martin Flory Group for PR
Caframo, a manufacturer of indoor and outdoor living solutions, has hired Martin Flory Group. The PR firm will promote its…
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KOA Launches New Website Pages for Campgrounds
Kampgrounds of America recently updated its content management system and landing page templates for campground owners, allowing them to better…
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Community: Denso Foundation Awards $1M in STEM Grants
Denso recently awarded more than $1 million in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education grants to 26 colleges and…
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LCI Hires Lilley as West Coast Regional Sales Manager
Lippert Components has hired Matt Lilley as regional sales manager. In his new role, Lilley will work within the West…
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TMC Delivers Pet-Friendly 2020 A.C.E. Motorhomes
Thor Motor Coach is delivering new 2020 Thor Motor Coach A.C.E. motorhomes to dealers this summer – a motorhome that…
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Dealers Receive Winnebago’s Flying W Award
Winnebago has announced the winners of the inaugural Flying W Dealer Excellence Award. The new award recognizes top Winnebago dealer…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Forest River
Forest River is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 Forest River FR3 and Georgetown RVs. The entry door latch may not engage…
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LCI Italy Acquires Window Blind Manufacturer
LCI Industries has announced that its subsidiary, LCI Italy s.r.l., has acquired Lavet s.r.l., a manufacturer of window blind systems…
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MWSS Partners with Two Australian Brands
MWSS, Inc., is now a distributor of two brands from The Cardan Group, an Australian-based company. These two brands, SkyTracks…
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CDK Global Directs Focus Toward Automotive
CDK Global is divesting its digital marketing business to focus more on its core automotive software operations. This story by…
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Reyco Granning to Present at Michigan Event
Reyco Granning will be participating in the Advanced Suspension Systems USA event in Ann Arbor, Mich., from July 30 to…
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