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Go RVing Events Roll Through the Summer
Go RVing’s experiential marketing plan continues to select events where the RV industry and lifestyle can reach new audiences. This…
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Restore Parks
The National Park Service faces nearly $12 billion in deferred maintenance at NPS sites, according to the RV Industry Association.…
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NTP-STAG Named Expo Silver Partner
The RV Dealers Association, the National RV Dealers Association, has announced that NTP-STAG is returning as a Silver Partner of…
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Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance Partners with Tredit
Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance, a digital roadside assistance platform, has partnered with Tredit Tire and Wheel Company, a distributor of tires to…
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Thor-Owned Mighway Rentals Expands Partnerships
Mighway – the RV Rental Marketplace – recently expanded its partnerships to include all industry sectors, aiming to better serve consumers…
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Spartan Displays K3 605 Chassis Preview
Spartan Specialty Vehicles offered Class A RV owners an up-close look at the 2019 Spartan K3 605 chassis for the…
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Northgate Transforms Camp Into Jellystone Park
Northgate Resorts will reopen the former Girl Scout camp in Golden Valley as a Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort on…
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VIDEO: Headliner Announced for NATDA Trade Show
Country superstars Florida Georgia Line will perform live Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of NASCAR’s Big…
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Photos: Jayco’s Boys & Girls Club Party
Jayco recently celebrated its 50th year in business at the second “RV Day” event on July 10 held at the…
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Rep. Kevin Brady: Trump Must End Trade Fight
President Donald Trump faced unusually blunt criticism from within his own party, as one of the U.S. House’s top lawmakers…
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Camping World Acquires Russ Dean RV
Camping World Holdings has signed an agreement to acquire Russ Dean RV located in Pasco, Wash. A purchase price was…
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Flamingo Lake RV Resort Completes Expansion
Flamingo Lake RV Resort has completed its first major expansion since 2009, adding 60 new, permanent RV sites. According to…
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14 Gander/Camping World Locations Planned
Camping World Holdings has announced that 14 of its retail locations will operate with a cobranded offering showcasing both Gander…
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The Hoosier State Drops in Business Ranking
Indiana has slipped slightly in a national business climate ranking. CNBC’s annual “America’s Top States For Business” list rates the…
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MARVAC Elects New Board Members
The Michigan Association of RV and Campgrounds has elected its new board members. They are as follows: Terry Goddard of…
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NMMA President Says Trump Puts Jobs on the Line
The Trump administration on Friday completed its first phase of Section 301 tariffs on about $34 billion worth of Chinese…
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Airstream Lists Several Updates Made to 2019 Lines
Airstream recently released a list of updates and improvements made to its 2019 lineup of travel trailers with new décor…
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La Mesa RV to Celebrate Grand Opening
La Mesa RV will hold a grand opening for its new RV showroom which boasts more than 130,000 square feet…
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Truma Techs Offering AquaGo Installs at Rally
For the fourth consecutive year, Truma will be at the Winnebago Grand National Rally, which runs Monday, July 23, to…
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Air Lift Unveils New Wireless Compressor System
Air Lift has redesigned its popular WirelessONE on-board air compressor system, making it possible to level out a vehicle on…
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Dometic Celebrity Chef Headed to FMCA Con
Dometic will be supporting the FMCA Convention and RV Expo in Gillette, Wyo., July 18 to 21 at booth No. 453-459…
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ADP to Present Family and Medical Leave Webinar
ADP will host a webinar called “Family and Medical Leave Act: Compliance, Risks, Challenges, and Best Practices,” at 11 a.m.…
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RVX to Hand Out Free Dealer Tool Kit
Go RVing will engage in an extensive PR campaign designed to kick off the national camping and RV season in…
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Morgan Stanley Speaker to Host Tax Reform Webinar
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center, working with Morgan Stanley, will deliver a webinar for dealer principals at noon CT…
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Community: Longtime Winnebago Employees to Lead Forest City, Iowa, Parade
Harlan Rodberg and Larry Kearney of Forest City, Iowa, love reminiscing about the collective 100 years they’ve spent at Winnebago…
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Trailblazing Toy Haulers
In 2004, the founders of Heartland RV redefined RV manufacturing with the launch of their first RV, the Landmark luxury…
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Dolphin Motor Coach Partners with RV Station
Dolphin Motor Coach (DMC) has partnered with RV Station of Texas to expand its Class B motorhome product offerings at…
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NHTSA: Recalls Issued for Keystone, Forest River and More
Keystone RV is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 Keystone Cougar trailers equipped with an outdoor propane grill. The outdoor propane…
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CEO Salaries Disclosed for Thor, LCI and Patrick
Executive compensation is provided in several forms, usually including base salary, bonus, incentive pay based on hitting performance targets, stock…
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Oregon Winnebago Plant Dragging Financially
A decade after the Great Recession decimated Lane County’s RV industry in Oregon, an iconic RV name has re-emerged as…
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U.S. and China Enter a Trade War
A trade war between the U.S. and China officially started last week as the Trump administration has followed through with…
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Sobel University to Hold Salesperson ‘Boot Camp’
The Sobel University will be holding a Comprehensive Sales Course in a three-day course from Aug. 6-8. “The August class…
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Community: Jayco Holds Birthday Party for Boys & Girls Clubs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County has announced that Thor Industries and its subsidiaries, Heartland RV, Jayco, Keystone RV,…
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Outdoor Rec Committee Meeting Set for July 17
On July 17, the members of the Made in America Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee will meet with Department of the…
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Demco Announces New Retail Price Policy
Dethmers Mfg. (Demco), a manufacturer of RV towing equipment, has announced the adoption of a retail price policy this week…
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Several Vehicles Damaged in Fire at Dealership
Crews responded to a fire that damaged a large shed and six vehicles at an RV dealership in South Windsor,…
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Lawsuit Filed to Fight Trump’s Tariffs
The American Institute for International Steel filed a lawsuit last week in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New…
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Spaces for California RV Show Sell Out
The 2018 California RV Show, the West Coast’s largest consumer RV show, has completely sold out of its available manufacturer…
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RVDA of Alberta Opens Golf Tourney Registration
Registration is open for the RVDA of Alberta’s 31st Annual Golf Tournament being held on Wednesday, Aug. 8. It will…
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General RV Grew Employment to 190 in 10 Years
It is hard to miss the giant parking lots of motor homes and RVs driving along Interstate 77 near Greensburg…
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RV PRO: Origins
Each year in the July issue, RV PRO magazine features an expanded set of stories that get at the heart…
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All Valley RV Founder Roy Padgett Dies at 78
All Valley RV Center of Lancaster, Calif., is saddened to announce the passing of its founder Roy B. Padgett on…
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Hail Causes Millions in Damage to Jack’s Campers
An RV dealership in western South Dakota said a recent hail storm damaged about 500 trailers and motorhomes, resulting in…
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Meyer Adds Girard Products
Meyer Distributing has added Girard Products to its extensive lineup. “This is a line that our customers have been asking…
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New VW California XXL Camper Debuting in August
Volkswagen has released a teaser sketch of its new Crafter-based camper van, confirming that it will base a new production…
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Last Call for Hall of Fame Dinner Reservations
The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner celebrating the class of 2018 is a month away, and it is…
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Wild Frontier RV Campground Adds 230 New Sites
Wild Frontier Campground is adding 230 new campsites, expanding to 345. This expansion positions Wild Frontier as one of the…
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PleasureLand RV Acquires Northview Campers
PleasureLand RV Center has acquired Northview Campers in Sioux Falls, S.D., and will be the seventh location to its family…
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N.C. Governor Tours SylvanSport’s Factory
SylvanSport was honored this past weekend with a visit from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina First Lady…
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Harley-Davidson Lawyer Joins REV Group
REV Group named Stephen Boettinger, who had been a lawyer for Harley-Davidson, as its general counsel on Friday, continuing the company’s…
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Winnebago Co-founder Gerald Boman Dies at 82
Co-founder of Winnebago Industries, Gerald E. Boman, 82, passed away June 20 in Palm City, Fla., where he and his…
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ARVC Issues Warning on Suspicious Invoice to Campgrounds
RV park and campground owners in Maryland, South Dakota and other states have recently alerted the National Association of RV…
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Important Dates to Know for Aftermarket Conference
The annual RV Aftermarket Executive Conference will be hosted in Bonita Springs, Fla., next month at the Hyatt Regency Coconut…
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Optronics Expands LED Light Bar Family
Optronics International recently introduced five LED Light Bars, increasing the product line to eight. The new lamps include two 3-inch…
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CURT Group’s Luverne and UWS Celebrate Anniversaries
CURT Group’s Luverne, a manufacturer of truck, commercial van and SUV accessories, is celebrating 55 years, as well as UWS…
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Universal Lenders Expands Plan to 36-Month Terms
Universal Lenders, creators of the ZERO Plan and 2018 Dealers’ Choice award winner, has announced enhanced funding guidelines to allow…
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REV Coach Partners with Daimler Buses’ Setra
REV Coach has been named the full-service distributor and after-sales partner for Daimler Buses’ Setra brand in the U.S. and…
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Amazon May Increase 2018 Ecommerce by 80 Percent
With Amazon Prime Day looming, retailers and marketers are prepping their strategies for what’s turned into a new midyear shopping…
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RV PRO Wishes You a Happy Fourth
In celebration of Independence Day, RV PRO will be out of the office. The daily newsletter will resume on Thursday.…
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Gallery: RVIA Board Nominations Announced
Nominations are in for the RV Industry Association board of directors. Eight director positions are up for election including: one…
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CURT Celebrates 25 Years of Manufacturing
CURT is celebrating 25 years of business. Founded in 1993 by Curt Tambornino, its first products were trailer balls and…
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RV Retailer Acquires Motor Home Specialist
RV Retailer has acquired Motor Home Specialist in Texas from the O’Banion family. Donny O’Banion will continue to lead Motor Home Specialist…
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Meyer Adds Auto Antlers to Line
Meyer Distributing will now be offering the complete product line of Auto Antlers. “We have been in talks with the…
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RVDA of Alberta Reports Stolen Trailer
It has been brought to the attention of the RVDA of Alberta that there was a bumper pull trailer stolen from Carefree RV in…
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$12.5 Billion of U.S. Goods Hit with Tariffs
The Canadian government confirmed Sunday that it has imposed tariffs on U.S. exports worth $12.5 billion. This story by Alanna…
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RV Care Network Re-Elects Don Sneyd to Chair
This week, Don Sneyd of Ruston RV Centre in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, was re-elected to the position of chairman of…
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Training Program Gets $9.5 Million Investment
Since its inception last year, the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Partnership of Elkhart County has gained state and national attention. The…
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Universal Lenders Wins Dealers’ Choice Gold Award
Universal Lenders has been awarded the 2018 Dealers’ Choice Gold Award for F&I Financing Company. This marks the first year…
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REV Group Introduces 2019 Discovery LXE
REV Recreation Group recently introduced the 2019 Fleetwood RV Discovery LXE, the brand’s high-end Class A diesel motorhome. The 2019…
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Early Bird Expo Registration Ends June 30
RV dealers and their professional staff planning to register for the 2018 RV Dealers Convention/Expo must do so by June…
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Economist: Tariffs May Cost 30,000 Hoosier Jobs
A Ball State University economist has released a policy statement that estimates fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs could result…
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Robots Considered to Fix Elkhart Workforce Problem
In Elkhart County, and especially in the RV industry, there’s a lot of vacant jobs that need filled. “What we’re…
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Power Products Sold for $910 Million
Genstar Capital, a private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Global Marine and Mobile division of…
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LiquidSpring to Boast Suspension at Hershey Show
LiquidSpring will be highlighting its CLASS suspension systems for RVs at the Hershey RV Show from Sept. 12-16 at the…
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Banks Power Unveils 4-Inch Monster Exhaust
Banks Power recently introduced its new 4-inch Monster Exhaust with CoolCuff for the 2017 to 2018 GM 6.6L Duramax L5P…
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TecNiq Releases New Slim Light LED Strips
TecNiq has released the E45 Slim Light LED strip which has powder-coated clips. E45 Slim Lights have a 50,000-hour life…
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VIDEO: Vegas Expo Expert on Reaching New Buyers
Marketing expert Samantha Scott, APR, president of Pushing the Envelope, Inc., will show dealers how to leverage content and data…
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Regency RV Adds Berryland Campers to Network
Regency RV has added Berryland Campers in Ponchatoula, La., to its roster of dealers selling its new Xalta Class B and Ultra Brougham Class B-plus motorhomes. The…
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Camping World to Expand RV Sales Locations by More than 30 Percent
Camping World Holdings has announced plans to dramatically increase RV sales locations over the next 15 months through the launch…
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Thor Names New Lead on Strategic Marketing Efforts
Thor Industries has hired James Rigney to lead all strategic marketing efforts, including brand development, creative, public relations, social and…
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Outdoorsy Survey Busts RV Travel Myths
Outdoorsy has announced survey findings that debunk RV myths, while uncovering surprising insights into American and Millennial travel trends ahead of…
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Black Book: Motorized Unit Sale Prices Increase
Black Book recently released its monthly report, showing that the average selling price for motorized units was $46,539, which is up…
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Meyer Adds Napier Outdoors Tent Line
Meyer Distributing recently added the vehicle tent line by Napier Outdoors. “Napier Outdoors is excited to team up with Meyer…
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Formula Trailers Plans to Open in Bristol, Ind.
Industry veterans Matt Arnold and Jeff Troyer are working together again building cargo trailers, and have negotiated with the Indiana…
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TaigMarks Hires New Marketing Assistant
Downtown Elkhart advertising and public relations agency TaigMarks recently hired Drew Duncan as its new marketing and project assistant. Duncan…
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Trends: July 4 Gas Prices Highest in Four Years
GasBuddy has stated that motorists hitting the road to celebrate the July 4 holiday will be feeling more pinched than…
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VIDEO: Zinke Touts ‘New Look’ for Rec
Recreation on America’s public lands has a new look in a new “Recreation is Back” video produced by the Department…
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REV Group Announces Partnership with Outdoorsy
REV Group has partnered between REV Rentals and Outdoorsy to offer RV rentals through Outdoorsy’s RV marketplace. The partnership with REV Group…
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App-Based Appointment Registration for Aftermarket Conference Ends Soon
The ability to register for appointments via the app for the annual Aftermarket Executive Conference being held Aug. 13 to…
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First-Year Airstream Dealer Places in Top 10
Airstream recently announced its top dealers based on retail units sold between May 2017 and May 2018. For the first time ever, a…
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LGS Group Expands Midwest Office, Eyes RV Market
LGS Group, the master distributor for InterMotive Vehicle Controls, has announced the hiring of Ron Sayles as operations manager and…
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Alliance Coach Prepares to Open New Sales Facility
The expansion of the sales department at Alliance Coach of Wildwood, Fla., is nearing completion. The exterior of the new 3,619-square-foot…
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Rock Tamers Releases Mudflap with Exhaust Outlet
Rock Tamers recently released the RT200 Exhaust Outlet, an add-on mudflap accessory item that allows hot exhaust gases to flow…
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Air Lift Redesigns Kits for RAM 1500
Air suspension specialist Air Lift recently redesigned its load support products, specifically engineered for the 2009 to 2018 RAM 1500.…
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Oklahoma’s Green Country RV Show Opens July 20
The Green Country RV Show will run in Tulsa, Okla., from July 20 to 22 at the River Spirit Expo…
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Trends: Consumer Confidence Sees a Slight Dip
Consumer confidence fell well below economists’ expectations in June, fueled by a bleak outlook for U.S. economic conditions. This story…
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Blog: Don’t Miss Out on F&I Profit Potential
Finance and insurance should be an extremely profitable revenue source, regardless of the size of your dealership. In fact, it could be…
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REV Group Introduces Redesigned Fleetwood RV Flair
REV RV Group recently introduced the redesigned Class A Gas Fleetwood Flair. The Flair is a classic Fleetwood RV model,…
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Outdoor Rec Speakers Discuss Private Partnerships
Partners Outdoors 2018 recently showcased ideas for the great outdoors with TED-like talks. Presenters from across the recreation community and…
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Canada Cancels 500 U.S. Boat Orders
Hundreds of orders for U.S. boats have been cancelled by Canadian boat dealers as tariffs introduced by that country are…
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