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RVIA Releases 2021 Annual Report
The RV Industry Association has released its annual report for 2021, which turned out to be a record-breaking year for…
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HitchFire Unveils the New F20 Hitch Mounted Grill
Following the launch of its Forge 15 in 2019, HitchFire has now released the F20, the next generation of its…
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Survey: Sixty Percent of RV Campers Will Shift Plans Due to Gas Prices
The Dyrt, a camping app that claims to have the most active online camping community, has found that record-high gas…
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Brunswick Touts 2021 Sustainability Report, Hires First Chief Sustainability Officer
Brunswick Corp. has published its 2021 Sustainability Report, “Together for the Planet,” highlighting the company’s sustainability achievements, while also announcing…
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Jobless Claims Up for First Time in Three Weeks
Initial unemployment claims rose modestly after reaching a 50-year low as employers continue to show reluctance in reducing their workforces…
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Genesis Products Breaks Ground on New Plant
Genesis Products has broken ground on a new 78,000-square-foot plant that will expand its production facilities, creating more than 60…
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Crane Co. to Split into Two Independent, Publicly Traded Companies
Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, announced today that its board of directors has unanimously approved…
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RVIA Still Contesting California’s Recent SORE Regulations
Last week, the RV Industry Association submitted a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) requesting a distinction between fixed-mount stationary…
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Stromberg Carlson Brings Bunk Ladder Production to U.S.A.
Stromberg Carlson said it has begun shipping its newly designed and domestically made Bunk Ladder for RVs. While Stromberg Carlson…
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Northpoint Celebrates 10 Years in Business
Northpoint Commercial Finance is celebrating 10 years of growth in driving its customers’ success with more than $50 billion in…
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Sanford Auto Brokers Becomes Exclusive North Carolina Dealer for Cortes Campers
Cortes Campers has announced Sanford Auto Brokers in Sanford, N.C., has been granted exclusive rights to sell Cortes Campers RV…
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Forest River and Lightning eMotors to Offer Factory-Certified Repower Program for EV Buses
Lightning eMotors, a provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, has expanded its partnership with Forest River…
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The Great Outdoors RV Getting Creative (and Airborne) for Easter
On Saturday, April 9, more than 3,000 children will gather in Greeley, Colo., at The Great Outdoors RV. The dealership…
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Tennessee News Investigation Reveals Fraudulent Online Auction Site
Shoppers can buy just about anything these days online. And online auctions can seem like a great way to get…
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KOA Building New World HQ at its Original Yellowstone Valley Home
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) is building a new corporate headquarters in Billings, Mont. That announcement coincides with the organization’s celebrating…
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Biden to Invoke Cold War Powers to Boost EV Battery Materials, Report Says
President Joe Biden is poised to invoke as soon as this week Cold War powers to encourage domestic production of…
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U.S. to Unveil Revised Stricter Fuel Economy Regs Friday
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday plans to unveil tougher fuel economy standards for vehicles that would reverse his predecessor…
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Black Book: Spring’s Arrival Finds Wholesale RV Prices Mixed
Spring has arrived in many parts of the country, and eager customers are beginning to flock to dealers’ showrooms. Motorhome…
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Lippert Acquires Girard Systems and Girard Products LLC
LCI Industries has announced that its subsidiary, Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the business assets of…
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Pennsylvania’s Keystone RV Center Sold to Vermont Dealer
Keystone RV Center in Greencastle, Penn., has been sold to Pete’s RV Center of South Burlington, Vt. Pete’s RV currently…
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RVWA Touts All-Member Meeting with Go RVing’s Redfern
The RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) is hosting its first all-member call of the year this Wednesday, March 30, at noon…
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Dispute Resolution Program for RVs in Second Year
The RV Industry Association last year collaborated with DeMars & Associates to develop an entirely voluntary and confidential mediation process,…
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RVIA Analysis Finds More Campsites with Amenities are Needed
The following is reproduced courtesy of the RV Industry Association. Working with the wider RV industry to improve the RVing…
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Timberline Heating System Integrated into Jayco and Entegra RVs
Elwell Corp. announced the integration of the Timberline Heating System into the new Jayco Swift Li and Entegra Ethos Li…
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Continental Launches New Camera Line Platform
Continental, a leading global supplier of systems, components and tires to automobile, truck and agriculture/construction equipment manufacturers, has expanded its…
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KOA Report: Majority of Campers Plan to Camp in 2022
The new Kampgrounds of America (KOA) Monthly Research Report indicates that nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of campers expect to take…
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Cummins Shareholders to Vote on Splitting CEO, Board Chair Positions
A Cummins shareholder is proposing that the Indiana-based manufacturer separate its CEO and board chair roles into two different positions…
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Maxxsonics Employee Seeks Help Raising Funds for Ukraine
Mark Lieber, a project and quality manager from Maxxsonics, is leaving the company’s Illinois headquarters and heading to to Záhony,…
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Blog: Know the Customer: Part 1 of Know Their Type
Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-part blog series (and the first part of a two-part installment related…
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Truma Offers Cold Weather Certification for RVs
With the huge increase in new RVers, it’s becoming more difficult to find the ideal campsite – or sometimes, any…
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Winnebago, Newmar, Heartland, Alliance on this Week’s NHTSA Recalls
The National Highway Transportation Safety Board has issued its list of weekly recalls, and it features several RV companies. Winnebago…
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Webinar Targets Dealers Considering Selling
Dealers who are considering selling their dealerships are invited to take part in a webinar on Wednesday, April 6, put…
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Dometic Ending Elkhart Manufacturing to Cost 150 Jobs
Appliance and outdoor equipment manufacturer Dometic’s recent announcement that it is shutting down manufacturing at its Elkhart, Ind., plant will…
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Review: The Jayco Terrain Is a New Luxury Adventure Van
The following was written by Everett Potter, a travel writer and contributor to Forbes. There’s a new luxury van on…
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Chino, Calif., City Council Approves RV Dealership
The following article was written by Briana Munoz in ChampionNewspapers.com, which covers the Chino, Calif., area. An RV dealership has…
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Motor 1 Reviews Combo Luxury Auto/RV
Is your Lincoln Mark VII simply too small for your family? Do you require a vehicle that can take you…
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Report: RV Shipments Continue to Climb Year-Over-Year
The RV Industry Association’s monthly report on wholesale RV shipments found that manufacturers reported shipping 53,722 units in February, an…
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THOR Promotes Featherstone to Lead Global Innovation Efforts
THOR Industries has hired McKay Featherstone, currently Airstream’s vice president of product development and engineering, as the company’s senior vice…
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Troy Walvoord Joins Blue Ox Sales Team
Blue Ox Products announced the addition of Troy Walvoord to its U.S. sales team as regional manager of the Rocky…
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Plews & Edelmann Completes Cooler Line Acquisition
Plews & Edelmann, a manufacturer and marketer of power steering components, hoses, automotive fittings and turbo oil lines, has completed…
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RV PRO Promotes Rebecca Tittel to Media Consultant
RV PRO is proud to announce the promotion of Rebecca Tittel to media consultant for the eastern half of the…
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Indiana’s Stagecoach RV Relocates to Larger Facility
Stagecoach RV Sales and Services in Peru, Ind., is renovating and expanding into a former military facility near Grissom Air…
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RELiON Battery Launches New Lithium 12-Volt Battery for RV and Marine
RELiON Battery Launches New Lithium 12-Volt Battery for RV and Marine RELiON Battery, a global leader in lithium batteries, announced…
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GM Halting Pickup Production in Indiana Due to Chip Shortage
General Motors will halt pickup truck production at a factory in Indiana for two weeks next month due to an…
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Exclusive: Ohio-Based Trucking Company Tries to Stay Ahead of the Curve
As a younger man, 28-year-old Justin Miller was an over-the-road trucker that had already been through some ups and downs…
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Fun Town RV Acquires Lloyds RV of Orange, Texas
Fun Town RV announced further expansion into the state of Texas with an agreement to acquire Lloyds RV in Orange,…
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Airxcel Touts New GM for Latest Acquisition
Airxcel announced major new investments into Elkhart Composites, its latest acquisition, including the onboarding of Chris Workman as its new…
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Thor Motor Coach Rolls Out Two New Luxury ‘MEGA C’ Motorhomes
Thor Motor Coach said its family of motorhomes is expanding with the release of Pasadena and Inception “MEGA C” motorhomes.…
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Wilkins RV Pledges $25K to RV Learning Center
Wilkins RV, headquartered in Bath, N.Y., has made a $25,000 pledge to Mike Molino RV Learning Center. This generous pledge…
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Annual Boat, Sport, and RV Show Returns to Northern Michigan
This weekend, one of northern Michigan’s most well-known sports shows is returning to Marquette. Starting Friday, anyone is welcome to…
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New Jobless Claims Lowest in a Half-Century
U.S. jobless claims set a more than 50-year low last week as the red-hot labor market shows few signs of…
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THOR Offers Newly Acquired Facility to Polish Red Cross
THOR Industries, through its European subsidiary, Erwin Hymer Group (EHG), is offering the temporary use of EHG’s recently acquired facility…
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Back by Popular Demand
Forest River’s topline Class A luxury diesel motorhome – the Charleston – is back. After a four-year hiatus, the coach…
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Winnebago’s Q2 Revenues Tie All-Time Company Record
Winnebago reported revenues for the second quarter of $1.2 billion, tying the record set in the first fiscal quarter of…
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Pinnacle’s Vir Named Dealerscope 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Atul Vir, founder and president of Houston-based Equator Advanced Appliances and Pinnacle Appliances serving the RV market, was recently named…
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REV Recreation Group Launches Sales Tool for Dealers
REV Recreation Group has launched a sales enablement tool for its dealer network. The tool provides dealers and sales representatives…
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BMPRO Expands RV Smart Tech Range
Following the recent release of ProSmart Premium in October 2021, BMPRO announced a latest addition to its range of RV…
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Grote Industries Touts New Executive Director of U.S. Engineering
Grote Industries announced that Chief Engineer Chuck O’Neal has been promoted to executive director to lead and manage the U.S.…
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FMCA’s 104th Convention Begins Today in Tucson
“Sunsets and Saguaros” is the theme of FMCA’s 104th International Convention & RV Expo, starting today and running through Saturday…
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Dometic Publishes 2021 Annual Sustainability Report
Sweden-based Dometic has released its 2021 Sustainability Report, and included in the highlights are: In 2021, Dometic achieved a new…
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RMS Releases 2022 ‘State of the Industry’ Report
RMS, a cloud-based property management company focused on the outdoor hospitality industry, has released its 2022 State of the Industry…
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Roamly Launches Pet Insurance Product
Roamly, the first embedded insurtech for travel enthusiasts with unique RV insurance offerings, announced today it is marking new territory…
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Cummins Pledges $3M for Multiyear Water Sustainability Program
In celebration of World Water Day this past Tuesday, March 22, power generation company Cummins announced a $3 million three-year…
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Cortes Campers Expands into Canada with a Nearly $3M Purchase Order
The US Lighting Group announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Cortes Campers, received a purchase order for $2.9 million from Pik-A-Dilly…
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Lazydays Opening New Dealerships in Arizona, Ohio
Lazydays said it will open new dealership locations in Surprise, Ariz., to serve the western Phoenix metropolitan area, and Wilmington,…
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Leisure Days RV Continues Canadian Expansion
Leisure Days RV Group, already Canada’s largest RV Dealership group, continued its expansion with the addition of Freedom RV in…
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Deadline Approaching to Submit Workshop Proposals for 2022 RVDA Con/Expo
The deadline to submit workshop proposals for the 2022 RVDA Convention/Expo is next Tuesday, March 29. The Convention/Expo takes place…
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Elkhart Event: Registered Apprenticeship Programs for RV Companies
The RV Technical Institute recently partnered with representatives of the Labs for Industry Transformation (LIFT) Network to host a small…
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Webasto Releases Latest Bluetooth Controllers
Webasto North America, a top-100 global Tier-one automotive, commercial vehicle and aftermarket equipment manufacturer, announced the introduction of its new…
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RV Industry Invited to Participate in Advocacy Day in D.C.
Advocacy Day, the longstanding cornerstone event taking place on Wednesday, June 8, during RVs Move America Week, is a unique…
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Global Nickel Shortage Could Disrupt EV Industry
As automakers around the world set bold targets for vehicle electrification, many in the industry are looking to nickel –…
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No Dirty Water, Keystone RV Celebrate World Water Day
Blu Technology’s No Dirty Water brand and Keystone RV are joining forces in celebration of World Water Day to benefit…
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Ep. 33 Wayne Kaylor on Way’s Pipeline to Success
It’s an exciting time for Way Interglobal, with its ever-expanding mix of innovative appliances for the RV industry and a…
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Blog: Know Your Customer’s ‘What’
Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part blog series taken from author and career coach Thomas Morin’s book,…
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Dometic to Cease Manufacturing at its Elkhart, Ind., Facility
Dometic announced today the final consolidation its remaining manufacturing activities at the Industrial Parkway, Elkhart facility to other sites in…
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Protective Life to Acquire F&I Provider AUL
Protective Life Corp., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc., said its principal subsidiary, Protective Life Insurance…
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Meyer Distributing Announces Northwest Megahub
Meyer Distributing Inc. has announced the addition of its Hermiston, Ore. “megahub.” The 170,000 square foot facility will be expandable…
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Forest River, Coachmen, Keystone, Roadtrek, KZRV All Make Weekly Recall List
The weekly recall list from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration features several RV manufacturers this week. Forest River announced…
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Continental Retools REDI-Sensor Website to Increase Training and Education
Continental, an innovator and supplier of OE and aftermarket Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) and replacement parts, launched a redesigned…
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Media Report: Indy Company Launches Off-Grid Solar Division
Indianapolis-based Jefferson Electric is launching a new division focused on providing more options for people to go solar, according to…
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RV Demand Keeps Climbing and So Does Demand for Dealership Employees
Road trips and weekend getaways in RVs boomed during the pandemic and one Metro Detroit-based dealership says demand for the…
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New Podcast Tuesday Features Way’s Wayne Kaylor
On Tuesday, the In Tow with RV PRO podcast returns with another new episode, this one featuring Wayne Kaylor of…
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Report: 2021 Retail Sales Hit Another High; Dealer Inventories Up
For the second consecutive year, North American RV retail registrations set a record high, according to a report from market…
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Sobel University Adds Management Breakout Session to April Training Course
Sobel University has added management break-out sessions to their upcoming Comprehensive Sales Training Course, scheduled for April 4 – 8,…
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Colonial Airstream & RV Signs As Latest WhereSafe GPS Dealer
New Jersey’s Colonial Airstream and RV, and Solutions Into Motion, the parent company of WhereSafe GPS, have a new dealer…
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RVDA’s VP of Administration Officially Retires
As expected, RVDA Vice President of Administration Ronnie Hepp is retiring this month after more than 27 years of service…
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Xantrex to Host Q&A for Solar Power Month
Mission Critical Electronics, parent company of solar product maker Xantrex, announced an upcoming Q&A that it will host in honor…
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Cummins Posts Update on its Business in Russia
On Thursday, March 17, the Cummins Board of Directors made the decision to suspend all commercial operations in Russia indefinitely,…
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General RV Co-Presenting ‘Heroes Appreciation Weekend’
General RV Center is partnering with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and USA Hockey Arena for the 2022 Heroes…
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A New Era of RVing?
THOR Industries and Winnebago separately debuted what the future of electric-powered RVs may look like at January’s 2022 Florida RV…
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ATC Hires Senior-Level Vice President of Sales
Aluminum Trailer Co., (ATC) a manufacturer of aluminum RVs and trailers, said it is strengthening its presence in North America…
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Lippert to Host Leadership Conference
Lippert will present the Purpose Summit 2022 on May 17-19, at the University of Notre Dame. The three-day leadership conference…
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RVIA Infographic Reveals New Buyer Info
The RV Industry Association revealed an infographic that provides a comprehensive look at various aspects of the multitude of new…
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Cooper Standard Again Recognized for Ethical Standards
Michigan-based Cooper Standard has once again been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of…
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Supply Chain Issues Vex 2022 Augusta RV Show
The 2022 Augusta RV Show takes place this Friday, March 18, through Sunday, March 20, at the Augusta Civic Center…
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Shop Pro RV & Marine Antifreeze Recalled
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), antifreeze bottles labeled as Shop Pro RV & Marine Antifreeze have been…
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Report: Lowest Week of 2022 for Initial Jobless Claims
New unemployment claims improved more than expected last week, further reflecting a tight labor market and relatively low levels of…
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How the War in Ukraine Is Further Disrupting Global Supply Chains
Supply chain disruptions continue to cause headaches in many U.S. industries, with the RV world being no exception. The venerable…
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