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RVWA Members Give Back to Care Camps and the Boys and Girls Club
The RV Women’s Alliance Board of Directors had made a commitment to incorporate community service aspects into their events whenever…
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Auto Retailer Lithia & Driveway Acquires Airstream Dealerships
Lithia & Driveway, reported to be the second-highest volume automotive retailer in the country, has taken its first step into…
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Nomination Deadline Extended for RV HOF’s Class of 2023
The RV/MH Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the hall’s Class of 2023 until Nov. 30, a one-month extension…
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Portfolio Returns as Bronze Partner for RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association announced that Portfolio, a provider of service contracts, has returned as a bronze partner for the…
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Walex Appoints Tom Manning & Associates as Canada RV Rep Agency
Walex Products Co. announced that Tom Manning & Associates has been added as its new RV rep agency for Canada,…
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KOA Reports Q3 Revenue Increase; New Campground Acquisitions
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) reported revenue growth in the third quarter of 2.1% over the same period last year, based…
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Forest River Marine Announces Tim Gray to Lead Boat Division
Forest River, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Co., announced the addition of Tim Gray to its marine division. The company…
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Hilltop Keeps its Eyes on the Summit
Family-run dealerships may be fairly common in the RV industry, but at Hilltop Camper & RV in Minnesota – where…
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RV Industry Association Responds to Indy Star Reports
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) on Wednesday issued a statement in response to a pair of Indy Star stories published…
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Winnebago Caps ‘Record’ Earnings Year
Fiscal year 2022 was a record year for Winnebago Industries, with the company reporting revenues of $5 billion during the…
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RV Women’s Alliance Offers Mentorship Program
Providing a forum for successful mentoring relationships has been part of the RV Women’s Alliance strategic plan since its founding.…
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RV on Call Receives North Carolina Business Award
RV on Call, a mobile RV services business based in Durham, North Carolina, received the 2022 North Carolina Business Award…
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ORR Hosts Presentation on Economic Impact of Outdoor Rec
2021 was a landmark year for the outdoor recreation economy. Together with guest speakers from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s…
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Lake Country Mfg. Debuts ‘Shine Score’ App for RV Care Pros
Wisconsin-based Lake Country Manufacturing is launching a first-of-its-kind mobile app to measure the surface gloss level of RVs, boats and…
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Winnebago, Rollick Team Up to Smooth Online RV Shopping Process
Rollick, makers of customer engagement software that targets the RV, marine and powersports industries, has teamed up with RV manufacturer…
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Aliner Honors Top Dealers at Open House Week
Pennsylvania-based Aliner, founded in 1984 as the original manufacturer of A-frame camping trailers, used Open House Week to honor some…
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Adding Employees is Topic of Jered Sobel-Led Webinar at RVDA Con/Expo
RV Sales and Management Trainer Jered Sobel will offer strategies for getting new employees onboard and up to speed in…
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Vorsheer Announces Reg CF Investment Opportunity on Start Engine
Utah-based towable manufacturer Vorsheer announced its Reg CF crowdfunding campaign is now live on Start Engine. The Start Engine campaign…
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Texas News Outlet Highlights Family-Owned Success Story
The Laredo Morning Tribune recently featured a story on Ron Hoover RV & Marine, a family-owned dealership founded in 1987…
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Compliance Programs Can’t Just Sit in a Drawer
Tom Kline is founder and chief consultant for Better Vantage Point, which counsels dealerships large and small all over the…
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F&I Success is Topic of RVDA Con/Expo Workshop
Ross Pantano, national sales director with Vision Management Group, and Anthony Fiorillo, president and CEO of Vision Management Group, will…
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Huntington Distribution Finance to Attend RVDA Con/Expo
Huntington Distribution Finance said it will be attending the 2022 RVDA Convention in Las Vegas the week of November 7th.…
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Sobel Announces Sellout of Comprehensive Sales Courses
Sobel University’s popular Comprehensive Sales Training Course has reached capacity for its upcoming Atlanta training, it announced. “As our industry…
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GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Will Be Sponsor of RV PRO’s 40 Under 40 Event
RV PRO is proud to announce that GE Appliances, a Haier company, will be a silver sponsor of the brand’s…
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Meyer’s RV Acquires Maryland Dealership
Meyer’s RV Superstores, which has multiple locations in the eastern U.S., recently purchased Bay RV located in Joppa, Maryland. Bay…
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Grech Motors Creates RV Division, Enters Luxury Class B Market
Grech Motors, with four decades of experience building custom luxury coaches, has pivoted into the RV market and introduced a…
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Maximizing Online Content is Topic of RVDA Con/Expo Workshop
Improving website content without hurting staff productivity is the topic of a workshop coming up at the 2022 RV Dealers…
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THOR Industries Helps Habitat for Humanity Build New Home
The Clason family will be one step closer to owning their own home after Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County…
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Cummins Opening Turbo Remanufacturing Plant in South Carolina
Cummins Turbo Technologies, a business unit of global power company Cummins, celebrated the expansion of its new turbo remanufacturing operations…
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Winnebago Debuts Tools to Make Online Shopping Easier
Winnebago Industries said it has debuted enhanced online shopping tools that it said will help consumers shop for an RV…
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Duo Form a Finalist for Michigan Manufacturing Excellence Award
Plastics thermoformer Duo Form is a Top Three Finalist for the 2022 MFG Excellence Award, presented by the Michigan Manufacturers…
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Rollick a Sponsor of RV PRO’s 40 Under 40 Event
RV PRO is proud to announce that Rollick will be a bronze sponsor of the publication’s 40 Under 40 event…
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Roadtrek Makes SumoSprings Standard on Class Bs
Canada-based Roadtrek said it will no longer offer SumoSprings as an optional suspension upgrade on its Class B lineup, but…
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Initial Scholarships Awarded for RVTI’s Kevin Phillips Scholarship
The RV Technical Institute has awarded nine scholarships covering the cost of RV technician training for people new to the…
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Outdoorsy Announces $2B Milestone, Entrepreneur Award for CEO
Outdoorsy, a global online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, has exceeded $2 billion in total transactions. The milestone comes…
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ARVC to Host Campground Ownership Workshop
The National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (ARVC) will be holding an in-person workshop in November at its 2022…
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Live from Chicago: RVWA Unveils Award Winners at Educational Symposium
A crisp day in Chicago is the backdrop for the final day of the inaugural Education Symposium, hosted by the…
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RVDA Names Top-Rated RV Makers/Brands in Dealer Satisfaction Index Survey
The RV Dealers Association is honoring 19 RV manufacturers/brands with Quality Circle Awards for achieving the highest scores in the…
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Kampgrounds of America Named a Most Profitable Franchise of 2022
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) was named an award-winning franchise in Franchise Business Review’s 2022 report on the Most Profitable Franchises.…
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Octane Surpasses $1B in Originations in 2022
Octane, the financial technology (“fintech”) company that specializes in lending for major recreational purchases, today announced it has originated more…
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Airxcel Breaks Ground on Wichita Expansion
Airxcel has broken ground on its expanding operations in Wichita, Kansas, as the company is adding 125,000 square feet of…
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Ep. 46 – RVDA’s Phil Ingrassia on a Post-Pandemic Landscape
Phil Ingrassia, president of the RV Dealers Association, discusses the lessons dealers learned during the pandemic and what they are…
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IDS Produces Industry Trends Report on Dealerships and Technology
Software company Integrated Dealer Systems (IDS) has released its highly anticipated 2023 RV Industry Trends Report. The comprehensive report shares…
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Winegard and Prime Time Partner on 5G Connectivity for RVs
Wireless company Winegard announced a major partnership with Prime Time Manufacturing in an effort to roll out 5G connectivity in…
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Cybersecurity Workshop at RV Dealers Con/Expo
Technology leader David Darrell will take a timely look at cybersecurity during a workshop taking place in the dealer/GM education…
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Blog: What RV Customers Really Want
There’s no question, after a bad experience at another dealership, some customers walk in with a grumpy attitude that makes…
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Grand Design Claims Spot as First RV Company to Offer Anti-Lock Braking
Grand Design has announced the launch of its new anti-lock braking system on select models, which the company said is…
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Camping World Names SVP of Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Camping World Holdings announced the appointment of Brett Andress to the role of senior vice president of corporate development and…
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Countryman Coatings Debuts Silicone Roof Coatings for DIYers
Countryman Coatings recently introduced its 100% Silicone Roof Coatings for the do-it-yourself market. Countryman Coatings manufactures silicone roof coatings and…
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Michael Terlep Announces Retirement from Coachmen RV
After 38 years of service to Coachmen, more than 14 of which have been under Forest River, Michael Terlep has…
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Forest River Releases New Product Videos
Forest River released videos Friday morning of two of its newest fifth wheel models, the Cardinal RED and Wildcat ONE.…
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Out-of-this-World Class Bs
Live Free. Explore Endlessly. Tell Better Stories. The catchy slogan of Birmingham, Alabama,-based Class B RV builder Storyteller Overland aptly…
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Way Interglobal Opens Massive New Headquarters
Way Interglobal, an industry leader in RV appliances, power solutions, electronics and furnishings, cut the ribbon on its new global…
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AEONrv Ships First Production Unit and Raises $1M-Plus
A year after announcing its intentions to the world, AEONrv (pronounced “Ā-On”), manufacturer of what it calls the first true…
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RVWA Leader of Tomorrow Award Finalists Named
The RV Women’s Alliance is presenting its first-ever Leader of Tomorrow Award during next week’s inaugural Educational Symposium. The RV…
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Go RVing Presenting Path to Purchase Report at RVDA Con/Expo
As part of its mission to promote the RV lifestyle far and wide, the Go RVing team will be presenting…
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Analyst: Supply Chains Still Hampering Automakers
Supply chain issues have hampered the auto industry since the beginning of the pandemic, and analysts following the industry say…
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Meyer Distributing Acquires P&E Distributors
Indiana-based Meyer Distributing has acquired Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based P&E Distributors. Performance & Electronics Distributors, with other locations in Chattanooga, Tennessee and…
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Lazydays Announces Change in CFO
Multi-store dealership group Lazydays Holdings announced that Nick Tomashot will retire as the company’s chief financial officer. Kelly Porter will…
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Jury Awards Fired Forest River Worker $560,000
The following is from Wednesday’s edition of the Elkhart Truth. A jury has awarded a Syracuse, Indiana, man $560,000 after…
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USWC Presents Three New Offerings for the Fall
F&I company United States Warranty Corporation (USWC) is launching three enhancements for its dealer partners this fall: an updated Powersports…
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Cerence to Partner with WFCO to Deliver AI Technology to RVers
Technology company Cerence announced a new partnership with WFCO Electronics to create a first-of-its kind digital cabin experience for RVs…
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KING Unveils New Roof-Mounted Automatic Satellite Antenna
KING debuted its most recent innovation in antennas at Open House Week in Elkhart, Indiana. The company said its new…
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Money’s Calling, Do You Know How to Answer?
Every time the phone rings, it’s money calling. The phone serves as the bridge between your RV dealership and your…
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Exclusive: Black Folks Camp Too Signs First State RV Association as Partner
North Carolina-based Black Folks Camp Too (BFCT), a company that strives to connect the outdoor industry to what it says…
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RVIA Starts Search for Next VP of Government Affairs
Following the announced retirement of Jay Landers, vice president of government affairs for the RV Industry Association, who is stepping…
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Bank of the West is Bronze Sponsor for RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association (RVDA) announced that Bank of the West will return as a bronze sponsor for the 2022…
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Pinnacle Appliances Appoints DEREMA for National Sales
Pinnacle Appliances announced the appointment of Derema Group as its sales representative for the U.S. and Canada in the RV,…
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Zubie Allows Outdoorsy Users to Monitor Rented Rigs
Zubie, a connected vehicle and telematics provider, which uses software as a service (SaaS) as a platform, announced a new…
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Sobel University Relaunches New Hire Training Program
Sobel University has announced the release of the third edition of their New Hire Training Program. The university said the…
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John Ratzenberger Gives Cheers to the Xtreme
On Monday and Tuesday during Open House week in Elkhart, Indiana, last week, actor John Ratzenberger joined the Xtreme Outdoors…
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Black Book: Wholesale RV Values Decline As Economic Outlook Weakens
A trend toward more “normalization” in pricing continues, according to this recent report. “The average sales prices for motor homes…
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Lippert Names Chief Culture, Leadership Development Officer
Lippert announced that Adam Kronk is joining the company as its chief culture and leadership development officer after serving as…
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‘The Value of Video’ is Topic of RVDA Con/Expo Workshop
Erin Ruane has more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience and is currently the vice president of marketing…
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Why Shortages Remain Common 2½ Years Into the Pandemic
Fox 31 of Denver picked up this wire story authored by a part-time faculty member at a local university and…
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Airstream Earns Award for eStream Concept
Airstream has again been recognized for design excellence in the Red Dot Product Design competition. This year, the Red Dot…
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Outdoor Hospitality Expo to Talk Increasing Revenue
The National ARVC’s upcoming Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo (OHCE2022) unveiled featured speakers and discussions aimed at helping RV park…
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Kampgrounds of America Names Director of IT Operations
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) has hired Brian Elsmore to serve as the company’s new director of information technology (IT) operations.…
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Airstream Reveals ‘Five Rivet’ Suppliers for 2022 Fiscal Year
Airstream recently announced the suppliers who received Five Rivet status for 2022 fiscal year. The Five Rivet Supplier program was…
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RVDA Convention Touts Sales Culture Workshop
Greg Cleary, founder and leadership team coach of Pinnacle, will offer a workshop as part of the sales education track…
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THOR Reports Record Q4 and Fiscal 2022 Earnings
THOR Industries, the world’s largest RV manufacturer, reported a record $16.3 billion in net sales in fiscal 2022, which ended…
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RVIA Announces Results of 2022 Board Election
Voting for the 2022 RV Industry Association Board of Directors election closed on Monday, September 26 and the final results…
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Grote Industries Adds Three to Leadership Team
Grote Industries has added three to its leadership team as it continues its refocus on creating and leading safety-related innovation.…
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Forest River Returns as Bronze Sponsor for RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association announced Forest River’s return as a bronze partner for the 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, being held…
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RVDA, Performance Brokerage Services Partner on Dealer Survey
The RV Dealers Association has teamed up with Performance Brokerage Services, the Stanek Group of Morgan Stanley and Somerset CPAs…
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Supplier Show Draws Healthy Turnout
The 2022 Supplier Show returned along with Open House Week in Elkhart, Indiana, this week, and once again is headquartered…
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Lippert to Acquire Rights to Resonado Performance Audio Technology
LCI Industries announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, has entered into a license agreement to acquire exclusive rights…
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Vixen Subflooring Now on All Forest River Cedar Creeks
Vixen Composites, an Airxcel brand, said it is proud to have its American-made, composite, slide-out subflooring featured on all floorplans…
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PowerMax Converters Releases Wireless Power Center
PowerMax Converters has introduced the PCW Series Wireless Power Center. The company said the power center app is an easy-to-install…
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Ember Recreational Vehicles Launches Touring Edition
During opening day of its second annual product Expo, Ember Recreational Vehicles unveiled its new luxury light weight laminated travel…
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RVIA Vice President of Government Affairs Jay Landers to Retire Next Spring
With more than 32 years in the industry, RV Industry Association Vice President of Government Affairs Jay Landers has announced…
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Suburban Ramps Up Capacity on New Tankless Water Heaters
Suburban, an Airxcel brand, announced that it has increased the production capacity of its recently released ST42 and ST60 tankless,…
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ASA and MAXX-D Partner on Software
ASA Electronics has partnered with trailer manufacturer MAXX-D Trailers to offer its customers access to ASA’s iN·Command Control Systems. MAXX-D…
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Elkhart Truth Welcomes Open House Week Back with Front Page Treatment
The following is from a front page story Monday in the Elkhart Truth, welcoming dealers and suppliers back into town…
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Lippert Announces Sales Director Promotions for Four
Lippert has announced sales promotions for four of its staff. Dan Serafini has been promoted to director of marine sales…
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Ember Expands Sales Team
Ember Recreational Vehicles has added three regional sales managers to its sales team, the company announced. Zach Dyas began his…
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Heartland Debuts New Exclusive Air Fryer Ranges from Suburban
In partnership with Suburban, an Airxcel brand, Heartland RV is rolling out an exclusive line of the industry’s first air…
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Jaeger-UniTek Introduces New Sealing System Technology
Jaeger-UniTek Sealing Solutions announced the new AquaDiverterTM for use in combination with its Flip ‘N Seal sealing system in RV…
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Kunes Country Destination RV Acquires Two Fathead’s Dealerships
Wisconsin dealerships Country Campers and Fathead’s Rapids RV were sold to Delavan, Wisconsin-based Kunes Country Destination RV. Buy-sell advisor RV…
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Canada’s Traveland Acquires Oak Centre RV Mall
Canada’s Traveland RV, a family owned RV dealer with six locations in British Columbia, Alberta and Sakatchewan, has bought Oak…
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