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Allison Transmission Recognized for Supplier Quality by Daimler Truck North America
Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions for commercial vehicles, has been named a…
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ICYMI: Lemonis Joins Sandwich Franchise as a Partner
Earlier this month, the Chairman and CEO of Camping World, Marcus Lemonis made news completely unrelated to either his RV…
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Alabama RV Dealer Awarded Grant for New Site, Touts 130 Jobs
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $1 million to bring new business to the city of Heflin and create…
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Lazydays CEO William Murnane Steps Down
Lazydays Holdings announced Thursday that William Murnane is stepping down as its chairman and chief executive officer, as the RV…
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NRVTA Appoints National Sales Manager to Boost Recruitment
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) today announced Gerald Ewing has joined the staff as national sales manager. Ewing will…
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XLerate Group Plans to Buy America’s Auto Auction
Vehicle auction and remarketing company XLerate Group said recently that it signed an agreement to acquire America’s Auto Auction, another major auction…
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THOR Makes Moves Toward EV RVing
THOR Industries is heading full force toward electric vehicle (EV) RVing in the towable market, which RV Travel said is…
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Scrubblade Enters Automotive Performance Aftermarket
Scrubblade, a manufacturer of windshield wipers based in Temecula, Calif., has signed Birmingham, Ala.-based AllPro Distributing – a warehouse distributor…
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Jacksonville’s RV One Superstores to Host Jan. 7 Grand Opening
RV One Superstores of Jacksonville, Fla., said in a newspaper ad Dec. 26 it will hold a grand opening of…
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Exclusive: Pace Touts New ‘Pay-as-You-Go’ Hotspot Device
Rochester, Minn.-based Pace are experts at communications and connectivity, the company said. Whether it’s outfitting retail outlets with video displays…
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THOR Industries to Roll Out New Technology at January Tampa Show
THOR Industries announced the execution of a binding memorandum of understanding with Germany’s ZF Friedrichshafen AG, which outlines the parties’…
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Cortes Campers Receives $1.15M in Purchase Orders from Two States
Cortes Campers, a division of the US Lighting Group, received purchase orders of $1,155,000 from its new distributors in Oregon…
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Indiana Business Leaders Urge Preparation for OSHA Vaccine Mandate
A federal appeals court has reinstated the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate for companies with 100 or more…
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Lippert’s CEO Ensures Santa Visits South Bend Nonprofit
During the holiday season, many companies are looking to give back – and such is the case for Lippert, whose…
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NTP-STAG Expo Announces 2022 RV University PRO Speaker Lineup
NTP-STAG announced the RV University (RVU) Professional Retail Organization (PRO) Education Speaker Lineup for its Expo 2022, to be held…
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THOR Industries Announces $250M Share Buyback Authorization
THOR Industries announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of its common…
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Performance Brokerage Services Offers New Dealership Valuation Guide
RV Dealers Association associate member Performance Brokerage Services is offering its new guide, “A Roadmap to Buying or Selling an…
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Fun N Sun Owner Looking Forward to Retirement
The Ludington, Mich., Daily News wrote the following about Dennis Grossenbacher, who has spent more than half a century as…
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NATDA Supports Injured Service Members with Wounded Warrior Project Partnership
The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) said it is committed to supporting the nation’s wounded veterans through Wounded Warrior…
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November Shipment Numbers Add to Highest-Ever Yearly Total
Results for the RV Industry Association’s November 2021 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with…
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U.S. EPA Finalizes Tougher New Vehicle Emissions Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized new vehicle emissions requirements through 2026 that reverse former President Donald Trump’s rollback…
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Camping World’s Lemonis Makes Surprise Visit to NYC Food Bank, Donates $1.5M
Marcus Lemonis, the entrepreneur, TV personality, CEO and chairman of the board of Camping World, made a surprise in-person visit…
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Bank of the West Acquired by BMO Financial Group
BMO Financial Group and its indirect wholly-owned Chicago-based subsidiary, BMO Harris Bank N.A., today signed a definitive agreement with BNP…
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US Lighting Group and Cortes Campers Welcomes New International Distributor
US Lighting Group and its division Cortes Campers signed an international distributor agreement for an exclusive territory with Pik-A-Dilly RV…
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Two Indiana Bus Assembly Plants to Close, Costing 190 Jobs
A British bus maker plans to close two bus assembly plants in northern Indiana early next year, costing nearly 200…
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AutoEvolution Reviews Tiffin’s Land Yacht, the Zephyr
(AutoEvolution decided to turn one of its editors loose on a top-of-the-line Class A from Tiffin, the Zephyr.) You’ve managed…
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Global M&A Activity Smashes All-Time Records in 2021
Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity shattered all-time records in 2021, comfortably erasing the high-water mark that was set nearly…
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Canadian RV Dealer Group Adds New Ontario Location
Canada’s Leisure Days RV Group today announced its acquisition of Bella Vista RV Centre, located in Oro Medonte, Ontario, just…
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Industrial Finishes & Systems Acquires California Location
Industrial Finishes & Systems, a distributor of automotive paint, equipment and supplies, has acquired S&H Car Color, based in Seaside,…
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Jellystone Park Advance Registrations Spike 76 Percent
The family camping boom that exploded in the early days of the COVID pandemic is showing no signs of slowing,…
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Performance Brokerage Services Advises on Sale of Washington’s U-Neek RV
Performance Brokerage Services, which specializes in dealership buy-sell activity, announced the sale of Kelso, Wash.’s U-Neek RV Center to RV…
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Tracy Anglemeyer Named RVTI Director of Recruitment
The RV Technical Institute (RVTI) said that to keep up with demand for its RV technician training, it has named…
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Tredit Tire Announces New Iowa Location
Tredit Tire and Wheel announced that it is expanding its operations with a new location in Ankeny, Iowa. The new…
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SuperSprings Undergoes Leadership Changes
SuperSprings International (SSI) announced today changes to company leadership, including a new reporting structure and team members. First, SSI has…
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Association for RV Technicians Goes Online, Hires Administrator
The RV Technician Association of America (RVTAA) announced today that it wrapped up work on its website and officially launched…
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LKQ Corp. to be Featured in TV Series ‘EARTH with John Holden’
LKQ Corp. today announced that it will be featured in the Dec. 19 edition of EARTH with John Holden television…
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REV Group’s RV Segment Shows Sales Increase
The REV Group has reported fourth quarter net sales of $589.9 million, a decrease of 4.3 percent compared to $616.3…
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Truck Accessories Group Enters RV Market Through Acquisition
Truck Accessories Group (TAG), a subsidiary of JB Poindexter & Co., announced the acquisition of California’s Se-Gi Products, a wholesale…
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Dealers Felt Manufacturers Improved Across the Board
According to the latest issue of RV Executive Today, a publication of the RV Dealers Association, U.S. and Canadian dealers…
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PRVCA to Hold Third Annual Leadership Conference
The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA) will hold its third Annual Leadership Conference Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 18 –…
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Brown & Brown Dealer Services Acquires Rainmaker Advisory
Brown & Brown Dealer Services has acquired Rainmaker Advisory, according to an announcement from J. Scott Penny, chief acquisitions officer…
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American Guardian Unveils 2022 F&I Training Schedule
F&I provider American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS) has announced the 2022 AGWS University F&I training schedule. AGWS webinars are designed…
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RV Industry Keeps Rolling Through Larger Economy’s Setbacks
The RV industry has done what many U.S. businesses did in the face of this year’s epic shortages and surging…
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Cummins Unveils $2B Share Buyback Plan
Cummins has disclosed that its board of directors authorized a common stock repurchase program of $2 billion. Notably, the company…
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Campspot Records Record Growth Year, Expects More of the Same in 2022
Campspot, an online marketplace for RV resorts, family campgrounds, cabins, glamping options and more, today announced that it has generated…
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Exclusive: Jayco Visits Colorado for Ambassadors’ RV ‘Hand Off’
Representatives from RV manufacturer Jayco visited Morrison, Colo., on Tuesday to meet with two members of the company’s ‘Ascend Ambassador’…
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Exclusive: Innovative Motion Technologies Acquires Micro-Air
Innovative Motion Technologies (IMT), the parent company of Raffel Systems – an industrial technology designer, manufacturer and supplier of integrated…
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Performance Brokerage Services Aids New Jersey Dealership Sale
California-based Performance Brokerage Services, which has offices across the country, said it recently advised on the sale of Toms River,…
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Go RVing Spotlights 2022 Dealer Program
The 2022 Go RVing Dealer Tie-In Program allows participating dealers to leverage the power of the industry’s national advertising and…
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Brown & Brown Acquires Dealer Admin. Services
Brown & Brown Dealer Services has acquired Dealer Admin. Services (DAS), according to an announcement from J. Scott Penny, chief…
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KOA’s O’Rourke Receives Top ARVC Award
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) awarded Toby O’Rourke, president and CEO of Kampgrounds of America (KOA),…
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Blog: Know the Difference Between Product, Brand and Lifestyle Marketing
As a marketing professional in the RV industry, you are fortunate to have a wonderful product to showcase for the…
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Empowered Ventures Acquires Paramount Plastics
Empowered Ventures, an employee-owned holding company based in Carmel, Ind., announced the acquisition of Paramount Plastics, a custom plastics thermoforming…
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BMPRO Announces Update for its Mobile ProSmart App
Following the recent release of the multi-functional ProSmart system, software technology company BMPRO has now announced that the ProSmart mobile…
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Brown & Brown Unit Buys Corporate Insurance Advisors
Brown & Brown said that its subsidiary, Brown & Brown of Florida, has purchased substantially all assets of Corporate Insurance…
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Labor Shortage Expected to Lead to Raises in 2022
The amount of money companies are setting aside for raises is expected to rise at the fastest rate in more…
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Podcast Preview: Jeff Rutherford
Jeff Rutherford, CEO of Airxcel, will be our next guest on In Tow with RV PRO; his episode goes live…
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DexKo Global Acquires Progress Manufacturing
DexKo Global Inc., makers of trailer running gear, chassis assemblies and related components, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dexter Axle…
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California Sets Date to Ban New Gas-Powered Generators, Lawnmowers
California environmental regulators have set a date to halt the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawnmowers, the latest…
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Winnebago Releases 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report
Winnebago Industries has published its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report. The report features baseline data to support the company’s recent commitment…
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Lemonis Gives Alma Mater $3.1M ‘Tip’
Marcus Lemonis, the entrepreneur, philanthropist, advocate, TV personality and the chairman and CEO of Camping World, who also hosts CNBC’s…
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Cooper Standard Makes Changes to Global Executive Team
Cooper Standard, makers of components and systems serving a variety of markets, including RVs and marine, announced changes to its…
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LOOK Trailers Has Become a Top Cargo Trailer Manufacturer
Demand for cargo trailers, like RVs, has been insatiable as of late, and an Indiana company meeting that need has…
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Exclusive: Northern Wholesale Show Brisk with Activity
Temperatures outside the Treasure Island Resort & Casino – host to Northern Wholesale Supply’s 35th annual RV Supershow in Welch,…
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Camping World Continues Expansion with Michigan Acquisition and New Build in Missouri
Camping World Holdings has announced the purchase of an RV dealership in Michigan, and and construction of a new location…
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Aqua-Hot Announces Corporate, Leadership Realignment
Aqua-Hot, an Airxcel brand, has realigned its corporate structure with the creation of four organizational teams and the naming of…
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Lazydays Celebrates Growth Milestone with ’Thanks a Billion’ Celebration
Lazydays recently held a company-wide celebration of achieving and exceeding the $1 billion annual revenue mark. The celebration included a…
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Michigan Utility Rolls Out Hybridized Work Truck
The Holland, Mich., Board of Public Works’ (HBPW) newest utility truck is cleaner, quieter and less expensive to maintain thanks…
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THOR Industries Reports Record Q1 Net Earnings
The world’s largest RV manufacturer, THOR Industries, has reported first quarter net earnings of $3.96 billion, an all-time record for…
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Airxcel Acquires Elkhart Composites
Airxcel and its parent company, THOR Industries, announced the acquisition of Elkhart, Ind.-based Elkhart Composites. Founded and operated by John…
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RVIA Issues Call to Action to Members
The RV Industry Association has issued a rare call to action to its membership regarding a meeting of the California…
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Lippert Wins Four Product Awards at 2021 SEMA Show
Lippert said it was honored to win four awards this year at the 2021 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, including…
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Camping World Announces Proposed Add-On to Senior Secured Term Loan
Camping World Holdings announced plans to issue a $300 million add-on to its senior secured term loan to fund the…
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Air Lift Announces Front Kit Application for Recent Ford F-250, F-350 Models
Aftermarket air suspension manufacturer Air Lift Co. unveiled its AL1000 front kit (80537) fitment for 2020-22 Ford F-250 and F-350…
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Colonia Del Rey Holding Open House at New Location
Colonia Del Rey RV in Corpus Christi, Texas, is inviting the public to its brand-new opening. The dealership has relocated to…
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Performance Brokerage Presents Exclusive Dealer Webinar
Performance Brokerage Services is presenting a webinar this week geared toward dealership owners with the topic, “Buy, Sell, or Hold?”…
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Patrick Industries to Issue $225 Million in Bonds in Private Placement
Patrick Industries announced Tuesday that it intends to offer $225 million in convertible senior notes (bonds) in a private placement…
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Chisolm Trail RV Teams Up for Make-A-Wish Benefit
This is the season of giving, and if your business or an RV business you know of is lending a…
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Oracle Lighting Wins 2021 YEN Vanguard Award
Oracle Lighting announced that it has been awarded the 2021 YEN (Young Executives Network) Vanguard Award during the recent 2021…
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RVIA Chief: Industry Unity at Heart of RV Sales Success
The RV industry has experienced unprecedented growth over the past two years, an accomplishment made possible in large part due…
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Man Arrested in Multi-State Catalytic Converter Theft Scheme
A Dodge Center, Minn., man is suspected of stealing more than 100 catalytic converters in Minnesota and Iowa, according to…
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Cofair Appoints Derema Group as National RV and Marine Rep Group
Derema Group, a national sales and marketing agency in the outdoor recreational markets, announced that Cofair Products has appointed it…
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Dometic Sharpens Focus on End Consumers
In the crush of day-to-day business, it can sometimes be easy to lose focus. It might be meeting a deadline…
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Exclusive: Trailer Source Opens Western Slope Store
Colorado-based dealership Trailer Source is expanding once again with the opening of a new store in Grand Junction, on the…
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KZ RV Appoints New Marketing Communications Director
KZ RV, a subsidiary of THOR Industries, has hired Julie Eck as director of marketing communications. The announcement was made…
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U.S. Jobless Rate Sinks as More People Find Jobs
America’s unemployment rate tumbled last month to its lowest point since the pandemic struck, even as employers appeared to slow…
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Study Reveals COVID Concerns Not the Reason for Empty Offices
As many companies wonder why their workplaces remain ghost towns, a new survey reveals that COVID concerns are not what’s…
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RVDA Titan Award Given to Forest River Founder Pete Liegl
Forest River CEO and founder Pete Liegl received the national RV Dealers Association’s (RVDA) Titan Award on Dec. 2. The…
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Mark Wahlberg Adds Second Ohio Airstream Dealership
Actor, producer and businessman Mark Wahlberg is growing his automotive dealership footprint with the opening of a second Ohio Mark…
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RV One and Airstream of Jacksonville Plan Arlington Superstore
The city approved a permit Nov. 23 for Welday Services Group, of Columbus, Ohio, to renovate the existing building at…
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Dealer Survey Spotlights Customers, Importance of Relationships
Manufacturing marketing leader Huebner Integrated Marketing released new research on the relationship between dealers of big-ticket outdoor items such as…
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THOR Promotes Todd Woelfer to COO
THOR Industries announced the promotion of Todd Woelfer to senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO). Woelfer joined THOR…
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Grand Design Solitude Model Hits Sales Milestone
Grand Design RV said it has reached the 25,000-units-sold mark for its Solitude fifth wheel. Statistical Surveys recently reported the…
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Continental Launches New Aftermarket Website
Continental has launched a new website encompassing all of Continental’s OE-quality aftermarket replacement parts, diagnostic equipment and solutions for specialty…
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Eberspaecher Recovering from Hack Attack
Germany-based Eberspaecher Group announced that on Sunday, Oct. 24, it was the victim of a targeted hacker attack. Parts of…
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Canadian Manufacturers Dealing with Labor Shortage
A new survey of Canadian manufacturers has found 82 percent of respondents are facing labor shortages and 75 percent feel…
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LKQ Corp. Launches ‘LKQ Cares Holiday Vote’
LKQ Corp., parent company of NTP-STAG, announced its inaugural ‘LKQ Cares Holiday Vote’ charitable program, which commenced on Giving Tuesday,…
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Thetford Purchased by Private Investment Firm
Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on operational value creation, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Thetford…
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Arrow Introduces Newest Sales Rep
Arrow Distributing has announced Bert Spray as its newest sales representative. Spray will be working out of the company’s Hammond,…
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Meyer Adds StingRay Hydrofoils
Meyer Distributing announced that it has landed another big marine name: StingRay Hydrofoils. “This is only one of many new…
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