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Link Names Director of Engineering, Suspension Controls
Link Mfg., makers of specialty-engineered suspensions, suspension controls and air management products, announced the installment of Marco Morales to the…
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NRVTA Builds Audio-Video Training Studio
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) created a dedicated, stand-alone studio to produce training videos, commercials and even talk shows,…
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ARVC Annual Conference Kicks Off with Anti-Cancer Fundraiser
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds announced a sports-themed welcome reception to kick off ARVC’s 2021 Outdoor Hospitality…
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How Cyberattacks Disrupt the Auto Supply Chain
Eberspaecher, a German supplier of automotive exhaust and thermal management systems, is the latest industry victim of a cyberattack, this…
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Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing Kicks Off Show Season
Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing’s show season is now underway following a virtual event Oct. 14 – 16. Done entirely online…
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Relentless Dealer Services Launches RDS University
Relentless Dealer Services said it is releasing its long-anticipated Relentless Dealer Services University (RDSU), just in time for the RVDA…
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Society of Certified Professionals to Host Award Ceremony at RVDA Con/Expo
The Society of Certified RV Professionals will host a special awards ceremony, followed by an educational presentation and then a…
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Industry Leaders Tout Benefits of Serving on RVIA Board of Directors
The following report was compiled by the RV Industry Association, which asked members of its Board of Directors why they…
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Lazydays Names DeVincenzi to Board of Directors
Lazydays Holdings announced Robert DeVincenzi has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors as lead independent director, effective immediately.…
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Dometic Sales Increase 24 Percent in Recent Quarter
RV appliance and equipment supplier Dometic has announced net sales in the recent quarter of SEK 5,545 million, meaning an…
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Campers Inn to Acquire New Jersey’s Scott Motor Coach
Campers Inn, which claims to be the nation’s largest family-operated dealership group, serving customers across 30 dealership locations throughout the…
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Truma North America Adds Chief Financial Officer
Truma North America added Jonathan Haley as chief financial officer. In this role, Haley’s responsibilities will include financial operations, human…
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Community: THOR Partners with Habitat for Humanity in Elkhart County
Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County teamed up with THOR Industries to build the walls of a future home, according…
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Exclusive: AEONrv Targets Class B+ Market with Silicon Valley Inspiration
The origins of AEONrv (pronounced “Ā-On”), a new start-up RV company based in Reno, Nev., began in disappointment but then…
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RVIA Hosting Seminar on Vaccine Mandates
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) Workforce Safety Taskforce invites its members to participate in a virtual seminar and round table…
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LKQ Corp. Recognized as 5-Star Employer in North America
LKQ Corp. said it has been recognized as a 5-Star Employer in North America by employee engagement platform WorkBuzz. In…
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Ranger Distribution Breaks Ground on New Building Addition
Ranger Distribution, a company serving the RV industry founded by veterans John Curran, Brent Diver and Rod Humphreys, broke ground…
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Venture RV Receives Quality Circle Award
Venture RV recently received a 2021 RVDA Quality Circle Award. All Venture product families were recognized: the Sonic, Stratus and…
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Winnebago Hits $1B in Q4 Revenue
Winnebago Industries said its revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 were $1 billion, an increase of 40.4 percent…
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‘Super Lawyers Panel’ Part of RVDA Con/Expo
The 2021 RV Dealers Convention/Expo will feature what organizers are calling a special “Super Lawyers Panel” with RV industry legal…
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Report Coming on Economic Impact of U.S. Outdoor Recreation Industry
The RV Industry Association wants to inform its members of an upcoming Zoom presentation where the U.S. Department of Commerce…
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ARVC Announces 60-plus Breakout Sessions at OHCE2021
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) said it has compiled a diverse slate of education sessions and…
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Report Spotlights Digital Retailing Impact on F&I Product Trends
Protective Asset Protection unveiled additional trends and insights stemming from its recently released second annual report on automotive F&I Product…
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RV Industry Association to Hold 2021 Annual Meeting
The RV Industry Association will hold its Annual Meeting – virtually – on Friday, Nov. 19. The event will be…
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Thetford Begins Shipping Titan Totes for Holding Tanks
Thetford Corp. said it is ready to begin shipping its Titan Tote Premium Portable Waste Tanks. The tanks are in…
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DexKo Global Acquires National Trailer Parts Warehouse
DexKo Global announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Dexter Axle Co., acquired National Trailer Parts Warehouse (“National Trailer Parts”) located…
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NRVTA Moves Inspection Training to New, Larger Facility
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) moved all courses for RV inspectors into a new building last month. The 28-…
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Derema Group Welcomes Two New Dealer Specialists
Derema Group, a national sales and marketing agency in the outdoor recreation market, added two new dealer specialists, Bryce Keller…
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Lazydays to Open Omaha, Neb., Dealership
Lazydays said it is buying land to build a brand-new dealership in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to serve the Omaha, Neb.,…
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PRVCA to Host First Annual Parts Knowledge Week in November
The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA) will host its first annual Parts Knowledge Week webinars, Nov. 1–3, with eight…
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Despite Progress, Indiana Still One of Worst CO2-Emitting States
When it comes to the issue of climate change, Indiana finds itself caught, in a sense, between two realities. Government…
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Winnebago Commits to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
Winnebago Industries said it is advancing its commitment to environmental sustainability by joining the Business Ambition for 1.5°C. The company…
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THOR Announces Closing $500M of Senior Unsecured Notes
THOR Industries announced the closing Oct. 14 on its previously announced offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.000%…
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ATC Marks 35 Years of Innovative Products
American Technology Components (ATC) is celebrating its 35th year in business this year designing, developing and producing ideas into reality.…
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RV Depot to Deploy AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform
Artificial Intelligence (AI)–powered credit decisioning disruptor, Scienaptic, announced that RV Depot has selected its credit decisioning platform. This will enable…
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Register Additional Personnel Ahead of 2021 RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association encourages dealers to register additional personnel for the 2021 RV Dealers Convention/Expo online. Doing so will…
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Campers Inn RV Acquires Roskopf’s RV Center
Campers Inn RV, the nation’s largest family-operated RV dealership group, acquired Roskopf’s RV Center in Richfield, Wis., as part of…
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Early Results: Lazydays’ Revenues Increase by a Third in Q3
Lazydays Holdings’ preliminary Q3 results indicate revenue of $318.7 million, an increase of $103 million over the third quarter of…
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Lippert’s Nicole Sult Named VP of Customer Experience
Lippert Components named Nicole Sult as vice president of customer experience. In this new role, Sult will spearhead the organization’s global…
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Winnebago Industries Announces $200M Share Repurchase Authorization
Winnebago Industries announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase authorization of up to $200 million of…
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TCF Inventory Finance is Silver Partner for the 2021 RVDA Con/Expo
RVDA announced that TCF Inventory Finance joined as a first-time silver partner for the 2021 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, which will…
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Ports Going to 24/7 Operations Not a Reality Yet
During a press conference from the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced the ports…
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Land ‘N’ Sea Confirms ‘Live and In-Person’ Connecticut Show
Land ‘N’ Sea confirmed the Connecticut Marine and RV dealer show will go on in-person as scheduled at Mohegan Sun…
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Momentum Model Drives Record Sales for Grand Design RV
Grand Design announced it has exceeded 15,000 retail units sold of its Momentum fifth wheel toy haulers. Since the product’s…
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S.M. Osgood Co. Acquires Kroes Corp., Expands Sales Force
Minnesota-based S.M. Osgood Co. recently acquired Kroes Corp. Both companies are independent regional sales representation agencies; S.M. Osgood Co. is…
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Brown & Brown Announces Brand Unification for Retail Segment
Global insurance provider Brown & Brown said that all brands under its Retail segment will be unified under the brand…
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RV PRO Selects 2021 40 Under 40 Class
RV PRO magazine would like to congratulate this year’s 40 Under 40 Class, who will officially be recognized in the…
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Winnebago Brands Pick Up RVDA DSI Quality Circle Awards
Winnebago Industries announced that all three of its RV premium brands achieved the prestigious Quality Circle Award from the National…
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Police Search for Thieves who Stole 35 Catalytic Converters from RV Dealership
Pennsylvania police are trying to figure out who stole thousands of dollars’ worth of catalytic converters from exhaust systems of…
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Airstream Announces 2021 Five Rivet Status Supplier Partners
Airstream announced Supplier Five Rivet Status for the 2021 fiscal year. Airstream launched the Five Rivet Supplier program in August…
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Winnebago Towables Now Feature Goodyear Tires
Winnebago, a subsidiary of Winnebago, will be transitioning to Goodyear tires on all Winnebago travel trailers. The move increases the…
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Jayco Introduces JayVoice System
Jayco launched the all-new JayVoice system on select models of Jayco luxury fifth wheel RVs. In what the company calls…
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Selvius RV Group Acquires, Renames Another Michigan RV Store
Michigan’s Selvius Family RV Group acquired the former Quality Products RV of Plainwell, Mich. The newly owned dealership reopened in…
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NRVTA Begins Training Solar Installers and Technicians
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) announced it has doubled the number of courses to train people to install and…
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Outdoorsy Partners with Martha Stewart and Marley Spoon
Online RV rental company Outdoorsy teamed up with Martha Stewart and Marley Spoon to turn traditional campground cooking on its…
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Defensive Driving … What’s it Got to do With My Dealership?
Operating an RV dealership is a lot like operating a fast-moving vehicle with a trailer in tow. You always need…
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Trailer Source in the Fast Lane Toward Growth
Jim Blumenthal moves fast. Since opening his first Trailer Source store in the Denver-metro area in 2013, his family-owned dealership…
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Celebrate National Manufacturing Day
Each year, Manufacturing Day is held on the first Friday in October, sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers and…
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InterMotive Celebrates 25 Years in Business
September marked the 25th anniversary for InterMotive Vehicle Controls, a leading manufacturer of electronic control systems. Since its inception in…
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Harvest Hosts Finalizes Boondockers Welcome
Harvest Hosts, a membership program giving RVers access to unique RV camping options, completed its integration of Boondockers Welcome, a…
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IDS Issues Comprehensive Dealer Report Looking Ahead to 2022
Integrated Dealer Systems, an RV, marine and trailer dealership software provider, released its 2022 RV Industry Trends Report. The company…
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RVIA’s 2020 Lender Survey Results are Available
The RV Industry Association completed its nationwide survey of financial institutions concerning their RV lending portfolios, and results are available…
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Patrick Industries Helps Educate Schoolkids on the RV Industry
Patrick Industries and Horizon Education Alliance want to send 3,000 Elkhart County, Ind., 8th graders to explore the world of…
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Jayco Launches New Terrain 4×4 Class B
Jayco launched its all-new 4×4 Terrain, built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. This Class B features on-demand four-wheel-drive that allows…
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PARTS iD Adds to RV, Boating Personnel
PARTS iD, owner and operator of, among other verticals, “CARiD.com,” a leading digital commerce platform for the automotive industry, today…
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Way Interglobal Announces Two New Managers
Way Interglobal, makers and providers of RV appliances, electronics and furnishings, announces a promotion in its warranty department and a…
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Gulf Stream Coach Earns DSI Awards for Multiple Lines
Gulf Stream Coach announced it was recognized by its dealers as the recipient of RVDA DSI Quality Circle Awards covering…
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Ontario’s Del Mastro RV Center Expanding into Boat Sales
This report from Bill Hodgins of Peterborough This Week in Peterborough, Ont., Canada, comes courtesy of MyKawartha.com. Peterborough’s Del Mastro…
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RV Women’s Alliance Presents Career Navigation Workshop
The RV Women’s Alliance is committed to fostering the next generation of women leaders in the industry. On Thursday, Oct.…
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Subsiding COVID-19 Infections Boost U.S. Private Payrolls in September
U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in September as COVID-19 infections started subsiding, boosting hiring at restaurants and other…
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Winnebago Introduces ‘Insider’ Featuring a Trove of Information
Winnebago has launched Winnebago Insider, an enhanced digital platform that provides an insider view of the latest Winnebago brand news…
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REV Group Names Senior VP of Engineering & Technology
REV Group appointed Eric Sandstrom as senior vice president of Engineering & Technology, a newly created executive leadership position. The…
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Spot2Nite Becomes an ARVC Integrated Partner
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has announced that Spot2Nite has joined ARVC ‘s Integrated Partnership Program as a Signature Partner, the…
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U.S. Trade Chief Tai Seeks Talks with China, Won’t Rule Out New Tariffs
Top U.S. trade negotiator Katherine Tai on Monday pledged to exclude some Chinese imports from tariffs imposed by former President…
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Allison Partners with Fuller Center to Build Home for Indiana Family
Allison Transmission, which makes transmissions and propulsion systems that power vehicles of all types, including RVs, has completed a community…
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Blog: What’s in Your Policy?
Most dealers may have a general sense of what’s in their insurance policy, but learning the ins and out of…
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SeaWide Marine and NTP-STAG Join Forces
SeaWide Marine, a North American marine products distributor, and NTP-STAG, a leading distributor of RV parts and accessories, are combining…
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Duo Form, Specialty Recreation Announce Exclusive Partnership
Duo Form tapped Specialty Recreation as its exclusive RV aftermarket distributor for all Duo Form RV aftermarket parts, supplies and…
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THOR Announces $400M Offering in Senior Unsecured Notes
THOR Industries intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $400 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Unsecured Notes,…
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Logistics Experts Call for Government Intervention in Huge Port Backups
Dozens of cargo ships anchored off the West coast could be waiting up to four weeks before they can dock,…
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RV PRO’s eNewsletter Now Deploying at 4 p.m. ET
Today marks the start of the first week in which RV PRO has switched to an afternoon deployment for its daily eNewsletter.…
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Days Corp. Rebrands as EQ United
Days Corp. has undergone a rebrand, and the company changed its name to EQ United. Founded in 1913, Days has…
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Black Folks Camp Too Picks up Award at Outdoor Media Summit
The Outdoor Media Summit occurred Sept. 27 – 29 at the Ridgeline Hotel in Estes Park, Colo. The three-day event…
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Garmin Among NMEA Award Winners
The National Marine Electronics Association named Garmin manufacturer of the year, and 20 products earned top honors in separate awards…
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Senate confirms Rohit Chopra to lead CFPB
Rohit Chopra became the third director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday, after the Senate approved his…
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THOR Funds ORR’s Push to Encourage Inclusion in Outdoor Recreation
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) partnered with THOR Industries to establish a coalition to help ensure everyone feels welcome in…
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RV Startup Ember Unveils New Company Website
Bristol, Ind.-based Ember RVs has announced the launch of a new company website today. The website offers a sneak peek…
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RVIA Hosts Gathering of Campground Leaders
The RV Industry Association recently convened a meeting of select leaders from the RV and campground industries to discuss how…
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Outdoorsy Taps Google Cloud to Aid in its Growth
RV rental marketplace Outdoorsy selected Google Cloud as its platform for growth and global scale. Under this agreement, Outdoorsy will…
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Lippert’s Customer Experience Team Throws First-Ever Rally
Lippert Components completed its first-ever consumer rally, the “Lippert Getaway,” this past weekend in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The Getaway consisted…
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Demand Rising for RV Inspection Services
The National RV Inspectors Association (NRVIA) today reported more than 10,000 people a month are performing searches on the group’s…
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Labor Shortages Add to Supply Chain Woes
These days, everything from the seemingly random shortages of items in the grocery store to the small-print warnings that your…
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Cummins Honored for Leadership on Global Challenges
Cummins Inc. has been recognized for “creating foundations for stable growth (and) combining business sense with the imperative to address…
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THOR Passes $12 Billion in Sales for the Year
THOR Industries reported net sales in the fourth quarter of $3.6 billion, an increase of 54.6 percent as compared to…
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Advantage GPS Acquires Asset Tracking Technology Business
Advantage GPS, a provider of modern data analytics and risk mitigation solutions for vehicle finance professionals, today announced the acquisition…
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Meyer’s RV Adds Ninth Dealership
Meyer’s RV Superstores, an Eastern U.S. dealer based in Churchville, N.Y., recently purchased Mentor RV in Madison, Ohio, 45 minutes…
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Bob Lee Named CEO of Continental North America Division
Robert (Bob) Lee will take over as the new CEO of Automotive Technologies Continental North America on January 1. He…
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REV Group Featured on New Podcast Live Tuesday
This week’s In Tow with RV PRO podcast guest is Mike Lanciotti, who was appointed president of the REV Recreation…
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California KOA Opens Up to Wildfire Victims
Campgrounds often serve as evacuation centers for people fleeing fires and other natural disasters. But the 112-site Placerville, Calif., KOA…
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RVDA Con/Expo Panel Keeps the Momentum Going
In what has been a red-hot 2021 in the RV world, one session at the upcoming RV Dealers Convention/Expo will…
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