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Caravan Salon 2021 to Feature Hybrid Component
Caravan Salon, coming up later this summer in Germany, is repositioning itself in 2021 with a hybrid offering and digital…
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Leigh Tiffin Named President of Tiffin Motorhomes
The Tiffin Group, owner of luxury RV makers Tiffin Motorhomes and Vanleigh RV, announced Leigh Tiffin, grandson of founder Bob…
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Patrick Industries’ Jeffrey Rodino Promoted to President
Patrick Industries appointed Jeffrey M. Rodino to president of the company. Andy L. Nemeth will continue in his role as…
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Truma Brings Rooftop Air Conditioners to North American Market
Truma North America is set to supply the U.S. RV market with its Truma Aventa rooftop air conditioners. The company…
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Catalytic Converters Stolen from Missouri Dealership
Eureka, Mo., police are investigating the theft of catalytic converters from five vehicles at a Eureka RV dealership, where a…
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Earl and Ginny Stoltzfus Donate $100K to Mike Molino RV Learning Center
RV dealer and industry leader Earl Stoltzfus and his wife Ginny donated an additional $100,000 to the Mike Molino RV…
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Video Blog: Maintaining a Dealer’s Online Reputation
Dealership consultant Tom Kline of Better Vantage Point discusses how to mitigate customer issues in a way that results in…
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Call for Nominations for 2021 Canadian RV Dealer of the Year
This is the time to nominate someone who deserves to be recognized with the Canadian Dealer of the Year award.…
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New Podcast Featuring Dave Kelly of FRVTA Goes Live Tuesday
Tomorrow is the second Tuesday of the month, and that means a new episode of In Tow with RV Pro…
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Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance is Platinum Sponsor for RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association said it is pleased to announce that Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) is returning as…
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ARVC Seeking Donations for Elsa Damage Recovery
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) is asking folks to donate now to help parks affected by…
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KOA: Holiday Weekend Results Show Interest in Camping Only Increasing
The 2021 Fourth of July holiday results at Kampgrounds of America (KOA) showed an increase in occupancy of more than…
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Q&A with Lazydays’ CEO William Murnane
Over the past 10 years, Lazydays RV has grown from a single-site dealership in Seffner, Fla., to a publicly held…
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Startup Accelerator Launches Two New Programs in Indiana
Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor will launch two new programs in Indiana this summerto support local entrepreneurs: gBETA Main Street and…
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Meet Sara, a Care Camps Hero of Hope
Care Camps is an outdoor industry-supported nonprofit that manages 135 special oncology camps across the U.S. and Canada that provide…
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Camping World Investing in Happier Camper
Camping World Holdings has announced a strategic investment in Los Angeles-based, Happier Camper, the developer of the innovative and patented…
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Patrick Industries Opening LaPorte, Ind., Facility
A new manufacturing plant that will employ 30-plus people is coming to La Porte, it was announced at the La…
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Winnebago Hires Jil Littlejohn Bostick as Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Winnebago Industries has hired Jil Littlejohn Bostick as its new head of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In this newly…
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Cummins Engages Employees Company-Wide to Achieve Environmental Goals
The following was published by Blair Claflin, director of Sustainability Communications for Cummins. Cummins is working to engage employees in…
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Mountaineer RV Teams with Make-A-Wish to Make a Dream Come True
Many kids helped by the Make-A-Wish Foundation wish to meet a celebrity or take a trip to Disneyland or Disney…
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Motility Acquires Inventory Management Platform Lot Metrix
Motility Software Solutions has announced the acquisition of Lot Metrix, a location-based inventory management platform for RV dealerships with multiple…
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Motiv Names Tim Krauskopf New CEO
Motiv Power Systems has appointed Tim Krauskopf as its new CEO. Outgoing CEO Matt O’Leary, a 38-year Ford Motor Co.…
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NRVTA Welcomes New HVAC Instructor
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) welcomed a new instructor last month to teach advanced classes in heating, ventilating and…
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Mastervolt Reaches Milestone with UL 1973 Compliance
Mastervolt, makers of lithium-ion battery systems for the RV and marine markets, has completed testing with the RVIA-approved test lab,…
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Obit: Tom Bayley of Bayley’s Family Camping Resort
Thomas “Tom” Bayley, owner of Bayley’s Family Camping Resort and a lifelong resident of Scarborough, Maine, died recently at the…
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Not Your (American) Father’s RV
The Manual is an Oregon-based online publication geared toward men, and it recently turned its attention overseas to France, where…
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Camping World Continues Expansion with Vermont Acquisition
Camping World Holdings is acquiring TC’s RV dealership in St. Albans, Vt. The acquisition is anticipated to close later this…
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Country Camper Announces Connecticut Expansion Project
Country Camper has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art RV dealership in Newtown, Ct. The 31,000-square-foot facility will be situated…
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Preparations Underway for Upcoming Board of Directors Election
The RV Industry Association Governance Committee has begun the process of recruiting candidates and establishing the slate for this year’s…
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Keystone RV Center Donates Mobility Van to VA Office
Community involvement is key part of the business philosophy at Keystone RV Center in Franklin County, Penn. This donation is…
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Girl Scouts Design RVs With Thor Motor Coach
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M) got a chance to design their own RVs during two special STEM-related events at…
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Pete’s RV Center Acquires The Trail Center in South Carolina
On July 1, Vermont-based Pete’s RV Center officially assumed ownership of The Trail Center in North Charleston, SC. Founded in…
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Dometic Acquires Germany’s Büttner Elektronik
Dometic has acquired Germany’s Büttner Elektronik, which the Swedish company said will strengthens its offering of mobile power products, including…
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Sterling Associates Announces Management Transition
Sterling Associates, a wholly owned subsidiary of UniBank and one of the nation’s leading providers of financial services to owners…
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Anchorage RV Rental Company Fined $110,000 Over Unfair Treatment of Tourists
An Anchorage RV rental company was ordered by a judge to pay $110,000 over unfair and deceptive business practices, the…
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Momentum Propels Grand Design Forward
When president and CEO Don Clark co-founded Grand Design RV nearly 10 years ago with brothers Ron and Bill Fenech,…
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RV LIFE Network Acquires RV Masterclass Educational Platform
RV LIFE Network, an RV focused consumer software and publishing company, has acquired the educational platform: RV Masterclass. A purchase…
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NTP-STAG Announces Dates, Location of 2022 Expo
NTP-STAG will be hosting Expo 2022, its annual dealer event, live in Las Vegas at the new, state-of-the-art Caesars Forum…
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Floorplan Financing Fix Introduced in Senate
The following report was issued from the RV Industry Association’s senior manager of government affairs, Samantha Rocci, whose job it…
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Winnebago Partners with NTP-STAG on Parts Fulfillment Program for its Towables
Winnebago said it has partnered with NTP-STAG to enhance the parts fulfilment capabilities of the Winnebago Towables product line. “We…
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RVWA Presenting First Workshop of New Educational Series
The RV Women’s Association’s Education Committee is holding the first of its new educational workshop series next Wednesday, July 7,…
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Camping World Helps Fulfill Wish of Critically Ill Children to Camp
Five critically ill children are having their dreams of going camping come true as the result of a “reveal” last…
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RVDA’s RV Assistance Corp. Donates $25,000 to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center
The RV Assistance Corp. (RVAC) has donated an additional $25,000 to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center, bringing its total…
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Grand Design RV Hosts Prominent Indiana State Representatives
Grand Design RV recently welcomed Todd Huston, speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, Joanna King, Indiana state representative for…
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Deadline Approaching for RV Learning Center Scholarship Program
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center’s Scholarship program encourages deserving college undergraduates to apply for the annual college award of $2,500. The…
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Winnebago Grapples with a ‘Year’s Worth of Demand’ in Backlog
When Winnebago recently announced its quarterly earnings, it also pointed to an inventory backlog that totals in the billions of…
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Hitch RV Hires Sales Manager
Hitch RV said it has hired Kelvin Batchelor as its general sales manager for its Boyertown, Pa., location. Batchelor brings…
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RV Boom Forcing Competition for Labor in Elkhart Co.
The record-setting growth of the RV industry is leading to an unprecedented construction boom as manufacturers and suppliers work to…
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U.S. Commerce Chief Urges Congress to Act on Chip Funding by August
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo this week urged U.S. lawmakers to complete action on a $52 billion boost in government…
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Report: Ransomware Attacks are Here and Dangerous
Almost half of 100 automotive manufacturers and more than 17 percent of automotive suppliers surveyedby cybersecurity ratings provider Black Kite…
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RV Technical Institute to Offer Level Two Courses for RV Technicians
The RV Technical Institute is offering Level Two courses both online and in-person at its campus in Elkhart, Ind. This…
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Pleasure-Way Launches ‘Go Live’ Showroom
Canada’s Pleasure-Way Industries has announced its “Pleasure-Way Go Live Showroom.”“We may be the first RV manufacturer with a live showroom,”…
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Sponsorships Available at Upcoming Aftermarket Conference
Several sponsorship positions are open for the upcoming RV Aftermarket Conference Aug. 9-12 in Atlanta. Sponsorship is a way for…
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The Shyft Group Enrolls with TiiCKER
The Shyft Group said it has engaged TiiCKER to launch a dedicated retail investor and shareholder perks site at www.TiiCKER.com/SHYF.…
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Rollick Offering its Customers ‘Reserve Now’ Feature for Free
Dealership technology provider Rollick has announced today that every GoRollick dealer in its network will now have access to the…
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American Coach Partners with Indy Driver Hélio Castroneves
As part of its 2021 marketing activities, the American Coach brand has an exclusive RV partnership with Hélio Castroneves, the…
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Continental Honors DuPont with Top Supplier Award for Fourth Time
For the fourth year in a row, DuPont Mobility & Materials has received a Supplier of the Year award from…
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Cummins Invests in Natural Gas Fuel Delivery Company
Cummins Inc. and Rush Enterprises have announced that they have signed a letter of intent for Cummins to acquire a…
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NATDA Announces New Dealer Advisory Board
The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) is pleased to announce the reformation of its Dealer Advisory Board, composed of…
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Winnebago Celebrates National Parks through #SupportYourParks Campaign
Winnebago has announced the launch of the #SupportYourParks campaign, a continuation of last year’s award-winning “On the Road Again” campaign,…
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Blog: Service Customers Always Have Three Questions.
From the service customer’s point of view, there are always three things you want to know. It’s not hard to…
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RVIA Profiles Don Clark
The RV Industry Association published the following profile of Don Clark, the co-founder of Grand Design RV and an industry…
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Cummins Named Top 100 ‘Green’ Company
Cummins Inc. was recently honored as one of the world’s top 100 organizations that innovate for an environmentally friendly future.…
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NRVTA Hires Student Concierge
With more than 100 students taking training at the Texas-based National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) at any given time, the…
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Canada’s Leisure Days RV Group Continues Rapid Expansion
Canada’s largest RV dealership group continued its expansion with the addition of one dealership and its first campground. Leisure Days…
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Utah RV Dealer Supports Aspiring Entrepreneurs
A St. George (Utah) couple has donated to Dixie State University’s Atwood Innovation Plaza in support of its mission of…
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Independent’s Day
Over its 38-year history, Gulf Stream Coach has built and sold more than 350,000 RVs – everything from travel trailers…
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Deadline Today to Submit Aftermarket Product of the Year Nomination
The annual Aftermarket Product of the Year Award recognizes a single aftermarket product that truly exemplifies “the best of the…
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Author, Leadership Coach Nathan Jamail to Deliver Keynote at 2021 RVDA Con/Expo
Bestselling author and leadership coach Nathan Jamail will deliver the keynote presentation during the opening general session of the 2021…
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Jobless Rate in Elkhart County at 3.2 Percent
The unemployment rate in the Elkhart-Goshen area rose slightly in May but is still well below the double-digit jobless rate…
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Outdoorsy Raises $120M to Support Growth and the Rapid Expansion of its Insurtech Division
Outdoorsy has announced that it has raised $120 million in equity and debt financing. The $120 million includes a $90…
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Brunswick Acquires Navico
Brunswick Corp. acquired Norway-based Navico, the parent company of Lowrance, B&G, Simrad and CMAP, for $1.05 billion, the company said…
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Exclusive: New Wells Fargo CDF Leader Optimistic on RV Outlook
Lending capital for RV retailers and consumers remains readily available and current economic indicators continue to trend positive. That’s the…
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Winnebago Posts ‘Record’ Third Quarter
Winnebago Industries has reported revenue of $960.7 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2021, a nearly 138 percent increase…
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Camping World Buys Two Sites for Future Dealerships in Ohio
Camping World Holdings has announced purchase agreements for two Ohio properties where it plans to develop new two new RV…
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RVDA Launches 2021 Dealer Satisfaction Index Survey
RVDA has launched the 2021 Annual Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) survey. U.S. and Canadian dealers will have until Sept. 7…
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Coach-Net Hosts Lippert Trainer as Part of Ongoing Education for Its Repair Techs
Coach-Net, a technical and roadside assistance specialist for RVs, recently hosted a technical trainer from Lippert at its facilities as…
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MJB Investing ‘Tens of Millions’ in New Facility
MJB Wood Group, a manufacturer and distributor of industrial wood products, held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for a new 500,000-square-foot…
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Thermo-Tec Upgrades Website
Thermo-Tec Automotive Inc., makers of heat and sound insulation products, has revamped and launched a new website to modernize the…
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SmartPlug Systems Adds Personnel, Expands Facility
SmartPlug Systems, a manufacturer of safety-focused power delivery products for RVs, boats and specialty vehicles, has added Andrew Lankford as…
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Camping World Appears to Have Severed its Partnership with Lordstown Motors
Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis has hinted that his relationship with Lordstown Motors may be cooling off. In a June…
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DLL to Provide Dealer Floorplan Financing for Forest River
DLL, a global asset finance company for equipment and technology, has partnered with Forest River, manufacturer of a wide variety…
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Indiana Gov. Speaking at RV/MH Hall of Fame Ceremony
The following announcement came late Monday from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind. “The RV/MH Hall of Fame…
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RV Makers Secure Land Rezonings
Two RV manufacturers moved steps closer in plans for manufacturing projects on opposite ends of Middlebury, Ind. Members of the…
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2020 RV Industry Profile Now Available
The RV Industry Association’s 2020 RV Industry Profile has been released. The annual report provides a detailed look at RV…
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PleasureLand RV Takes Winnebago Award for 38th Straight Year
Winnebago has recognized Minnesota-based RV dealer, PleasureLand RV, with its Flying W award for the 38th consecutive year. No other…
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Better Vantage Point Launches Online Feedback Site
Dealer consulting firm Better Vantage Point, which specializes in dealer compliance and risk mitigation, has announced a new website, AlwaysDoBetter.com,…
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Blog: The Bitter Taste of Winning
“Our strength grows out of our weakness” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The only way to avoid making mistakes is to…
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RVWA Announces New Workshop Series
The RV Women’s Association’s Education Committee announces a new workshop series to foster both personal and professional growth for its…
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ATC’s New Limited Series ‘Dramatically’ Reduces Delivery Times
In an effort to address extended delivery times impacting the entire trailer industry, Aluminum Trailer Co. (ATC) introduces its new…
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Shoe Company Reunites with Airstream for Second Capsule Collection
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, has announced the second iteration of its partnership with iconic travel adventure brand Airstream.…
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Exclusive: Rider Excited in New Role at RVWA
Sometimes the phrase is a hokey expression, but in this case it’s quite literal: Jessica Rider is, in fact, one…
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Way Interglobal Breaks Ground on New Global Headquarters
After an initial planning phase, Way Interglobal hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for its new global headquarters in Elkhart,…
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RVIA Committees, Board Virtually Meet to Chart Course Forward
Despite the cancellation of RVs Move America Week, the RV Industry Association’s annual gathering in Washington, D.C., Association committees met…
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RVDA Board Finalizes Plan for FY 2022
The RV Dealers Association board of directors approved a $3.96 million fiscal year 2022 plan, program and budget during a…
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Volta Power Systems Achieves Leading ISO and Safety Certifications
Volta Power Systems, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion systems for RV and work truck markets, has completed testing with Testing…
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Lordstown Motors Stops Work on Electric Van to Focus on Pickup Truck
Lordstown Motors has stopped working on an electric van and other future projects in order to aim all resources at…
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Report: Reshoring a Priority for North American Manufacturers Post-COVID
According to the latest “State of North American Manufacturing” report from Thomas Insights, a global industrial consulting and analysis firm,…
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Lippert Acquires Specialized Metal Fabricator Trazcor
LCI Industries has announced its acquisition of Goshen, Ind.-based Trazcor Inc., a specialized metal fabrication company. Trazcor has been in…
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In-Person Classes Begin Next Week at the RV Technical Institute
In-person classes are back at the RV Technical Institute in Elkhart, Ind. Starting next week, the school will begin offering…
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