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Way Interglobal Adds Three Team Members
Way welcomes three new team members to its staff. Nick Hamm has joined Way as a supply chain analyst, focusing…
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RV PRO Welcomes Two Strategic Hires to Team
Recently, RV PRO made two strategic hires, Rebecca Tittel and Jesse Braughton, to support its advertising operations. Tittel joined RV…
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Video: RVTI Training Program in Indiana Department of Correction
The RV Technical Institute recently partnered with the Indiana Department of Correction to pilot an RV technician training program at…
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Dometic Announces Green Initiatives for 2021 and Beyond
Dometic North America has announced its sustainability initiatives for 2021 and beyond. As a part of an expanding emphasis on…
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Council Reinstates Travel Lite Tax Break
Elkhart County officials are giving a second chance to a New Paris RV maker that received financial incentives when it…
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CDK Global Introduces CDK OnePay Fueled by Global Payments
CDK Global, a retail vehicle technology company, has launched CDK OnePay, a dealership-wide payment solution fueled by Global Payments, a…
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Video Blog: Tom Kline on ‘Yo-Yo’ Sales
If you look on the Federal Trade Commission website, the FTC talks about “yo-yo” sales. So, as the dealer, how…
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Lazydays Acquiring Burlington RV Superstore
Lazydays Holdings said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Burlington RV Superstore in Sturtevant, Wis. A purchase…
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inTech Breaks Ground on New Facility in Nappanee
The ground was broken and the project is underway as inTech RV is set to open a 150,000 square foot…
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Campground Solutions Launches Camper Techs Service Platform
Indiana-based Campground Solutions has announced the launch of Camper Techs, what the company calls a first-of-its-kind RV service training and…
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Lordstown CEO, CFO Resign
Lordstown Motors Corp. said on Monday that CEO Steve Burns and CFO Julio Rodriguez have resigned, days after the electric…
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Cummins’ Office Announcement a Big Win for Local Community
Operational adjustments by one local business could make a significant impact on all of downtown Columbus, Ind., in the immediate…
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Alliance RV and Lippert Team Up on Charity Event in Elkhart
Alliance RV and Lippert are sponsoring the “Colors for Kids” fun run and walk Saturday, June 26, in Elkhart, Ind.…
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RVWA Grows Leadership Among Women
Confident, resilient women have a place and can excel in the RV industry. But having mentors and role models, a…
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Future-Proofing Your RV Dealership Today
(Sponsored by SpinCar) The physical lot experience has long been considered king in all vehicle sales. However, this axiom doesn’t…
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RV Retailer Opens Third Training Center
RV Retailer has opened its third RVR University Training Center at its RV One Superstores Charlotte, N.C., store. “This third…
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Martin Talks Backlog and Why He Doesn’t See an End to the RV Trend
Earlier this week THOR Industries reported a record third quarter for sales: $3.46 billion, which included $2.0 billion in North…
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Dealership Profits are Booming, Driving Average Dealership Value to Record Levels
Haig Partners, which brokers dealership sales and acquisitions, said in its Q1 2021 Haig Report that dealership profits jumped 197…
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Harvest Hosts Acquires Boondockers Welcome
Harvest Hosts, a membership program giving RVers access to unique RV camping options, announces today its acquisition of Boondockers Welcome,…
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ARVC, RoverPass Announce Title Partnership
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has announced RoverPass has officially joined the ARVC Integrated Partnership Program…
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Nominations Sought for 2021 Canadian RV Dealer of the Year
The RV Dealers Association of Canada is seeking nominations for the 2021 Canadian RV Dealer of the Year Award. “This…
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RVWA ‘Drab to Fab’ Reveal Event Coming Soon
For the past eight months, women from across the RV industry, assembled by the RV Women’s Alliance, have taken an…
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Exclusive: Timberleaf Poised to Finally Pull the Trigger on Expansion
It’s been a long few months for Kevin Molick, the founder of Timberleaf Trailers, a Grand Junction, Colo.-based maker of…
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Nominations Open for RV Aftermarket Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominations are now open for the Jim Barker Lifetime Achievement Award. Given to one individual each year who has contributed…
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RVTI Announces First Trade School Partnership
This week, the RV Technical Institute announced its partnership with Jones Technical Institute inJacksonville, Fla. While RVTI has dozens of…
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NRVTA Hires Full-Time Equipment Manager
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) has announced it has hired an equipment manager to assist in preparing classrooms for…
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Illinois Man Becomes First NRVIA Master Certified RV Inspector
The National RV Inspectors Association (NRVIA) has awarded its first NRVIA master certified RV inspector credential to an Illinois man…
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REV Group Announces Secondary Stock Offering
REV Group has announced today the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 7.5 million shares of common stock by…
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Indiana Manufacturing Readiness Grants Extended Through 2023
Applications for Indiana’s Manufacturing Readiness Grant program, which was launched to stimulate private sector investments to modernize Indiana’s manufacturing sector,…
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RV Trader Launches RV Trader Rentals
Trader Interactive, parent company to RV sales marketplace, RV Trader and other online recreation and commercial vehicle marketplace sites, has…
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Protective Asset Survey Reveals Changing Attitudes About F&I Options
Protective Asset Protection, a provider of F&I programs, services and dealer owned warranty company programs, announced the results of its…
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LGS Pace Announces Management and Organizational Changes
LGS Pace, a privately owned company and manufacturer of a broad array of cargo trailers for dealers throughout North America,…
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ARVC Announces Keynote Speaker for Annual Conference and Expo
The National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (ARVC) announces, a mindset expert, motivational speaker and celebrity hypnotist, will be…
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nüCamp Begins Construction on new Service Center and Training Academy
Teardrop and truck camper manufacturer nüCamp has broken ground on a new Service Center and Training Academy at its headquarters…
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RVIA Hires New Director of Standards
The RV Industry Association welcomes Bryan Ritchie as its new senior director of standards. Ritchie comes to the Association with…
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Airxcel Promotes Wollschlager to Group President
Airxcel has announced the promotion of Anthony Wollschlager to the newly created position of group president. Wollschlager has had responsibility…
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ASA Electronics Expands Call Center Hours
ASA Electronics is kicking off its summer by expanding its call center hours. The company said its customer support team…
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Lazydays Holdings to Join Russell 3000 Index
Lazydays Holdings will be joining the broad-market Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2021 Russell indexes annual reconstitution,…
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American Coach Awards Scholarships to Employee Offspring
REV Recreation Group has announced the 2021 recipients of the American Coach Association Scholarship Foundation. The ACA Scholarship Foundation is…
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Outdoorsy Partners with Luxury Accommodations Company
Outdoorsy, the online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, announced that it is expanding its outdoor experiences portfolio by partnering…
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Why Business Networking is Important Today
The RV industry experienced phenomenal growth in 2020 that is continuing through 2021. So, why should you network? Business networking…
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Relentless Dealer Services Partners with PPL Motorhomes
Relentless Dealer Services is partnering with PPL Motorhomes, the nation’s leading consignment RV dealer group. A Texas based company, PPL…
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THOR Partners with ORR Promoting Diversity in Outdoor Recreation
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) said it has partnered with THOR Industries to establish a coalition to help ensure everyone…
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EY Names RV Retailer’s Ferrando a Florida Award Finalist
Ernst & Young has announced that Jon Ferrando, CEO and president of RV Retailer, is an Entrepreneur of the Year…
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GoCampingAmerica.com Partners with RVShare to Drive New Campers to ARVC-Member Locations
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has announced RVshare, which it says is the first and largest…
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Podcast: New Episode Goes Live Tuesday
The second Tuesday of the month means another edition of In Tow With RV PRO will go live tomorrow, and…
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Americana Tire and Wheel Announces Major Rebranding Effort
Americana Tire and Wheel (ATW) – Kenda’s distribution arm serving the North American RV, towable trailer, utility, marine and agricultural…
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KOA Announces New Training Program, Website Tool
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) has recently launched a new program designed to help campground owners with soft skills training of…
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Exclusive: Florida’s Giant Rec World’s Decades of Helping Homeless Vets
Last weekend, just before Memorial Day, representatives from Florida’s Giant Recreation World presented an oversized check for just under $30,000…
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RVWA Luncheon: Part Two of Customer Service with Troy Becktel
In March, Troy Becktel presented at the RV Women’s Alliance weekly Coffee, Lunch, and Learn webinar on the topic of…
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RVShare Urges People to ‘Turn in Your Tent’
People are hitting the road in record numbers this summer with camping being a top vacation trend. RVshare, the first…
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Sponsorship Opportunities Available for the 2021 RV Aftermarket Conference
Registration for the 2021 RV Aftermarket Conference opened a couple of weeks ago and influential suppliers and distributors in the growing segment…
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Forest River May Expand Butler Operations
Forest River Products could be expanding its operations in Butler, Ind. Mayor Mike Hartman said the Elkhart-based company has secured…
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Dometic Sets CO2 Reduction Target for 2030
Dometic said it aims to increase energy efficiency and transition to renewable energy sources to further reduce the carbon footprint…
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REV Recreation Group Launches Updated Dealer Portal
REV Recreation Group (RRG) has launched an updated web portal for its dealers selling American Coach, Fleetwood RV and Holiday…
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RKS Off-Road Announces Ventura RV Connection as Newest Dealer
RKS Off-Road has signed its fourth U.S. dealer in as many months for its Purpose Trailer. Ventura RV Connection in…
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Cavco Reports Record Revenue for Q4
Cavco said it had net revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021 of $306.5 million, which was the highest ever…
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Video: MORryde Products Help Upgrade a Grand Design RV
In the third episode of its YouTube series “Tricked Out Trailers,” MORryde shows what adding just a few of its…
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ARVC Announces RMS as Newest Select Partner
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has announced RMS, a fully integrated, cloud-based reservation and property management…
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Flow-Rite Named a ‘Best & Brightest’ Company to Work For
For the fifth straight year, Flow-Rite has been named as one of West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work…
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RV Retailer Building New Texas Store from Ground Up
A Fort Lauderdale RV company received rezoning for a RV dealership development during a recent City Council meeting. The property…
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RV PRO Offices Closed Monday
RV PRO wishes its readers a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend! In order to celebrate the holiday, RV PRO…
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Dometic Acquires Zamp Solar
Dometic has acquired Zamp Solar, a North American manufacturer of innovative and high-quality mobile solar power solutions for the outdoor…
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Lawmakers Introduce Tax Deduction Fix for RV Trailers, Campers
Reps. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and Dina Titus, D-Nev., introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to equalize the tax breaks for different types…
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Lazydays’ Q1 Revenues See Big Jump Y-O-Y
Lazydays Holdings announced Wednesday during its quarterly earnings call that as a result of recent guidance provided by the SEC…
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LCI Industries Appoints Tracy Graham to Board Chairman
LCI Industries has appointed Tracy Graham to chairman of the company’s board of directors. Graham has served on the board…
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The Texan RV Park Hires New GMs
Jenn and John Brown were recently appointed general managers of the Texan RV Park and Campus, the facility has announced.…
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Brown & Brown Acquires Piper Jordan
Insurance company Brown & Brown has announced its acquisition of Piper Jordan, an employee benefits advisory firm providing a spectrum…
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Lippert Joins Forces with Care Camps
Lippert has announced its combined financial and volunteer support of Care Camps, which helps kids with cancer experience the healing…
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Veurink’s RV Center Opens Second Location
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Veurink’s RV Center has announced the recent expansion of its dealership to a second location. On April…
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Crane Corp. to Sell Composites Business
Editor’s note: While Crane Corp. is selling its Engineered Materials segment, which includes Crane Composites, a maker of fiberglass-reinforced plastic…
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Resonado Labs Welcomes Danovi as VP of Engineering
Resonado Labs, a startup American technology company that designs and licenses proprietary speaker driver technologies to brands and manufacturers –…
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April Breaks Another Record for RV Shipments
The RV Industry Association’s April 2021 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 51,813 units…
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RVIA Maintains ANSI Standards Accreditation
The RV Industry Association was recently re-accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The association has maintained this accreditation…
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Throgmartin Bolsters Florida Presence
Throgmartin Holdings has announced the acquisition of three new properties in Florida. Throgmartin Holdings is a privately held company owned…
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Elkhart Job Fair Reveals a Severe Shortage of Workers
About 50 job seekers attended a state-sponsored job fair over the weekend – compared with about 40 companies offering hundreds…
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Blog: A Website Maintenance Checklist for Your RV Business
Perhaps you’ve visited a website before and noticed it was hard to use or slow to load. What did you…
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RV Tech Week Ahead in Canada
The RV Dealers Association of Canada announces RV Tech Week, June 1 – 8. RV Tech Week is celebrated annually that week…
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Northside Family RV and Make-A-Wish Made a Dream Come True Saturday
Lexington, Ky.’s Northside Family RV this past weekend held a special event for a nine-year-old boy from nearby Evansville, Ind.…
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Q&A with ORR’s Jessica (Wahl) Turner
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) – the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations – promoted economic growth and…
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SBA Launches Webinar Series for Small Business Recovery
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the nonprofit Public Private Strategies Institute will launch a new regional webinar series, “Getting Back on Track:…
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REV Recreation Group Debuts Dealer Marketing Hub
REV Recreation Group has announced the launch of a digital marketing hub for its dealers. The hub will support RRG’s…
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Upcoming RVIA Webinars Highlight New Buyers and RoadSigns Forecast
A members-only webinar from the RV Industry Association is being presented next week entitled, “2020 RV Buyers: Insights & Motivations.”…
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Senator Pushes 7-Year GSP Renewal Bill
The RV Industry Association’s Government Affairs Committee keeps close watch on legislation at the state and federal level that would…
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Custom Plastics Molder Adding 100+ Jobs
20/20 Custom Molded Plastics, a custom injection molder of high- and low-pressure plastics products, has announced plans to expand Bluffton,…
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Blog: Optimizing Your Service Department Using Automation: Payments and Approvals
The following is the third of a three-part blog series from Frank Tamburrini, president and general manager at Integrated Dealer Systems.…
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Dometic Acquires Australia’s Enerdrive
Dometic has entered into an agreement to acquire Enerdrive, an Australian-based provider of mobile power products for the outdoor market.…
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SylvanSport GO Added to RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum Exhibit
SylvanSport, the Brevard, N.C.-based maker of trailers and camping gear, has announced it is honored to add its GO camping…
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ARVC Awards of Excellence Nominations Open
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) is once again looking forward to an in-person Outdoor Hospitality Conference…
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Blue Dog Donates RV to Montana Make-A-Wish Child
The Montana Make-A-Wish Foundation granted a Flathead Valley 7-year-old with a camper to spend more time with family comfortably. “So,…
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Blog: Optimizing Your Service Department Using Automation: Data Entry
The following is the second of a three-part blog series from Frank Tamburrini, president and general manager at Integrated Dealer…
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Exhibitor Information Now Available for 2021 RV Dealers Con/Expo
RVDA said it is looking forward to welcoming its members back for in-person continuing education and networking at the 2021…
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Blue Dog RV Expanding Washington Dealership
Blue Dog RV has announced the acquisition of the Speck/Hyundai facility in Pasco, Wash. The auto dealership shares a fence…
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Could There Be a Truce on Tariffs?
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo; Ambassador Katherine Tai, the U.S. Trade Representative; and European Commission executive vice president Valdis Dombrovskis appear…
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CTEK CS FREE Awarded Auto Express Product of the Year
CTEK, a global brand in vehicle charging solutions, has been awarded the Auto Express product of the year for its…
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Outdoorsy Taps Backcountry as Official Gear and Adventurer Guide
Outdoorsy, the online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, and Backcountry, the online specialty retailer of outdoor gear and clothing, have…
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Transport Canada Seeking Input on Proposed Recall Requirements
The RV Industry Association was recently informed by Transport Canada that it is seeking input on an informal consultation document regarding recall…
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Blog: Optimizing Your Service Department Using Automation: Communication
The following is the first of a three-part blog series from Frank Tamburrini, president and general manager at Integrated Dealer…
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RV Retailer Opens Utah Training Center
RV Retailer has announced the grand opening of its second RVR University (“RVRU”) Training Center at its flagship 28-acre Sierra…
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Winnebago Industries Forms Partnership with Habitat for Humanity
Winnebago Industries Foundation has announced its national partnership with Habitat for Humanity with a donation of $100,000 to the global…
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