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Podcast
Ep. 51 – Bob Zagami on the Historic Past Couple Years and a Look Ahead at ’23
By all accounts 2023 is the year that things return to normal, but the past couple of years have been…
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Wholesale RV Values Mixed as Winter Intensifies
“The average sales prices for motorhomes and towables sold at wholesale auctions were mixed last month, with towables declining and…
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NTP-STAG Show Seminar to Highlight Online Fixed Ops Training
More than ever before, parts and service management personnel – known as fixed operations professionals at a dealership – must…
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Features
Keep it Handy: OSHA Housekeeping Checklist for RV Dealers
Housekeeping reduces waste and helps processes run more smoothly. Organizations that employ it can sell, manufacture and deliver more products…
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APCO Holdings Acquires F&I Company National Auto Care
APCO Holdings, parent company of Easy Care, has acquired National Auto Care, according to an announcement by Lovell Minnick Partners,…
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RV PRO Holiday Schedule Resumes Thursday
RV PRO’s offices will once again be closed this Friday and Monday in observance of the New Year’s holiday, so…
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On-Demand Portion of RVDA Convention/Expo Launches
The on-demand portion of the RV Dealers Convention/Expo is now open to dealership employees and any other stakeholders who would…
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November Shipments Down 50%, Continuing Trend
The latest monthly shipment report compiled by the RV Industry Association’s survey of manufacturers finds November’s shipments down 50.4% from…
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Happy Holidays From RV PRO
RV PRO will be taking some days off over the next couple of weeks to spend time with friends and…
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Pittsburgh RV Show Coming Jan. 7
The Pittsburgh RV Show’s claim to fame is that it’s the longest-running indoor RV show in the country, and it’s…
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RV Learning Center Offers New Parts Manager Course
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center has added to its curriculum geared at helping dealers and fixed operations professionals meet…
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Cortes Campers Approved for Floorplanning with Gerzeny’s RV World
U.S. Lighting Group said Thursday that its subsidiary, Cortes Campers, has been approved to sell campers through a major U.S.…
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RVIA Members: View Winter RoadSigns Forecast
ITR Economics recently presented a webinar with the latest Winter RV Roadsigns forecast, a quarterly report the company puts together…
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‘Crazy Ideas Champion’ Named as Keynote at RVIA Leadership Conference
Keynote speaker Kyle Scheele, the self-proclaimed “Champion of Crazy Ideas,” will be one of the speakers at the RV Industry…
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Protective Asset Protection Renews Commitment to RV Learning Center
Protective Asset Protection has renewed its annual commitment to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center. The RV Dealers Association has…
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Firefly Integrations Adds VP of Sales and Marketing
Joel Badskey has joined Firefly Integrations from Spartan RV Chassis, where he was national sales manager and account manager for…
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Lightspeed Announces RV Dealer RECT Excellence Award Winners
Lightspeed has come out with its first-ever RV Dealership RECT (Repair Event Cycle Time) Excellence Awards. “One of the key elements of…
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RVTI Chief Returns to In Tow Podcast
Curt Hemmeler, executive director of the RV Technical Institute, is our guest Tuesday on the In Tow with RV PRO…
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PRVCA & RV Learning Center Announce Fixed Operations Training
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center and the Pennsylvania RV & Camping (PRVCA) are teaming up to provide online fixed…
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Features
RV PRO’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2022
For the third straight year, RV PRO was proud to announce its 40 Under 40 Class of 2022. We sought…
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Re-broadcast of RVIA Webinar on EVs Available
This week, the RV Industry Association hosted a first-ever “e-RVs and the Impact on the RV Industry” webinar for association…
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Best-Selling Author Sterling Hawkins to Speak At RV Leadership Conference
Founder of the #NOMATTERWHAT movement and author of best-seller “Hunting Discomfort,” Sterling Hawkins, will address attendees during the 2023 Leadership Conference.…
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RVDA of Canada Renews Endorsement Relationship with Wells Fargo
The RV Dealers Association of Canada has renewed its endorsement relationship with Wells Fargo Distribution Finance for another three-year term.…
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RV Tech, Inspector Associations Debut Member Health Insurance Benefits
The RV Technician Association of America (RVTAA) and the National RV Inspectors Association (NRVIA) today announced that members can now…
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November Jobs Report: Payrolls Rise, Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.7%
Job growth slightly abated in November alongside rising interest rates, but reflected stronger-than-expected hiring momentum, even as worries of a…
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Units Inventory Enters RV Market with Inventory Management Tools
Units Inventory, which makes automotive inventory management systems, announced that it now has integration specifically for RV, motorsports, marine and…
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Black Book: Colder Weather Brings Drop in Wholesale RV Values
“The average sales prices for motor homes and towables sold at wholesale auctions declined last month,” said Eric Lawrence at Black…
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RVIA’s Annual Meeting Scheduled Dec. 14
The RV Industry Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The event will be broadcast virtually from…
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Bill and Kristin Fenech Add to Mike Molino RV Learning Center Donation
Bill and Kristin Fenech have increased their personal donation to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center by $10,000, bringing their…
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RVDA Seeks Convention/Expo Attendee Feedback
The RV Dealers Association has put together a questionnaire it is asking dealers who attended the group’s annual Convention/Expo to…
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Features
Time To Dust Off the Compliance Manual
The change of seasons also brings light to the task of updating a dealership’s compliance policies and procedure manual. Some…
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Incoming RVIA Chairman Discusses Board Priorities
Building industry unity, increasing campsite availability, improving repair event cycle times, and accommodating electrification are just a few of the…
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Blog: Complying with the Gramm Leach Bliley Act
With generational roots in the auto industry, Tom Kline today runs an RV dealership consulting firm called A Better Vantage…
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RV Retailer Rebrands as Blue Compass RV
RV Retailer, a dealership group with more than 100 dealerships and counting, announced that it is launching the Blue Compass…
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RVDA Con/Expo Declared Success, Future Dates Announced
The 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas wrapped up on Nov. 11th with its final workshop…
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RV PRO Celebrates 40 Under 40 Class of 2022
The cheers said it all Tuesday night at RV PRO’s third annual 40 Under 40 celebration, recognizing honorees in the…
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Hart Elected RVDA Chairman; Wilkins Receives James B. Summers Award
Bustling is the word that comes to mind upon entering the hallways of the conference center of Caesars Palace, Las…
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RVing in New England is Live in Las Vegas
This week the RV Dealers Association is having its annual Convention/Expo in Las Vegas, and in attendance are John DiPietro…
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Brown & Brown Dealer Services Acquires Finance Builders
Brown & Brown announced that Brown & Brown Dealer Services (“BBDS”) has acquired substantially all of the assets of Finance…
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Podcast
Ep. 48 – Care Camps’ Jennifer Mercer on the Value of Nature as Therapy
Jennifer Mercer is director of development for Care Camps, a nonprofit organization that exists to offer kids going through cancer…
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RVDA Con/Expo is Next Week in Las Vegas
The RV Dealers Association will be taking over Ceasar’s Palace in Las Vegas next week – or at least a…
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RV PRO Celebrates 40 Under 40 Class of 2022
Each year, RV PRO spotlights 40 professionals across the RV industry who represent up-and-coming leadership under 40 years old. Honorees…
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THOR and Harbinger Motors Partner to Move EVs Forward
THOR Industries announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Harbinger Motors, a best-in-class commercial electric vehicle (EV)…
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Go RVing Ad Takes Silver in London International Awards
Go RVing won a Silver London International Award in the travel and leisure category for the Don’t Let Your Vacation Ruin Your Vacation radio…
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Updated FTC Regs to Impact Dealers in December
Updated regulations from the Federal Trade Commission will impact automotive, RV and powersports dealers nationwide starting next month. The significantly…
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RVIA Seeking 2023 Membership Renewals
With the new year just around the corner, membership renewals are under way for the RV Industry Association. Thanks to…
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RVDA Con/Expo Session to Focus on Mediation, Customer Retention
Certified Mediator and RV industry trainer Harold Oehler will offer strategies for defending a dealership against consumer claims all while…
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F&I Provider Titan Warranty Administration Announces Public Launch
Titan Warranty Administration, an all-digital warranty and service contract provider in the franchised auto, independent auto dealer and RV dealer…
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Priority One Launches Park Model Financing Program
Priority One Financial Services, a full-service finance company serving RV, trailer and marine dealers with business-ready finance and insurance solutions,…
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RVIA Emerging Leaders Coalition Touts RVDA Con/Expo Happy Hour
RV Industry Association’s Emerging Leaders Coalition Hosting Networking Happy Hour The RV Industry Association’s Emerging Leaders Coalition is having a…
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Motorhome Market Will Hit $218.9B by 2026, Research Group Says
The global research firm ResearchAndMarkets said it expects the motorhome market to grow to $218.9 billion by 2026, up from…
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RVDA Con/Expo Touts Slate of Vendor Training +Plus Sessions
Twenty-seven Vendor Training +Plus sessions are slated for the 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo in Las Vegas in November that will…
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Report: Through Q3, RV Shipments Off 8.2% YOY
The RV Industry Association’s monthly survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments in September were 28,333 units, a decrease…
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RVDA Endorses Accelerate2Compliance to Help Dealers Stay Within FTC Rules
The RV Dealers Association has endorsed the new Accelerate2Compliance (A2C) dealership program, available through the A2C Portal. The program is…
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Podcast
Ep. 47 – Rollick’s Bernie Brenner on the Value of Streamlining Software
Bernie Brenner is the CEO and chairman of the board of Rollick, a technology company focused specifically on the buying…
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RV News
Nomination Deadline Extended for RV HOF’s Class of 2023
The RV/MH Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the hall’s Class of 2023 until Nov. 30, a one-month extension…
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Portfolio Returns as Bronze Partner for RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association announced that Portfolio, a provider of service contracts, has returned as a bronze partner for the…
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Features
Hilltop Keeps its Eyes on the Summit
Family-run dealerships may be fairly common in the RV industry, but at Hilltop Camper & RV in Minnesota – where…
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ORR Hosts Presentation on Economic Impact of Outdoor Rec
2021 was a landmark year for the outdoor recreation economy. Together with guest speakers from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s…
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Compliance Programs Can’t Just Sit in a Drawer
Tom Kline is founder and chief consultant for Better Vantage Point, which counsels dealerships large and small all over the…
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F&I Success is Topic of RVDA Con/Expo Workshop
Ross Pantano, national sales director with Vision Management Group, and Anthony Fiorillo, president and CEO of Vision Management Group, will…
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Huntington Distribution Finance to Attend RVDA Con/Expo
Huntington Distribution Finance said it will be attending the 2022 RVDA Convention in Las Vegas the week of November 7th.…
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Features
Q&A with Wells Fargo’s Chad Lyon
Chad Lyon has more than a year under his belt as the commercial leader of Wells Fargo’s RV and marine…
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Live from Chicago: RVWA Unveils Award Winners at Educational Symposium
A crisp day in Chicago is the backdrop for the final day of the inaugural Education Symposium, hosted by the…
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Octane Surpasses $1B in Originations in 2022
Octane, the financial technology (“fintech”) company that specializes in lending for major recreational purchases, today announced it has originated more…
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Ep. 46 – RVDA’s Phil Ingrassia on a Post-Pandemic Landscape
Phil Ingrassia, president of the RV Dealers Association, discusses the lessons dealers learned during the pandemic and what they are…
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Cybersecurity Workshop at RV Dealers Con/Expo
Technology leader David Darrell will take a timely look at cybersecurity during a workshop taking place in the dealer/GM education…
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Service Department Snafus Focus of RVDA Con/Expo Workshop
RV industry veterans Rob Grant and Steven Call of dealer management software supplier Lightspeed will share common inefficiencies found in…
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USWC Presents Three New Offerings for the Fall
F&I company United States Warranty Corporation (USWC) is launching three enhancements for its dealer partners this fall: an updated Powersports…
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RVIA Starts Search for Next VP of Government Affairs
Following the announced retirement of Jay Landers, vice president of government affairs for the RV Industry Association, who is stepping…
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‘The Value of Video’ is Topic of RVDA Con/Expo Workshop
Erin Ruane has more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience and is currently the vice president of marketing…
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Outdoor Hospitality Expo to Talk Increasing Revenue
The National ARVC’s upcoming Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo (OHCE2022) unveiled featured speakers and discussions aimed at helping RV park…
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Forest River Returns as Bronze Sponsor for RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association announced Forest River’s return as a bronze partner for the 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, being held…
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Relentless Offers F&I Masterclass
Relentless Dealer Services announced the next session of its RDS F&I Masterclass. The three-day, comprehensive bootcamp will be held at…
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Popular F&I Workshop Returning to RVDA Con/Expo
Nicole Armstrong, vice president of corporate initiatives with Priority One Financial Services, is returning to the RV Dealers Association Convention…
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Dealership Services Veteran Touts Workshop at RVDA Con/Expo
Dealership services veteran Kimberly Schultz, a speaker new to the RVDA Convention/Expo, will deliver a fresh perspective to fixed operations…
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KPA Speakers Added to RV Dealers Con/Expo
Three new speakers from KPA, an RV safety and compliance software and services provider, will deliver two workshops in the…
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RVDA Speaks Out Against Proposed FTC Rule
The national RV Dealers Association (RVDA) has filed comments highly critical of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed Motor Vehicle…
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Podcast
Ep. 44 – Jan Kelly Keeps Speaking the Truth
Jan Kelly, president and founder of Kelly Enterprises, has been consulting RV dealers on proper business conduct for a long…
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America’s Largest RV Show Makes Time for Local-Area Students
The annual RV show put on by the Pennsylvania RV & Camping Association, which it has dubbed – and trademarked…
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BDC Professional to Teach Strategies at RV Dealers Con/Expo
Business development specialist Dom Zappia, appearing for the first time at this year’s RVDA Convention/Expo, will host an education workshop…
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Jan Kelly Featured on In Tow Podcast Tuesday
Dealership consultant Jan Kelly, founder and president of Kelly Enterprises, will share wisdom and expertise on the next edition of…
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Survey: RV Owners Continue to Profit From RV Rental Boom
RVshare, an online company bringing RV owners and renters together, recently surveyed its RV owners and found that the demand…
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Sales Process, Customer Trust Presentations at RVDA Con/Expo
Professional trainer Peter Chafetz of Protective Asset Protection will present an F&I workshop twice and a separate workshop designed to…
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RVIA President and CEO’s Holiday Message
Craig Kirby, president and CEO of the RV Industry Association, wrote this letter to membership in advance of the holiday…
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Kenect Founder Anderson to Host RVDA Workshop, Panel Discussion
Network television veteran and founder of Kenect, Graham Anderson, will lead a discussion panel and deliver a separate workshop at…
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F&I Compliance Training Courses Available from APCO Holdings
APCO Holdings, LLC’s EasyCare brand, a provider of F&I products for RV dealerships in the U.S., is partnering with the…
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Early Registration for 2022 RVDA Con/Expo Ends Thursday
This Thursday is the deadline for getting advance registration discount tickets for the 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, set for Nov.…
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Webinar: ITR Economics Hosts Fall RoadSigns Forecast
On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the RV Industry Association will host a members-only webinar to review the upcoming Fall RV RoadSigns…
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Blog: Tom Kline with Part II of ‘10 Steps to Avoid Legal Peril’
Tom Kline of Better Vantage Point has the second part of a series he started last month discussing a list…
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Fed Chair Powell: Interest Rate Raises Not Yet Done
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday said the central bank’s job on lowering inflation is not done, suggesting that…
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Black Book: Wholesale RV Values Climb as Volume Drops
As the industry continues to normalize after the craziness of the past couple of years, Eric Lawrence at Black Book found…
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Mike Molino RV Learning Center Announces Scholarship Winner
Jewellissa French, office manager of World Wide RV, with three locations in Arizona, has been chosen to receive the Mike…
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Nominations Due Soon for Inaugural RV Women’s Alliance Awards
The inaugural RV Women’s Alliance Awards will be presented at the awards dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 11, during the RV…
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New Podcast Coming Tuesday
The fourth Tuesday of the month tomorrow means a brand-new podcast coming your way. Seth Trueblood, a purchasing agent and…
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Protective Asset Protection Marks 30 Years of RVDA Endorsement
Protective Asset Protection, a provider of F&I programs and services, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the National RV Dealers…
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RVIA Studying Various Aspects of Inflation Reduction Act
Congress this week passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a far-reaching piece of legislation that will affect tens of millions of…
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Investment Strategist Bringing Global Market Insights to RVDA Con/Expo
Investment strategist John Augustine will review the changing nature of global markets as part of the dealer/GM track during the 2022…
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TCF Inventory Finance Returns as Silver Partner for RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association announced that TCF Inventory Finance will return as silver partner for the 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo,…
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Finance Specialist Jamison Carrier to Address Effective F&I at RVDA Con/Expo
Jamison Carrier, president of Relentless Dealer Services, will deliver a pair of workshops during the 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo designed…
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