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Tickets on Sale for RV/MH Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
Reservations are now open for the 2022 RV/MH Hall of Fame’s annual induction dinner. This year the event will be…
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New Podcast Episode this Tuesday
The next episode of the In Tow with RV PRO podcast will be going live this Tuesday with guest Chad…
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Nebraska Dealers Now Allowed to Sell Large Fifth Wheels
One of the missions of the RV Industry Association is to monitor state and federal legislation that might have some…
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Missouri’s Coachlight RV Goes All-In on RVTI Certification
The RV Industry Association highlights one dealership’s effort to eliminate what the store owner calls “a thorn in the side…
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Dealership Merger Mania Continues
Brokers and advisors who put together mergers and acquisitions for RV dealerships say business is as brisk as ever and…
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Hoefer Group Acquires North Dakota Factory to Build RVs
Hoefer Group, owned by RV industry veteran Charles Hoefer and directed by Hoefer’s wife Andrea Kine, has closed $3 million…
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Idaho’s Leisureland RV Recognized by Google
Leisureland RV Center of Boise, Idaho, was recently highlighted by Google in the 2021 Economic Impact Report to be the…
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NERVDA Salutes Dealer Bob Moore on His 97th Birthday
The New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) issued a statement Thursday congratulating Bob Moore, founder of Bradford’s RV, on his…
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Lippert Employees Step Up for National Volunteer Week
As part of National Volunteer Week, more than 1,200 Lippert employees from the company’s Michiana-area locations. Lippert Cares is an…
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RVWA Announces Upcoming Events
The RV Women’s Alliance has a few things on the calendar it wants to let people know about. For those…
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History: A Look Back at ‘Frank’s Motor Home’
Transportation-oriented website Jalopnik takes us on a way-back Wednesday journey to an important time in RV history. When the subject…
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Exclusive: ATC Breaks Ground on New HQ Facility
Aluminum Trailer Co. (ATC) today broke ground on a new 221,000-square-foot facility at its home in Nappanee, Ind., which will…
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RVTI, NERVDA Form Partnership to Recruit New Techs
As the “Year of Recruitment” continues, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) has been hard at work attending events across the…
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RVs Move America Week to Feature First Emerging Leaders Coalition Gathering
RVs Move America Week, scheduled for June 5-9 in Washington, D.C., is an annual event where volunteers from across the…
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RVIA Puts the Spotlight on the Rental Market
As consumers evolve and their expectations change, the RV rental market is evolving as well to keep up with them,…
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Blog: Increase Sales Opportunities by Texting Customers
In 2022, the online experience is invaluable. More customers than ever are visiting a dealership website, likely several times, before…
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Dometic Hosts Mid-Year Strategy Meetings with Key Players
Dometic said a team of people from the company will meet this week with RV manufacturing, aftermarket and service leaders…
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Suburban Adds New Water Heater to Product Line
Suburban, an Airxcel brand, announced a key expansion to its water heater product line with the new IW42 – a…
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Make-A-Wish, Winnebago and RV Retailer Team Up
Make-A-Wish, Winnebago Industries and RV Retailer have announced they will partner to provide outdoor adventures to wishers across the country.…
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Easter Weekend Message from RVIA’s Craig Kirby
Craig Kirby is President and CEO of the RV Industry Association. Good afternoon Members, As we enter the Easter holiday,…
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Participants Sought for 2022 Go RVing Dealer Tie-in Program
Go RVing announced its 2022 Dealer Tie-In Program that is now available for RV dealers, state dealer associations and their…
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‘Second Chance Month’ Ties in Nicely with RVTI Recruitment Goals
In case you missed it, the federal government recently christened April as “Second Chance Month,” with the purpose of promoting…
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USTR Reinstates 352 Section 301 China Tariff Product Exclusions
The following update is provided by the RV Industry Association. In prior Federal Register notices, the U.S. Trade Representative modified…
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VW CFO Expects Chip Shortage to Persist Into 2024
Volkswagen Group expects the semiconductor shortage to continue longer than expected, the automaker’s finance chief, Arno Antlitz, said. Supplies of…
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Product Innovation Leads the Way for this Elkhart-Based Supplier
Wayne Kaylor is a serial entrepreneur. And, with a successful history that dates all the way back to the mid-1980s,…
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New Survey to Identify RV Rental Market Trends, Outlook
The RV Rental Association (RVRA) is now conducting a survey of RV rental businesses to gauge the current state of…
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Event Schedule Released for ‘RVs Move America Week’
The annual RVs Move America Week gathering returns after a two-year hiatus June 5 – 9 in Washington, D.C. The…
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Lippert Rolls Out Mobile Care Unit for Employees
Lippert will soon begin offering free, on-site healthcare to more than 7,000 of its employees. On Tuesday, the company opened…
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Tickets for RVWA Educational Symposium Go On Sale This Friday
Early-bird member tickets go on sale this Friday, April 15, for the RV Women’s Alliance Education Symposium which takes place…
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PRVCA Hires Lubomski as Education Director
The Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA) recently hired James Lubomski to serve as education director, effective April 4.…
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Dave Medford Retires After 50 Years with Dexstar
Longtime Dexstar Wheel employee Dave Medford has retired from the company after 50 years. Medford joined the company on April…
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Ep. 34: Jason Lippert on the Importance of Staying Nimble
Lippert Industries is a $4.5 billion company with locations all over the globe, but CEO Jason Lippert said it’s the…
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Blog: OFAC Alerts and Why They Matter
Dealers should all be aware of the Office of Foreign Asset Control, though it can be one of those things…
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New Podcast Coming Tuesday: Jason Lippert
The president and CEO of Lippert Industries, Jason Lippert, is our next guest on the In Tow with RV PRO…
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Flashback Friday: The First Airstream
As much of the U.S. is finally starting to emerge from winter and thoughts of road tripping and starry nights…
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NYT Report: How Intel Makes Computer Chips Amid a Global Shortage
Some feature more than 50 billion tiny transistors that are 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.…
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Ember RV is Fired Up
Conventional wisdom might suggest the worst time to start building travel trailers is in the middle of a global pandemic,…
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CDK Global to be Acquired by Brookfield for $8.3B
CDK Global has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Brookfield Business Partners in a deal valued at $8.3…
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RV Retailer Renews Partnership with RV Technical Institute
RV Retailer announced it has reviewed and enhanced its partnership with RV Technical Institute to provide all RV Retailer techs…
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‘Fearless’ Molly Fletcher to Keynote at 2022 RVDA Con/Expo
Noted author and one of the first professional female sports agents, Molly Fletcher, will deliver the keynote address during the…
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R. Yoder Construction to Break Ground on New ATC Headquarters
The Goshen News reports on R. Yoder Construction preparing to break ground on ATC Trailer’s new facility next week. Yoder…
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RVIA Presentation: Current Market Conditions and Reaching Next-Gen RVers
On Tuesday, April 26, experts from the RV Industry Association will host a presentation in Elkhart, Ind., to discuss the…
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WNC Made By Mountains Partnership and Black Folks Camp Too Announce Regional Marketing Campaign
North Carolina’s WNC Made By Mountains Partnership and Black Folks Camp Too announced a new “Return On Inclusion” campaign to…
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Exclusive: Horizon Global Women’s Group Becomes a Global Force
Michigan-based Horizon Global held a company-wide gathering on March 8 to celebrate International Women’s Day, as part of the month-long…
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THOR Explains Move into EVs
The business website Inside iNDIANA Business recently spoke with THOR Industries’ Chief Operating Officer Todd Woelfer about the company’s move…
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RVing in New England Celebrates Camping Life in Maine
Maine is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S., and since the consumer show season in New…
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Cummins Gets $20M in Tax Breaks for Facility Expansion
The Seymour, Ind., City Council approved three tax abatements for Cummins that have an estimated $20.4 million worth of investments…
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GM, Honda to Jointly Develop ‘Millions’ of Affordable EVs by 2027
General Motors and Honda Motor Co. plan to co-develop a line of affordable electric vehicles, with a focus on compact…
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Blog: Know Your Customer: Part 2 of Know Their Type
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a four-part blog series (and the second of a two-part installment related to…
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Go RVing Rebrand Embraces the Energy and Vibrancy of RVing
Go RVing announced that it has undergone a rebranding exercise that has resulted in a new logo for the organization,…
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RELiON Battery appoints RVLI as Aftermarket Rep Agency
RELiON Battery, a global provider of lithium batteries, has announced that RVLI will represent the company’s line of lithium iron…
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Police Allege Oregon Dealership Owner Defrauds Consignors Out of $800K
The owner of Mac RV Sales in McMinnville (Ore.) was arrested Saturday after police said an investigation revealed he and…
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RV Retailer is On The Move
Four years ago, RV Retailer was just an idea. Today, it’s the second-largest dealership group in the country, with 94…
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RV Retailer Adds Two Dealerships in Q1
RV Retailer made two acquisitions in the first quarter of this year. That’s after acquiring 52 stores – an average…
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RVIA Releases 2021 Annual Report
The RV Industry Association has released its annual report for 2021, which turned out to be a record-breaking year for…
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RVIA Still Contesting California’s Recent SORE Regulations
Last week, the RV Industry Association submitted a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) requesting a distinction between fixed-mount stationary…
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U.S. to Unveil Revised Stricter Fuel Economy Regs Friday
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday plans to unveil tougher fuel economy standards for vehicles that would reverse his predecessor…
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Black Book: Spring’s Arrival Finds Wholesale RV Prices Mixed
Spring has arrived in many parts of the country, and eager customers are beginning to flock to dealers’ showrooms. Motorhome…
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RVWA Touts All-Member Meeting with Go RVing’s Redfern
The RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) is hosting its first all-member call of the year this Wednesday, March 30, at noon…
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RVIA Analysis Finds More Campsites with Amenities are Needed
The following is reproduced courtesy of the RV Industry Association. Working with the wider RV industry to improve the RVing…
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Blog: Know the Customer: Part 1 of Know Their Type
Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-part blog series (and the first part of a two-part installment related…
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Webinar Targets Dealers Considering Selling
Dealers who are considering selling their dealerships are invited to take part in a webinar on Wednesday, April 6, put…
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Review: The Jayco Terrain Is a New Luxury Adventure Van
The following was written by Everett Potter, a travel writer and contributor to Forbes. There’s a new luxury van on…
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Motor 1 Reviews Combo Luxury Auto/RV
Is your Lincoln Mark VII simply too small for your family? Do you require a vehicle that can take you…
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Report: RV Shipments Continue to Climb Year-Over-Year
The RV Industry Association’s monthly report on wholesale RV shipments found that manufacturers reported shipping 53,722 units in February, an…
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GM Halting Pickup Production in Indiana Due to Chip Shortage
General Motors will halt pickup truck production at a factory in Indiana for two weeks next month due to an…
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Exclusive: Ohio-Based Trucking Company Tries to Stay Ahead of the Curve
As a younger man, 28-year-old Justin Miller was an over-the-road trucker that had already been through some ups and downs…
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Back by Popular Demand
Forest River’s topline Class A luxury diesel motorhome – the Charleston – is back. After a four-year hiatus, the coach…
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Winnebago’s Q2 Revenues Tie All-Time Company Record
Winnebago reported revenues for the second quarter of $1.2 billion, tying the record set in the first fiscal quarter of…
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FMCA’s 104th Convention Begins Today in Tucson
“Sunsets and Saguaros” is the theme of FMCA’s 104th International Convention & RV Expo, starting today and running through Saturday…
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Dometic Publishes 2021 Annual Sustainability Report
Sweden-based Dometic has released its 2021 Sustainability Report, and included in the highlights are: In 2021, Dometic achieved a new…
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Deadline Approaching to Submit Workshop Proposals for 2022 RVDA Con/Expo
The deadline to submit workshop proposals for the 2022 RVDA Convention/Expo is next Tuesday, March 29. The Convention/Expo takes place…
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RV Industry Invited to Participate in Advocacy Day in D.C.
Advocacy Day, the longstanding cornerstone event taking place on Wednesday, June 8, during RVs Move America Week, is a unique…
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Global Nickel Shortage Could Disrupt EV Industry
As automakers around the world set bold targets for vehicle electrification, many in the industry are looking to nickel –…
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No Dirty Water, Keystone RV Celebrate World Water Day
Blu Technology’s No Dirty Water brand and Keystone RV are joining forces in celebration of World Water Day to benefit…
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Dometic to Cease Manufacturing at its Elkhart, Ind., Facility
Dometic announced today the final consolidation its remaining manufacturing activities at the Industrial Parkway, Elkhart facility to other sites in…
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Media Report: Indy Company Launches Off-Grid Solar Division
Indianapolis-based Jefferson Electric is launching a new division focused on providing more options for people to go solar, according to…
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RV Demand Keeps Climbing and So Does Demand for Dealership Employees
Road trips and weekend getaways in RVs boomed during the pandemic and one Metro Detroit-based dealership says demand for the…
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New Podcast Tuesday Features Way’s Wayne Kaylor
On Tuesday, the In Tow with RV PRO podcast returns with another new episode, this one featuring Wayne Kaylor of…
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Report: 2021 Retail Sales Hit Another High; Dealer Inventories Up
For the second consecutive year, North American RV retail registrations set a record high, according to a report from market…
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Sobel University Adds Management Breakout Session to April Training Course
Sobel University has added management break-out sessions to their upcoming Comprehensive Sales Training Course, scheduled for April 4 – 8,…
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Cummins Posts Update on its Business in Russia
On Thursday, March 17, the Cummins Board of Directors made the decision to suspend all commercial operations in Russia indefinitely,…
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General RV Co-Presenting ‘Heroes Appreciation Weekend’
General RV Center is partnering with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and USA Hockey Arena for the 2022 Heroes…
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Lippert to Host Leadership Conference
Lippert will present the Purpose Summit 2022 on May 17-19, at the University of Notre Dame. The three-day leadership conference…
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RVIA Infographic Reveals New Buyer Info
The RV Industry Association revealed an infographic that provides a comprehensive look at various aspects of the multitude of new…
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Supply Chain Issues Vex 2022 Augusta RV Show
The 2022 Augusta RV Show takes place this Friday, March 18, through Sunday, March 20, at the Augusta Civic Center…
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How the War in Ukraine Is Further Disrupting Global Supply Chains
Supply chain disruptions continue to cause headaches in many U.S. industries, with the RV world being no exception. The venerable…
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Lippert Cares Launches ‘Community Impact Grant’
Lippert announced the launch of the Lippert Cares Community Impact Grant. The purpose of the grant is to provide additional…
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Eclipse RV Celebrates 19 Years with Memory of Founder in Mind
Only six months after the untimely death of company founder Dallen Trealoff, Riverside, Calif.’s Eclipse RV recently celebrated its 19th…
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RVTI Announces Upcoming In-House Classes
The RV Technical Institute (RVTI) announced the upcoming in-person classes being offered in Elkhart, Ind., at the institute’s headquarters: Level…
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Winnebago Touts Latest Innovations at Bi-Annual Dealer Meeting
Winnebago announced multiple new technology and product innovations at its bi-annual dealer meeting this week, which ran March 14-16 in…
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Roadpass Rolls Out New Membership Bundle
Roadpass Digital, operator of a technology platform for road travel and outdoor experiences, announced its new membership bundle, Roadpass Pro.…
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Trade Only Today’s Q&A with NMMA’s Frank Hugelmeyer
Trade Only Today published an interview with Frank Hugelmeyer, currently president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, who is an…
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Winnebago Celebrates Production of 500,000th Motorhome
Winnebago announced it has produced its 500,000th motorhome, becoming the first industry brand to reach that milestone. The company marked…
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Motor Home Specialist Again Recognized as No. 1 Motorhome Dealership
RV Retailer announced that Motor Home Specialist (MHS) was the No. 1 seller of new motorhomes by a single dealership…
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RVIA: Provisions in the 2022 Omnibus Bill Bolster Outdoor Rec
One of the RV Industry Association’s primary missions is to keep track of bills moving through state capitals and the…
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Flint RV & Camping Show Returns for 45th Year
The 45th annual Flint, Mich., RV & Camping Show begins this Thursday, March 17, and runs through Sunday, March 20.…
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Supply Chains: ‘Complete Chaos for the Shipping Industry’
Fragile supply chains are facing a new headwind amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a new COVID-19 lockdown in one…
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Blog: Know Your Customer – Know Their Day
Editor’s note: This four-part blog series is taken from author, consultant and career coach Thomas Morin’s book, “Know Your Customer:…
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Registration Now Open for ‘RVs Move America Week’
RVs Move America Week, slated June 5-9 in Washington, D.C., is a critical event on the RV industry calendar, according…
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