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Industry Leaders Tout Benefits of Serving on RVIA Board of Directors
The following report was compiled by the RV Industry Association, which asked members of its Board of Directors why they…
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Saturday is RV/MH Hall of Fame Nomination Deadline
The deadline for submitting a nomination for the RV/MH Hall of Fame is this Saturday, Oct. 31. Darryl Searer, president of the…
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RVIA Shipments: All-Time Monthly Total in September
RVIA’s September survey of manufacturers reveals another month, another record number of shipments. RVIA membership reported that there were 55,014…
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In Tow with RV PRO Podcast Tuesday: Craig Kirby
This Tuesday RV PRO presents another episode of the In Tow with RV PRO podcast, this week featuring Craig Kirby,…
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GM Finishing, Shipping More Pickups That Had Lacked Chips
General Motors Co. is more than halfway through shipping newly assembled pickups that it had parked due to a shortage…
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Exclusive: AEONrv Targets Class B+ Market with Silicon Valley Inspiration
The origins of AEONrv (pronounced “Ā-On”), a new start-up RV company based in Reno, Nev., began in disappointment but then…
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ARVC Conference Panel to Address Electric Vehicles and Camping
For its annual upcoming conference and expo in November, the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) announced a…
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Go RVing Seeks Participants for ‘Dealer Insight’ Survey
Go RVing is seeking RV dealer feedback on a “Dealer Insight 2021” survey it has produced. To learn more about…
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‘Super Lawyers Panel’ Part of RVDA Con/Expo
The 2021 RV Dealers Convention/Expo will feature what organizers are calling a special “Super Lawyers Panel” with RV industry legal…
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Report Coming on Economic Impact of U.S. Outdoor Recreation Industry
The RV Industry Association wants to inform its members of an upcoming Zoom presentation where the U.S. Department of Commerce…
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Germany-based Quantron Accelerates Push Toward Zero-Emission Vehicles
Quantron AG, specialist for commercial vehicles with electric and hydrogen drive trains, is setting out to become an OEM for…
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Outdoor Diversity, Inclusion Coalition Touts New Participants
Together Outdoors (TO), a coalition supported by the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR)and comprised of businesses and organizations in the outdoor…
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Snowbird Travel Has Healthy Outlook for Upcoming Winter Season
The October edition of Kampgrounds of America (KOA)’s Monthly Research Report projects that 12 million households – 31 percent of…
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Report Spotlights Digital Retailing Impact on F&I Product Trends
Protective Asset Protection unveiled additional trends and insights stemming from its recently released second annual report on automotive F&I Product…
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RV Industry Association to Hold 2021 Annual Meeting
The RV Industry Association will hold its Annual Meeting – virtually – on Friday, Nov. 19. The event will be…
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RVIA’s Landers Shares Advocacy Priorities with State RV Dealers Groups
The following report is from RV Industry Association staff, reporting on the activities of Jay Landers, the organization’s vice president…
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NRVTA Moves Inspection Training to New, Larger Facility
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) moved all courses for RV inspectors into a new building last month. The 28-…
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Elkhart Tops Fall List for WSJ/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets
The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com released the WSJ/Realtor.com Fall 2021 Emerging Housing Markets Index, which revealed Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. is…
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‘Patriarch’ of NERVDA Dies at 81
Francis “Fran” J. Roberts, 81, of Shelburne, Mass., passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family beside him on…
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Cummins, Gillig Deliver 100th Battery Electric Bus
Cummins is preparing to deliver a package in the form of the 100th battery electric transit bus in collaboration with…
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Register Additional Personnel Ahead of 2021 RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association encourages dealers to register additional personnel for the 2021 RV Dealers Convention/Expo online. Doing so will…
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Custom RV Is Part Camper, Part Semi Truck, and It’s For Sale
Leave it to Motor1.com to locate the truly bizarre in the world of vehicles, and this certainly fits under that…
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Q&A with Wells Fargo’s Chad Lyon
Chad Lyon doesn’t own a boat or an RV, but as the industry veteran assumes his new role as “commercial…
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Outdoorsy, Go RVing to Present at 2022 SXSW Conference
Austin, Texas’ annual entertainment and media gathering, South by Southwest (SXSW), announced that RV rental company Outdoorsy and RV promotion…
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RV PRO Selects 2021 40 Under 40 Class
RV PRO magazine would like to congratulate this year’s 40 Under 40 Class, who will officially be recognized in the…
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Baird Survey: Dealer Sentiment Brightens for Near-Term Outlook
A new survey finds dealer optimism on current and future market conditions positive, especially as it relates to their outlook…
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Forest River Plans to Triple Electric Bus Sales in Canada
Forest River is poised to more than triple its electric bus sales in Canada, says David Wright, president of the…
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Industry Profile: Mike Conway of Southwire
The RV Industry Association has done a profile of Mike Conway, national accounts manager for Southwire, which provides electrical parts…
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Selvius RV Group Acquires, Renames Another Michigan RV Store
Michigan’s Selvius Family RV Group acquired the former Quality Products RV of Plainwell, Mich. The newly owned dealership reopened in…
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Cummins Integrating Powertrain Solutions with Autonomous Driving Systems
Power technology company Cummins will be launching a set of software features to integrate its powertrains with Automated Driving System…
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PRVCA Featured on Next Live Podcast Tuesday
Heather Leach, executive director of the Pennsylvania RV Camping and Camping Association, will be the next guest of the In…
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Erwin Hymer Group Posts Record Results
The following report is from About Camp B2B, an Italian news agency covering the European RV industry. The Erwin Hymer…
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Trailer Source in the Fast Lane Toward Growth
Jim Blumenthal moves fast. Since opening his first Trailer Source store in the Denver-metro area in 2013, his family-owned dealership…
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IDS Issues Comprehensive Dealer Report Looking Ahead to 2022
Integrated Dealer Systems, an RV, marine and trailer dealership software provider, released its 2022 RV Industry Trends Report. The company…
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RVIA’s 2020 Lender Survey Results are Available
The RV Industry Association completed its nationwide survey of financial institutions concerning their RV lending portfolios, and results are available…
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KOA Adds Staffer to Lead Canadian Market Expansion
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) hired Matt Stovold to fill the newly created position of KOA franchise development manager for Canada.…
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RV Women’s Alliance Presents Career Navigation Workshop
The RV Women’s Alliance is committed to fostering the next generation of women leaders in the industry. On Thursday, Oct.…
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Meyer Announces 2020 Vendor of the Year Award Recipients
Meyer Distributing announced the recipients of its 2020 Vendor of the Year Awards. The 2020 4×4 & Off-Road Vendor of…
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Relentless Dealer Services Presenting Three Workshops at RVDA Con/Expo
The RVDA Expo Committee has invited Jamison Carrier, president of Relentless Dealer Services, to speak at the 2021 RVDA Convention…
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KOA Report: More Hispanics Embracing the Camping Lifestyle
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with the release of its 2021 Latinx…
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Blog: What’s in Your Policy?
Most dealers may have a general sense of what’s in their insurance policy, but learning the ins and out of…
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Logistics Experts Call for Government Intervention in Huge Port Backups
Dozens of cargo ships anchored off the West coast could be waiting up to four weeks before they can dock,…
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Fundraising Deadline in One Month for MH Wing of Hall of Fame
At the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., the 21,000-square-foot building is finished and the design phase for the…
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Black Folks Camp Too Picks up Award at Outdoor Media Summit
The Outdoor Media Summit occurred Sept. 27 – 29 at the Ridgeline Hotel in Estes Park, Colo. The three-day event…
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Industry Veteran Larry Porche Posthumously Receives 2021 NMRA Mel Barr Award
Marine industry veteran Larry Porche, who died suddenly this past June, is the 2021 recipient of the National Marine Representatives…
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Senate confirms Rohit Chopra to lead CFPB
Rohit Chopra became the third director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday, after the Senate approved his…
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RV PRO Moves to Afternoon eNewsletter
Starting today, RV PRO’s eNewsletter has switched the deployment time of its Monday through Friday eNewsletter from 10 a.m. local…
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RVIA Announces Board Election Results
Five new members have been elected to the 2022 RV Industry Association Board of Directors, RVIA has announced. Five open…
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THOR Funds ORR’s Push to Encourage Inclusion in Outdoor Recreation
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) partnered with THOR Industries to establish a coalition to help ensure everyone feels welcome in…
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RV Startup Ember Unveils New Company Website
Bristol, Ind.-based Ember RVs has announced the launch of a new company website today. The website offers a sneak peek…
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RVIA Hosts Gathering of Campground Leaders
The RV Industry Association recently convened a meeting of select leaders from the RV and campground industries to discuss how…
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‘RVing in New England’ to Feature the Polks, Longtime Consumer Guides for RVers
In 1999, Mark and Dawn Polk had a vision of what RV consumer education in the future should look like…
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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Adds Chris Perkins to Team
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), a coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations and organizations working to promote the growth of…
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THOR Passes $12 Billion in Sales for the Year
THOR Industries reported net sales in the fourth quarter of $3.6 billion, an increase of 54.6 percent as compared to…
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Black Book: Wholesale RV Values Cooling Off as Fall Approaches
“For the first time in several months, one of the major RV market segments has declined in value: Motorhomes dropped…
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Outdoorsy Partners with Lead Bank on RV Loan Products
Global online RV rental company Outdoorsy launched its partnership with Lead Bank to bring RV-focused lending solutions to the U.S.,…
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Thousands Tour RVs During Go RVing Experiential Events
Experiential events are part of Go RVing‘s efforts to expose diverse audiences to RVing and an active outdoor lifestyle in…
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Cummins Gets $5M Boost to Advance Hydrogen Efforts
Cummins Inc. is getting $5 million – the largest of 19 grants from the Department of Energy – to automate…
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Ford Investing Billions in Electric Car Production Plants
Saying Ford is driving head-on into a future of electric vehicles may be an understatement. Think more along the line…
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RV Shipments Continue Setting Records
The RV Industry Association’s August 2021 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 52,819 units,…
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REV Group Featured on New Podcast Live Tuesday
This week’s In Tow with RV PRO podcast guest is Mike Lanciotti, who was appointed president of the REV Recreation…
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California KOA Opens Up to Wildfire Victims
Campgrounds often serve as evacuation centers for people fleeing fires and other natural disasters. But the 112-site Placerville, Calif., KOA…
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Winnebago Sets Sales Records at America’s Largest RV Show
Winnebago said it welcomed a near record number of outdoor enthusiast customers to its Motorhome and Towable display at America’s…
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Obit: Arden Stutzman, founder of Overland Mfg., Dies at 97
Arden D. Stutzman, age 97 of Nappanee, Ind., died Sunday, Sept. 19, at Elkhart General Hospital. Stutzman was born in…
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Obit: George Sells, founder of Sells Industries, Dies at 86
George Sells of Elkhart, Ind., died recently at the age of 86. Sells relocated to Elkhart from his native Tennessee…
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KOA Report: Fall Camping Interest High Amid COVID Concerns
Kampgrounds of America (KOA)’s Monthly Research Report for September projects that 10.6 million households – 25 percent of all active…
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NRVIA Reports Inspections Work to Help Close Sales
The National RV Inspectors Association (NRVIA) said dealers who fear that an inspection could risk losing a potential sale are…
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RVing in New England to Spotlight Lithium Battery Technology
Lithium-ion battery technology is becoming more widespread in the RV industry, driven in part by the increasing popularity of boondocking…
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Cargo Backups at West Coast Ports Setting New Records
This article was originally published on Monday, Sept. 20. The Southern California ports that are responsible for almost half of…
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Kirby: Truly a Remarkable Time in the Industry
Craig Kirby, president and CEO of the RV Industry Association, posted this state-of-the-industry letter to the association’s website. Dear RV…
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Canadian Snowbirds Anxious to Return to Florida
Instead of spending last winter sunning at Siesta Beach, Fla., or sipping a drink at a downtown rooftop bar, many…
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Time Running Out to Donate to New Museum at RV/MH Hall of Fame
The MH Museum Campaign – the newest project taking place at the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind. –…
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‘America’s Largest RV Show Reports Second-Largest Attendance Ever
America’s Largest RV Show, presented by the Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA), recorded its second largest attendance ever…
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Sobel Brings Salesperson Coaching and Retaining Tips to RVDA Con/Expo
Industry veteran Jered Sobel, president of Sobel University, will lead a workshop on building and retaining top performers in the…
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Sobel University Confirms Jered Sobel as President
Sobel University is proud to officially announce Jered Sobel as the president of the RV-specific sales and management training company.…
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‘America’s Largest RV Show’ Returns to Massive Crowds
More than a half-century of tradition continued this week when “America’s Largest RV Show” took place at the Giant Center…
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Nu Venture Surf Motorhome Is the Tiniest RV
Editor’s Note: Leave it to the intrepid reporters at Motor1.com to discover the most unusual RVs that are being produced…
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Ford Invests Millions to Increase Production of F-150 Lightning
Ford Motor Co. is expanding hiring to increase production capacity for its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup as it begins building…
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Exclusive: No Time Like the Present
If not now, when? “We’ve had people ask us, isn’t this exactly the wrong time to start an RV company?”…
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Help RV PRO Select the Best New RVs of 2022
The cancellation of this month’s Elkhart Open House Week makes things more challenging for RV PRO when it comes to…
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2021 NATDA Trailer Show Brings Record Attendance to Nashville, Tenn.
After a long two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the NATDA Trailer Show’s return to Nashville, Tenn., produced record-breaking results in…
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Coming Up: Hosted Buyer Program at ARVC Convention
Excitement is growing around the Expo at National ARVC’s 2021 Outdoor Hospitality Conference & Expo (OHCE) in November, largely due…
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Protective Asset Protection Report Spotlights F&I Trends, Outlook
Protective Asset Protection, a provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty company programs, released its second F&I Trends Report,…
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Study: Millennials and Gen-Z Owners are Here to Stay
Go RVing earlier this year commissioned a comprehensive study of RV owners that the organization said was the first of…
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ARVC, Astra and ReserveAmerica.com Announce Partnership
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) announced that Astra has joined ARVC as a Signature Partner. Astra,…
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New In Tow with RV PRO Episode Coming Live Tuesday
This Tuesday, a new episode of In Tow with RV PRO will go live and this week’s guest is Frank…
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WhereSafe GPS Expands RV Affiliate Program
WhereSafe GPS set up a new RV affiliate who is very recognizable in RV circles, the company said. The new…
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More Organizations Cancel Open House Plans
In the wake of yesterday’s joint announcement by the industry’s two largest RV manufacturers – Forest River and THOR Industries…
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Lippert Completes Acquisition of Furrion
LCI Industries completed the previously announced acquisition of Furrion Holdings Limited, a distributor of appliances and other products to OEMs…
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REV Group’s Strong Earnings Driven Partially by RV Sales
Specialty vehicle manufacturer REV Group reported third quarter net sales of $593.3 million, compared to $582.2 million in the prior…
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Obituary: Eclipse RV Founder Dallen Trealoff has Died
Mark Baute wrote this obituary as a tribute to his old friend, Dallen Trealoff, founder of Eclipse RV. Dallen Trealoff…
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Lance Camper Details Solutions to Labor Shortage
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper has faced a problem common in the RV industry: the lack of qualified labor. In its…
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RV Learning Center Accepting Applications for 2022-23 Leadership Program
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center is now accepting applications for the 2022-23 Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship. This scholarship…
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Voting on RVIA Board Starts Today
Voting to fill five vacant seats on the RV Industry Association’s Board of Directors begins today. Nine candidates are in…
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Musk: Tesla Cybertruck Delay ‘Like a Glitch in the Matrix’
(Chris Teague of TechTrader updates Elon Musk’s Cybertruck, the Tesla vehicle that can be turned into an RV with the…
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Electric RV Concept Gets Range-Extending Rotary Engine
Founded in 2018, HotCars.com calls itself “the go-to site to keep up to date on everything in the automotive industry.”…
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60th Caravan Salon a Success
Event organizers and exhibitors are calling the recent 60th Caravan Salon a success. The 10-day show held in Dusseldorf, Germany,…
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RV Auxiliaries Promote Diversity, Inclusion and Volunteerism
RV industry professionals often discuss the need to work harder to appeal to more diverse audiences and prepare for the…
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Report: Fewer Jobs Added than Expected, Unemployment Rate Falls
The U.S. economy added back jobs at a far slower pace in August following an early-summer jump in employment, as…
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RV Shipments Projected to Reach 600,000 Units in 2022
RV wholesale shipments are projected to reach an all-time high in 2021 then continue to trend upward through 2022, according…
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