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Protective Asset Partners with Powersports-Oriented Tech Company RumbleOn
F&I programs and services provider Protective Asset Protection announced it has signed a national agreement with RumbleOn, which Protective Asset…
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Mopeka Products Acquires Sonariot
Mopeka Products, makers of sonar tank monitoring solutions, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sonariot. Together, Mopeka…
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Lance Camper Resumes Plant Tours in May
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper has announced it has begun announced it is restarting plant tours for the public next month.…
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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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A Satellite’s View of Supply Chain Issues
COVID-19 has again reared its ugly head in China, and parts of that country are undergoing the largest outbreak of…
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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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Campers Inn Acquires Arizona’s Little Dealer Little Prices
Campers Inn RV recently announced that it was planning on expanding to the western United States, and this week took…
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Airstream Extends Program to Offset Carbon Emissions from ’22 Models
Airstream has extended its program to help neutralize the estimated carbon emissions created by the manufacturer and use of the…
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Camping World Moving into Former Wisconsin Gander Store
A Camping World store will open soon in the former Gander Outdoors store at 1200 Crossing Meadows Drive in Onalaska,…
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Volkswagen, Jayco Launch Camper Van Down Under
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has teamed up with Jayco to create a camper van based on the VW Crafter van. The…
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Lippert Names Head of Europe Marine Group
Lippert announced Matthew Johnston has been named managing director for Lippert Marine Group in Europe. In this role, he will…
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Jobless Claims Hold Near Lowest Levels Since 1960s
Weekly unemployment claims held near their lowest levels since the 1960s, with a strong labor market and improving levels of…
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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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Lazydays’ Preliminary Q1 Results Show Profits Up
Lazydays Holdings’ preliminary Q1 earnings results were released Monday, and the company said it had preliminary revenue for the first…
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Expion360 Achieves UL Compliance for Recreational Batteries
Lithium battery maker Expion360 announced it has completed UL 1973 compliance on its 60-120Ah batteries. Because of the growing demand…
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Camping Outlook Remains Healthy
The KOA Monthly Research Report – April Edition indicates that 38 percent of campers who have not traveled for a…
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KOA: Continued Growth in First Quarter of 2022
After finishing 2021 an astounding 33 percent above the previous record-grossing year, Kampgrounds of America reports a 16.5 percent increase…
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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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Allison Transmission Earns CARB Certification
Allison Transmission today announced it has received certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for the model year 2022…
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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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Registration for RV Aftermarket Conference Begins Monday
Registration for the 51st RV Aftermarket Conference in August will open this coming Monday, April 25. The conference, which is…
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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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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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DEI Joins the Hot Rod Power Tour
Automotive heat and sound control products company Design Engineering said it will be doing its part to make sure the…
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ARVC Continues to Serve Park Owners in Florida and Alabama
The Florida/Alabama state RV park and campground association chose to de-affiliate with the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds…
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Oil Prices Fall 5% After IMF Cuts Growth Outlook
Oil prices were down about 5 percent in volatile trading on Tuesday on demand concerns after the International Monetary Fund…
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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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IDS Launches Monthly Market Analysis
Integrated Dealer Systems, an RV, marine and trailer dealership software provider, has announced the launch of its “Dealership Industry Insights”…
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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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NRVTA Hires Video Production Manager to Bolster Training
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) today announced Garrett Syfrett joined the team as video production manager to enhance the…
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RVshare Partners with DigiSure to Offer RV Rental Insurance, Protection
RVshare, the first and largest RV rental marketplace, together with insurance technology platform DigiSure, announced a partnership enabling RVshare to…
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The Toyota Previa on Steroids
TheDrive.com often comes across various bizarre projects and one-offs that it graciously shares with its readers, and this has to…
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Chinese Lockdowns Curbing Supply Chain Improvements
What happens in China doesn’t stay in China. And for American supply chains, that is usually a good thing. American…
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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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Derema Group Expanding, Adding Staff in Elkhart
Derema Group said it will be expanding in the Elkhart, Ind., area to meet the demands of its vendors and…
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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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KPA Hosts Two-Part Webinar Series on Hazard Communication
RV Dealers Association partner and business training and compliance firm KPA are offering a two-part webinar series entitled: Hazard Communication.…
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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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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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Way Interglobal Announces Two Key Hires
Way Interglobal has named Michael Pahud as its chief financial officer, a newly created position to help lead the financial…
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AMIC Global Sold to Component Sourcing International
Sun Acquisitions has announced the sale of AMIC Global Inc. to Component Sourcing International (CSI). Illinois-based AMIC is a diversified…
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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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Kanen Wealth Mgt. Calls Out Lazydays Board Members by Name
Dave Kanen of Kanen Wealth Management has written an open letter to the top officers of the Lazydays Board of…
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Outdoorsy Ranks No. 16 on Marketplace 100 List
Outdoorsy, an on-demand global RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, has been named one of the largest and fastest-growing marketplace…
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Local Business Publication Names Dragonfly Tech Company of the Year
Reno-based Dragonfly Energy has been named “technology company of the year” by the Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET).…
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World’s Largest Hydrogen Taxi Fleet to be Powered by Cummins
Cummins, through its affiliate Hydrogenics Europe N.V., has signed a contract to supply a 2.5-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer to Hysetco, a…
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COVID Curbs in China Threaten Supply Chain Paralysis
China’s race to stop the spread of COVID-19 is clogging highways and ports, stranding workers and shutting countless factories –…
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Jobless Claims Rise But Still Near 54-Year Low
U.S. jobless claims held near multi-decade lows last week as companies worked to keep employees on their payrolls amid ongoing…
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Easter Egg Drop a Hit, Colorado Dealership Says
On Saturday, April 9, more than 3,000 children and their families gathered in Greeley, Colo., at The Great Outdoors RV for…
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Performance Brokerage Services Advised on the Sale of Lloyd’s RV To Fun Town
Performance Brokerage Services was the adviser to the seller when Lloyd’s RV Center in Orange, Texas, was sold to Fun…
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Roamly Launches Global Travel Insurance Product
Roamly, the insurance company and subsidiary of Outdoorsy, announced the launch of its newest product: Global Travel Insurance. It is…
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Allison Transmission Tapped for First UK Electric Refuse Collection Vehicle
Allison Transmission announced it has been selected to provide the propulsion system for the UK’s first hydrogen fuel cell refuse…
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Brightstar-Backed Novae Acquires LOOK Trailers
Markle, Ind.-based trailer manufacturer Novae, a portfolio company of Brightstar Capital Partners, announced that it has acquired LOOK Trailers, the…
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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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PPL Motor Homes Hires Vice President of Sales
Houston-based PPL Motor Homes announced that RV industry veteran, Kevin Hoffpauir, has been hired as vice president of sales. Hoffpauir…
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Mercedes Aims to Halve Carbon Footprint by 2030
Automakers are driving toward eliminating emissions in their vehicle fleets, production plants and supplier networks. Mercedes-Benz said Monday it will…
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Inflation Rises by the Most Since 1981
U.S. consumer price increases quickened in March, underscoring ongoing inflationary pressures as supply chain disruptions and shortages lingered across the…
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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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Campers Inn RV Promotes Two, Prepares for Westward Expansion
Florida-based Campers Inn RV, one of the fastest growing RV dealership groups in the nation, has promoted two employees to…
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Ohio Dealer Celebrates Expansion
Reineke RV celebrated business in Lima, Ohio, with a ribbon cutting at its new facilities. “Our family has been in…
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Meyer Distributing Announces New Pennsylvania Location
Meyer Distributing has opened a new location in Reading, Penn. The cross-dock facility will have a direct, next-day feed from…
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American Coach Extends Partnership with Four-Time Indy 500 Champ
Hélio Castroneves, the race car driver and fan favorite who won his fourth Indy 500 championship last year, is continuing…
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Sudbury Reports Boost from Acquiring Albin
Sudbury, a maker of RV and marine cleaning and maintenance products, saw its investment in Albin Group Marine realize substantial…
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RVTechCourse.com Releases New 2022 Home-Study Course for RV Owners
RVTechCourse.com, in partnership with the National RV Training Academy (NRVTA), today released an all-new home-study course designed to help RV…
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Kampgrounds of America Celebrates 60th Anniversary
The world’s largest system of privately-owned campgrounds, Kampgrounds of America (KOA), is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The first KOA opened…
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Amazon Seeks 1,000 Workers in Already Tight Elkhart Job Market
Even an unemployment rate among the lowest in the nation hasn’t been enough to deter Amazon from building two distribution…
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AceVolt Launches Camping Portable Power Station
Nevada-based AceVolt announced the launch of its Campower portable power station that is specially designed for camping. The company said…
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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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Gas Prices Ease Just a Bit
Motorists are feeling less pain at the pump amid a slide in gas prices from their record highs in March.…
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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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Motility Introduces New Features in Lot Metrix 2.0
Motility Software Solutions today announced a new version of Lot Metrix, a location-based inventory management platform that revolutionizes RV dealerships…
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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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Genesis and Patrick on Annual FDMC 300 List
Two Indiana companies made appearances on the FDMC 300 list of top woodwork product makers. Genesis Products finished No. 23…
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Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Level in 54 Years
U.S. first-time unemployment claims fell much more than expected last week to reach the lowest level since 1968, with the…
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Baird Survey Again Shows Positive Dealer Sentiment
The results of the latest survey from RVDA and Baird Dealers are positive on both current conditions (56 out of…
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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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Oil Company Executives Deny ‘Ripping Off’ Consumers
Big Oil executives defended their record profits against accusations of price gouging in a contentious hearing before the House Energy…
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Newmar Recognizes Top Suppliers of 2021, Including Top Supplier BlueLinx
Newmar recognized several suppliers and individual contributors for their supply chain performance for 2021 at its recent annual banquet held…
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KING to Supply Cell Signal Boosters to Tiffin Motorhomes
Tiffin Motorhomes, a division of THOR, has chosen KING to supply their cell phone boosters for their upcoming 2023 models.…
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Colorado Man Arrested After Deputies Discover Stolen Catalytic Converters
Deputies with the Weld County, Colo., Sheriff’s Office arrested Austin Lee Brumfield after they discovered a trunk full of stolen…
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Seminars Announced for RVWA Fall Education Symposium
The RV Women’s Alliance, in partnership with Purdue University, announced the topics for leadership seminars planned during the organization’s inaugural…
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GoCamp Taps Camila Ramirez as New CEO
GoCamp, the peer-to-peer camper van rental company, has named Camila Ramirez its new CEO. Deborah Kane, GoCamp’s founder and former…
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National ARVC Launches New Career Center
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has launched a new career center that brings additional benefits to…
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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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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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General RV Seeks to Build First Dealership in North Carolina
General RV is moving ahead with plans to build and operate its first RV dealership in the Tarheel State. According…
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Continental Upgrades its REDI-Sensor Website
Continental, a supplier of OE and aftermarket tire pressure monitoring systems and replacement parts, has just launched a redesigned website…
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Victron Energy and RV Whisper Announce Product Integration
Global energy system specialist Victron Energy BV and RV Whisper LLC, an aftermarket RV monitoring system, today announced the release…
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New York Campgrounds Step Up for Empire State Nonprofit
Campgrounds associated with the CampNewYork.com consumer website are stepping up their efforts to raise funds for Camp Good Days, a…
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THOR to Sell Majority Interest in Roadpass
THOR Industries announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to sell a majority interest in its digital…
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