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Sunset Park RV Reveals 2024 Top Dealers
Sunset Park RV, an independent manufacturer based in Shipshewana, Indiana, announced its top-performing dealers for 2024. The awards recognize dealers…
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How Mountaineer RV Turned a Family Passion Into a Leading Dealership
With 1,500 campsites, 27 state parks and 12 million acres of forest land, West Virginia is a camper’s idea of…
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RVDA To Co-Host Webinar on Maximizing Profit
The RV Dealers Association (RVDA) announced an exclusive webinar to discuss how RV dealers can identify cost-savings features and develop…
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Update: Associations Issue Statements on Tariffs & Industry Impact
Update from 2/4 1 p.m. ET: U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released a bulletin to provide guidance on the…
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Camping World Acquires Assets of Hitch RV
Camping World Holdings announced that it has closed on the asset purchase of Hitch RV, with three locations in Delaware,…
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Geotrek Vans To Offer Ford Transit Camper Van Builds
Boulder, Colorado-based Geotrek Vans announced the expansion of its product line to offer its signature builds on the popular Ford…
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General RV Opens Second Utah Supercenter
General RV Center announced the opening of its second supercenter in Utah. The new store is located in South Weber,…
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RV Fixed Ops Certification Week Scheduled for March
The Society of Certified RV Professionals, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center have designated March 2–8, as…
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Giant RV Donation Aids California Wildfire Relief Efforts
In the wake of the devastating fires that have ravaged southern California this past month, Giant RV is stepping up…
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RVDA of Canada To Submit PFAS Report on Dealers’ Behalf
Following up on its October communication regarding the mandatory reporting requirements for forever chemicals (PFAS) by importers, the RV Dealers Association…
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BTR Outfitters To Help Those Displaced by California Wildfires
BTR Outfitters, owned and operated by the Hanner family (which also owns Hanner Chevrolet and Hanner RV in Abilene, Texas),…
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Fun Town RV Releases Dates for Annual DFW RV Party
Texas-based Fun Town RV announced the return of its DFW RV Party, set to take place from March 13 to…
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Registration Opens for Caravan Salon 2025
Exhibitor registration for Caravan Salon 2025, the European RV industry’s largest annual gathering, is now open online here. The hall…
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Sobel University Highlights Success of RVDA Collaboration
Sobel University recently shared the success of its recent work with the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada and…
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Great Alaskan Holidays Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Great Alaskan Holidays, one of Alaska’s premier RV rental and sales companies, announced its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of…
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Carolina Association Hosting RV Repair Trainings in February
The Carolinas Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CARVC) is hosting two hands-on RV repair training sessions ahead of its…
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Blue Compass RV Acquires Airstream of New Mexico
Blue Compass RV announced the acquisition of an exclusive Airstream dealership in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The dealership will relocate to…
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General RV To Showcase Nearly 400 RVs in Tampa
General RV Center announced it is heading back to Tampa with hundreds of high-demand RVs, exclusive displays and more as…
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RVDA of Canada To Host Webinar on Maximizing Show Opportunities
The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada will hold a 1-hour webinar on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 12 p.m.…
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RVDA Help Desk & Solution Center Adds Text Line
The RV Dealers Association (RVDA) has added a text line to its new Help Desk & Solution Center, designed to…
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Design Engineering Unveils New ATAC Red Oxide Primer
Design Engineering has unveiled its new ATAC Red Oxide Primer (Part # 50297 – available Q1 2025). Specially formulated to…
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Lazydays Appoints Jeff Needles as Chief Financial Officer
Lazydays Holdings Inc. announced that Jeff Needles has been appointed chief financial officer, effective Jan. 6. Needles, the former CFO…
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Lazydays Announces Record Date for Rights Offering
Lazydays Holdings Inc. announced that the special independent committee of its board of directors has set terms for the company’s…
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Pittsburgh RV Show Slated for Jan. 11-19
The Original Pittsburgh RV Show returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Jan. 11-19. “Check out the year’s biggest…
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Costs of Doing Business in 2025
The state of the industry is the primary theme of this month’s issue of RV PRO. Like most other industries,…
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Campers Inn Promotes Two to National Sales Directors
Campers Inn RV announced the promotion of Ricky Chynoweth and Daniel Knight to national sales directors. Chynoweth will serve as…
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Performance Brokerage Services, Stanek Group To Host Webinar
Performance Brokerage Services and The Stanek Group at Morgan Stanley will be hosting a Panel Discussion with Raul Rodriguez, senior vice president…
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Industry Professionals’ Predictions for 2025
If we have learned anything since 2020, it’s probably to be flexible with what you have planned. In fact, the…
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Fun Town RV Acquires Waller, Texas’ Lazydays
Fun Town RV, Texas’ largest towable RV dealer, announced its acquisition of Lazydays RV, located at 20103 Stokes Road in…
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Little Dealer Little Prices’ Toy Drive Aids 1,300
Little Dealer Little Prices Prescott Valley, a Campers Inn RV company, partnered with Real Hope Inc. to host its fourth…
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RV Technical Institute Touts 2025 Dealer On-Site Training
Although the year is winding down, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) is revving up its Dealer On-Site Training initiative in…
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A Whole New Level
Leveling an RV properly helps ensure customers have the best experience and get the most out of their RV. RV…
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NATDA & Dexter Launch Technical Training Program
NATDA (The North American Trailer Dealers Association) announced a new partnership with Dexter, a leading name in trailer axles and…
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RVDA Launches Dealer Help Desk & Solution Center
The RV Dealers Association (RVDA) has launched a new member service, the RVDA Help Desk & Solution Center, designed to…
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Jayco Hosts 2024 MASTERS Dealer Training
Jayco is concluding its 2024 MASTERS Dealer training, which takes place the weeks of Dec. 2 and 9. Approximately 350…
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Kunes Auto & RV Partners With EV Home Charging Company
Kunes Auto & RV Group, a Midwest automotive group, announced a strategic partnership with Treehouse, a specialized electric vehicle (EV)…
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Remote Vans Expands Into California
Remote Vans, a manufacturer known for Class B adventure vans, announced its new partnership with Happy Daze RV. This expansion…
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On-Demand Portion of RVDA Con/Expo Now Available
RV dealership employees and other industry stakeholders can access educational sessions and exhibitor information during the on-demand portion of the…
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RV Care Network Celebrates 25th Anniversary at Annual Convention
From Nov. 24-26, the RV Care Network celebrated its 25th anniversary as Canada’s largest network of independent RV dealers at…
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China’s ‘All in Caravaning’ Trade Fair Scheduled for May 2025
All in Caravaning (AIC), one of China’s leading international trade fairs for motorhomes and caravans, will be held at a…
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Keeping Tabs on Fast-Moving Inventory Items
The primary theme of last month’s issue of RV PRO was the recognition of RV industry professionals who qualify as…
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Kunes Auto & RV Group Acquires Wisconsin RV World
Kunes Auto & RV Group announced the acquisition of Wisconsin RV World in DeForest, Wisconsin. The purchase of the state’s…
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RVDA, KPA Webinar To Highlight Business Growth & Challenges in 2025
In anticipation of a stronger RV market in 2025, the RV Dealers Association (RVDA) will be hosting a webinar on Dec. 19 at…
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Platinum RV Center Back Under Original Ownership
The following is a report from The Progress. Texas’ Platinum RV Center is now back under the ownership of Kevin…
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Transport Canada Releases Statement on Canada Post Strike
Note: The following is a letter provided by the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada, offering insight from Transport…
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ROUTE 66 RV Network Welcomes New Dealerships
ROUTE 66 RV Network has continued to expand its presence in the RV industry with the onboarding of 17 new…
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PPL Motor Homes Supports Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation
PPL Motor Homes announced the company is donating $20,000 to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation (CFP). CFP’s mission is…
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Rotary Solutions Debuts R1250 Leverless Tire Changer
Rotary Solutions, part of Vehicle Service Group (VSG), a Dover company, has released the Rotary R1250 Leverless Tire Changer. This…
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Campers Inn RV Acquires Right Stop RV
Campers Inn RV announced the acquisition of Right Stop RV, a family dealership founded by Robert (Bob) and Sherry Tobbe.…
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ClickIt RV Donates to Tough Enough To Wear Pink Campaign
The following is a report from the East Oregonian. The Pendleton Round-Up Tough Enough To Wear Pink campaign announced it…
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Blue Compass Acquires Airstream Stores in New Hampshire, Maine
Blue Compass RV announced the acquisition of Airstream of New Hampshire and Airstream of Maine. These strategic acquisitions mark the…
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Sobel University Releases Training Dates Through 2025
Sobel University has announced dates for its Comprehensive Sales Course into 2025 to accommodate the growing demand for current and…
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ReFresh RV Announces Dealership Participation Program
ReFresh RV, an Omaha, Nebraska, company with a proprietary solution to revitalize and protect RV exteriors, announced it will introduce…
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Camping World To Acquire Seven Lazydays Locations
Camping World Holdings announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets and certain real estate of…
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Lazydays Recapitalization, Asset Sales Mark ‘Turning Point’
Lazydays Holdings Inc. announced a series of transformative transactions designed to provide the company with a significantly strengthened financial foundation…
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Park West Asset Management Acquires New Stake in Lazydays
The following is a report from Guru Focus. Park West Asset Management LLC has recently expanded its investment portfolio by acquiring…
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Leveraging Social Media Marketing To Connect With Your Ideal Customer
Are you looking for new ideas to connect with your ideal customer and grow an audience of brand fans? Social…
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Roadmaster Partners With Keller Marine & RV
Roadmaster announced its partnership with Keller Marine & RV distribution, making Roadmaster’s premium RV products readily available to a broader…
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RVDA Welcomes New Chairman During Bustling Con/Expo
With heartfelt gratitude to his family and fellow dealers, outgoing RV Dealers Association (RVDA) Chairman of the Board Ryan Horsey…
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nuCamp Names 2024 Top Dealers
nuCamp announced its 2024 Top Dealers, recognizing their extraordinary achievements during the 2024 model year. “These dealers have demonstrated an…
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Forest River Brands Earn Top Marks in DSI Survey
Multiple divisions of Forest River received the Quality Circle Award from the RV Dealer Association‘s Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) Survey.…
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It’s Not Too Late To Fa La La
I got my start in visual merchandising working for large department stores. We would start planning for the holiday season…
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North Dakota Dealership Focuses on Family
Corral Sales RV in Mandan, North Dakota, has an origin story much like other businesses in the RV industry. “It…
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Why Dealerships Should Use a DMS
A dealership management system (DMS) can assist your dealership in a variety of ways, from sales and financing to parts…
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Blue Compass To Raise Funds for Fallen Heroes
Blue Compass RV announced its November Giving Back campaign to support the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Blue Compass RV will…
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Camping World Closes Offering of Class A Common Stock
Camping World Holdings announced the closing of the previously announced underwritten public offering of 14,634,146 shares of its Class A…
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Camping World Offers $300M Stock Priced at $20.50
Camping World Holdings announced a proposed offering of $300.0 million of its Class A common stock pursuant to a registration…
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What Are Your New Year Plans?
In a few weeks, we will bid adieu to 2024 and greet the new year of 2025. As in the…
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Camping World Reports Q3 Results, Seeing ‘Positive Growth’
Camping World Holdings reported results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Marcus Lemonis, chairman and chief executive officer of…
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RVDA Con/Expo Workshop To Discuss Dealership Website Best Practices
“Is Your Online Destination Fully Reflecting Your Business as a Whole?” is set for 9:30 a.m., Nov. 12, during the…
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El Monte RV Named ‘Official RV Provider’ for King of the Hammers
King of the Hammers (KOH), known as the toughest one-day off-road races in the world, announced the return of a…
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Wade’s RV Hosts ‘RV and Treat’ Halloween Event
The following is a report from Fox23. Wade’s RV in Glenpool, Oklahoma, provided a safe place for kids to trick-or-treat…
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Blue Compass Ranked No. 6 in Top 100 Private Companies List
Blue Compass RV has been recognized for the third year in a row as one of South Florida’s Top 100…
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Retaining Talent, Maintaining Safety Culture Topic of RVDA Expo Workshop
Research shows that RV dealerships that invest in maintaining a strong culture of safety reap the rewards in the form…
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RVDA Con/Expo Workshop To Help Dealers Navigate Market Trends
By understanding current trends and dynamics, dealers can strategically position their business to capture market share and generate more leads.…
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RV Care Network Partners With Bontrager Outdoors
The RV Care Network, Canada’s largest network of independent RV dealers, announced a new strategic partnership with Bontrager Outdoors, a…
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Pennsylvania Dealership Closes After 60 Years in Business
The following is a report from The Times-Tribune of Scranton, Pennsylvania. A business born in a backyard that provided temporary…
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General RV Center Expands Florida Footprint
With an eye toward sustainable growth and the long-term health of the RV industry, General RV Center has increased its…
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PleasureLand RV Donates Trailer to Local Sheriff’s Department
The following is a report from the St. Cloud Times. The St. Cloud PleasureLand RV team unveiled a new trailer…
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RVDA & PartnerShip Renew Endorsed Provider Agreement
The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) announced the extension of its agreement with PartnerShip, the association’s endorsed shipping partner, to…
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Jack’s Campers Honors Late Employee With Children’s Birthday Supplies
Jack’s Campers in Mitchell, South Dakota, is honoring its late employee Harlan Miller with a project called “Harlan’s Birthday Parties…
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New Service Best Practices Topic of RVDA Con/Expo Session
During an education session entitled “The New RV Industry Service Management Recommended Practices” to be held at the upcoming RV…
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Tom Johnson Sr., Former RV Dealer, Dies
The following obituary was published by Westmoreland Funeral Home & Crematory. After a period of declining health, at the age…
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The Value of Social Media Communities
As a marketer in the RV industry, I’ve always sought innovative ways to connect with our audience. In 2020, my…
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Optimum RV Acquires Oklahoma RV Center
Performance Brokerage Services announced the sale of Oklahoma RV Center in Moore, Oklahoma, from Lenny Zak to Optimum RV. Optimum…
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RVDA Spotlights Top-Rated Brands With Quality Circle Awards
The RV Dealers Association (RVDA) is honoring 19 RV manufacturers/brands with Quality Circle Awards for achieving the highest scores in…
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Donate or Apply: RV Dealership Employee Emergency Relief Program
In August this year, a $500,000 pledge to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center helped to establish an RV Dealership…
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Ultra-Fab Extends Warranty on Landing Gear
Ultra-Fab announced that its Landing Gear now has a full 6-year warranty. “Ultra-Fab routinely says that we have the longest…
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Schedule Set for Dealer/Manufacturer Meetings at RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association (RVDA)’s Industry Relations Committee has announced the full schedule for RV dealer-manufacturer Partners of Progress meetings…
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Blue Compass Acquires Kentucky-Based Patriot RV
Blue Compass RV announced the acquisition of Patriot RV in Lexington, Kentucky, market. The store has been rebranded to Blue…
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RVDA Con/Expo Speaker To Unravel ‘Mysteries of AI’
Uncover the top five myths about artificial intelligence and discover its transformative potential for your dealership at the RV Dealers…
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Overfuel Study Addresses Auto Industry’s ‘Failure of Online Consumers’
Overfuel, a website solutions provider for automotive, RV, marine and powersports dealers, released a new study following a performance analysis…
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Northpoint Commercial Finance Bronze Partner of RVDA Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association (RVDA) announced that Northpoint Commercial Finance will return as a bronze partner for the 2024 RV Dealers…
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RVDA Con/Expo Workshop To Focus on Building Customer Relations
During a workshop at the upcoming RV Dealers Convention/Expo, Mark Goldsmith, a national trainer with iA Dealer Services, will conduct…
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Hawkes Outdoors Appoints Kristen Ramirez as President
San Antonio, Texas-based Hawkes Outdoors announced the appointment of Kristen Ramirez as president. Ramirez will lead the company into its…
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Dura Faucet Stays Ahead of Design Trends
Dura Faucet’s website proclaims the company eats, breathes and sleeps RV faucets. In an interview with Darrell Higgins, general manager…
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Rollick Unveils Inventory Marketing Experience for MAXX-D Trailer Dealers
Rollick, a leader in digital retail solutions for the RV, marine and trailer industries, announced the launch of a new…
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Fun Town RV Acquires Kikos Kountry RV in Arkansas
Texas-based Fun Town RV announced the acquisition of Kikos Kountry RV in Cabot, Arkansas. Kikos Kountry is located at 2818…
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Fun Town RV Acquires Dealership in Rockford, Michigan
Fun Town RV announced its acquisition of Northtown Motor Homes Inc. in Rockford, Michigan, located at 10947 Northland Drive NE,…
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Protective’s Sheldon Helps Dealers in an Uneven Economy
For those feeling battered from an economy as uneven as the Rocky Mountains, the RV Dealers Association (RVDA) announced a…
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