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Customer Experience Expert to Keynote at RVDA Expo
Author and business consultant Jay Baer will present “Coveted Customer Experience: How to Exceed Ever-Escalating Expectations,” during the opening general…
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Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing RVs
A Sugar Grove, Va., woman was arrested last week after investigators said she stole two RVs from A&L RV in…
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Fixed-Ops Certification Celebrated This Week
Beginning last Sunday, and running through Saturday, March 14, is RV Fixed Operations Professional Certification Week, as designated by the…
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Campers Inn Acquires Two More Locations
Don Littlefield, principal of the Boat-N-RV family of superstores and the Factory Direct Marine & RV organization (Boat-N-RV) has sold…
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Following Fire, RV Country Opens New Service Center
Fresno, Calif.-based RV Country, an RV dealer group in the West, has opened a new state-of-the-art service center to replace a…
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RVDA Elects New Secretary and Director
The RV Dealers Association’s board of directors elected Ryan Horsey of Parkview RV Center, Smyrna, Del., as secretary and Larry…
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Fun Town Hosts 2nd RV Party at AT&T Stadium
Fun Town RV will host the 2nd annual RV Party from March 13-15 inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Last year’s…
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Lazydays RV Appoints New CMO
Lazydays has hired Tom Peterson as its chief marketing officer. Peterson joins Lazydays from Youfit Health Clubs, where he was CMO.…
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VIDEO: Bandits Steal Two RVs from Skaggs RV
Skaggs RV in Elizabethtown, Ky., recently had two 2020 Keystone Hideouts stolen. The trucks used in the theft are linked to…
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ProLite Names Dealer of the Year
Canadian RV OEM Roulottes ProLite presented Longhaul Trailer Sales with the “Dealer of the Year” award for 2019 during the…
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WhereSafe GPS Consumer Safety Service Available to RV Dealers
WhereSafe, a family safety and asset protection service for consumers, has announced its formal consumer launch. The service is being…
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Dealer Profit Services Introduces F&I for RV Dealers
Dealer Profit Services, a supplier of F&I services to marine and RV dealers, is now offering a comprehensive suite of…
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Blue Dog RV Opens First Montana Dealership
Blue Dog RV has opened a new dealership on U.S. 2 East in Kalispell, Mont., and features a full-service RV…
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Bandits Nab Trailers from Keystone RV Center
Two travel trailers were stolen from Keystone RV Center on Young Road in Greencastle, Pa., state police said. This story…
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Revised Canadian RV Standard in Alignment with U.S.
Recent revisions to the Canadian RV Standard, Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z240, have reduced trade barriers between the U.S. and…
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Trends: Hybrid Dealers Successfully Navigate RV-Boat Sales
When Ron Hoover RV & Marine first took on boats to sell and service in 2000, company President Chris Hoover…
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Camping World Reports Mixed Results for Q4, Full Year Revenue
Camping World Holdings has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31. Full year-over-year operating revenue…
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2020 RV Shipments Expected to Be 410,100
RV shipments are expected to stabilize in 2020, according to a new forecast prepared by longtime RV industry analyst, Richard…
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Patrick, Camping World Declare Cash Dividend
Patrick Industries has announced that on Feb. 25, its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of common…
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NRVTA Opens Registration for Tech Training
The National RV Training Academy has opened enrollment for the next five-week training series to prepare people to become certified…
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Community: Dealer Donates RVs to School
The students of Mobile RV Academy, located at the Big Red Schoolhouse in Athens, Texas, will be able to train…
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RVDA Expo Registration Opens Soon
The National RV Dealers Association, RVDA of Canada and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center’s 2020 RV Dealers Convention/Expo will be held…
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RV Retailer Acquires Palm RV
RV Retailer has announced that Motor Home Specialist (MHS) was the No. 1 seller of new motorhomes by a single…
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Canadian Dealer Reports Theft, Vandalism
The frustrated owner of a Kamloops, British Columbia, car dealership is warning other small business owners after a series of…
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CDK Global Sells Digital Marketing to Ansira
CDK Global has signed a definitive agreement to sell the company’s Digital Marketing Business to Ansira Partners, a subsidiary of…
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RV Shipments to Canada Decline
The Canadian RV Association reports that RV Wholesale Shipments into Canada for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31 totaled 10,023 units compared…
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Go RVing Dealer Tie-in Program Launches
The 2020 Go RVing Dealer Tie-In Program is underway for dealers to leverage the power of the national advertising and…
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Campers Inn Sponsors Carolina Country Music Fest
Campers Inn RV is the Official RV & Motorhome Sponsor for the 2020 Carolina Country Music Fest, June 4-7, in…
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VIDEO: First RVTI Class Ready to Graduate
After a lot of hard work, the first class of students from the RV Technical Institute are ready to graduate.…
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Lazydays RV Opens Houston Service Center
Lazydays has opened its first dedicated service center. The 30,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art service facility is located in Waller, Texas, a suburb northwest of…
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Dealership Toolkit Adds Managed Chat Service
Dealership Toolkit recently launched Managed Chat Service (MCS) to give dealers 24/7 coverage for their website and Facebook chat. The…
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NERVDA to Host Webinar on goIDit
The New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) will have two educational webinars hosted by goIDit and its professional services team…
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Good Sam Seeks RV Storage Facilities for New Network
Good Sam recently created the Good Sam RV Storage Network. The goal of this new nationwide network is to recognize…
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RV Trader Releases App for Unit Pricing
RV Trader has announced a new Deal Designation feature in its TraderTraxx portal that gives dealers instant access to pricing…
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RVDA Expo Seeks Workshop Submissions
RV Dealers Association’s Convention/Expo Committee is soliciting workshop proposals for the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo held Nov. 11-15 at Caesars Palace…
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Lichtsinn RV Recognized as No. 1 Iowa Dealer for 18th Year
Lichtsinn RV has been recognized as the No. 1 dealer of motorhomes in the state of Iowa for 2019, marking…
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Fixed-Ops Certification Week Announced
The week of March 8-14 has been designated “RV Fixed Operations Professional Certification Week” by the Society of Certified RV…
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Registration for RVDA Expo Opens in March
Registration for the 2020 RV Dealers Convention Expo opens in March. The event will take place Nov. 9-13 at Caesars…
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VIDEO: Go RVing Releases New Videos for Diverse Audiences
Go RVing has added seven new videos to its AWAY series, which is a collection of adventures by real people who hit the…
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Dealers Expanding in Colorado Springs
As good economic times continue to roll along, so does the RV industry. Two Denver-area recreational vehicle dealers have expanded…
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NTP-STAG Reflects on the 2020 Expo
NTP-STAG recently reflected on the outcome of the 2020 Expo last month, sponsored by Airxcel, held at the Gaylord Texan…
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Fort Meyers Show Had 12,000 Attendees
The 35th Annual Fort Myers RV Show, held at the Lee Civic Center in Florida, registered its best show attendance…
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Facebook Show to Discuss RV Weight
Facebook Live show, “RVing in New England,” will discuss RV weight management and safety with Trey Selman at 7 p.m. ET today.…
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RVDA of Canada Sends Out Advocacy Survey
As the RV Dealers Association of Canada prepares for its annual Parliament Hill Day, the association stated that it continues…
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Terry Frazer RV Expands to 16 Bays
Terry Frazer RV in Eldridge, Iowa, has remodeled its showroom to showcase 16 RVs, compared to previously four, and expanded…
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NRVTA to Host First Expo for Techs
The National RV Training Academy will host an educational event and supplier showcase in Athens, Texas, in April to train…
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Affordable RVs Engages Customers with Rental Program
About a half hour north of Sacramento, Calif., and a bit more than an hour west of the iconic Lake…
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RV Rental Study Touts Buyer Conversion
RV Trader has released a study offering insights into the growth of the RV rental market along with detailed guidelines…
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VIDEO: Firefighters Help Remove Camping World’s Damaged U.S. Flag
A Spokane Valley Fire Department ladder truck crew is credited with caring for a popular American flag that was in…
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Used RV Values Declined in December
Black Book recently released a report for December, showing that the average selling price for motorized units was $42,633, which is…
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Community: Lichtsinn RV Giving Program Tops $22,000
Lichtsinn RV and the Lichtsinn RV team of employees donated a combined more than $22,000 for the 2019 calendar year…
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RV Rental School to Feature New Curriculum
Registration is underway for the 2020 MBA Insurance RV Rental School featuring new curriculum Feb. 25-27 at the Tuscany Hotel…
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Gallery: Entertainment Aplenty at Florida’s RV SuperShow
The Florida RV Trade Association’s 35th Annual 2020 Florida RV SuperShow, running Jan. 15-19 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in…
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Boston RV Show Begins Friday
The Boston RV & Camping Expo at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in the city’s Seaport District begins this…
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How to Turn Prospects Into Customers
There is a magic formula for turning prospects into customers. It isn’t a well-kept secret, complicated potion, or hard-to-swallow pill.…
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Hitch RV Acquires Holiday on Wheels
Hitch RV has acquired Holiday on Wheels located in Columbia, S.C. Additionally, Gary Davis, who has been the backbone of…
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Special Rates for CalRVDA Show End Today
Today is the final day to book a room reservation for the 2020 CalRVDA Conference. The special conference room rate…
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Tech Bursaries Available from RVDA of Canada
The RV Dealers Association of Canada has announced that 12 NTP-STAG Canada RV technician bursaries are available. The deadline to…
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EverLogic Implements New Monthly Webinars
EverLogic has announced that it will have live webinar classes each month. The “Lunch-And-Learn” webinars will reveal benefits and information…
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Florida RV SuperShow Draws Record First Day
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) opened the 35th Annual 2020 Florida RV SuperShow, Wednesday, Jan. 15, to huge crowds,…
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Go RVing Launches 2020 Dealer Tie-in Program
The 2020 Go RVing Dealer Tie-In Program is underway for dealers to leverage the power of the national advertising and…
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Go RVing Lists 2019’s High-Value Outlets
The Go RVing public relations team executed on a comprehensive media plan in 2019 that delivered hundreds of placements across a wide…
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Blue Dog RV to Open Two New Locations
Blue Dog RV, which retails and services RVs in fifteen locations, is announcing the opening of its two newest locations…
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Virginia RV Service Shop Opens
Day’s Automotive & RV is the newest automotive shop in Gloucester Point, Va. The locally owned auto shop is run…
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NATDA Welcomes 2020 Association Support
The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) has welcomed some of the trailer industry’s biggest names to its sponsorship ranks.…
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Community: PPL Motor Homes Donates 450 Teddy Bears
Texas-based PPL Motor Homes recently collected more than 450 teddy tears during its annual “Cuddles for Kids” toy drive. Local…
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RV Retailer Expands in Texas, Florida
RV Retailer is adding four stores in Texas and Florida. RV Retailer has signed an agreement to acquire the Camper Clinic RV…
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Veteran California Dealer Stier Dies at 71
The longtime owner of Bakersfield’s best-known and highest-profile RV dealership has died. Mike Stier, who for decades owned Stier’s RV,…
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RVTI’s Inaugural Class to Finish Course Feb. 28
RV Technical Institute Executive Director Curt Hemmeler updated dealers on the current status of certification during the 33rd annual Northern…
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Pittsburgh RV Show Runs Until Jan. 19
The annual Pittsburgh RV Show will open Saturday and run through Jan. 19 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in…
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CURT Products Added to Gold Circle Dealer Program
CURT, a supplier of line of towing products and custom-fit trailer hitches, and Lippert Components have announced the addition of…
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Elkhart Area RV Show Underway
The 46th Annual Valley RV & Camping Show is running Jan 9-12 in the Century Center in South Bend, Ind.…
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Country Camper Opens New Service Facility
Country Camper has announced the grand opening of a 16,000-square-foot service facility in East Montpelier, Vt. Country Camper is a…
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NTP-STAG Launches New 2020 App for Expo
NTP-STAG has launched the new Expo mobile app sponsored by Southwire. “This year we’ve launched our new, updated mobile app…
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NERVDA Show to Discuss Self-Park Camping
The New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) announced that it will have an informal conversation with Jim Turntine, the owner/developer…
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RV Values Continue Seasonal Decline
Black Book has reported that the average selling price for motorized units was $45,384, which is down $909 (1.9 percent) from…
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RV Care Holds 4th National Dealers Meeting
RV Care recently held its 4th National Dealers Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. More than 100 dealers and staff from…
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Breister Promoted to Lichtsinn RV Marketing Manager
Maggie Breister was recently promoted to the marketing manager at Lichtsinn RV in Forest City, Iowa. Breister started with Lichtsinn…
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2020 Abbreviations Could Lead to Check Fraud
The new year is giving scammers an easy way to forge documents, but business owners can protect themselves with an…
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NRVTA Launches Saturday Training Classes
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) has announced the addition of Saturday training sessions to its 2020 education calendar. The…
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FRVTA to Host 35th Annual SuperShow
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) will hosts the 35th Annual 2020 Florida RV SuperShow from Jan. 15-19. The Florida…
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Blog: How to Make Consultative Selling Work
With the New Year before us, many distributors are now reviewing their sales and marketing strategies to determine what works…
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NTP-STAG Expo Offers Cart Pre-Load Functionality
NTP-STAG’s The Expo, sponsored by Airxcel, will offer an electronic order cart, pre-load functionality to attendees. The Expo runs Jan.…
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Delaware Police Still Investigating Alleged Fraudulent Dealer
The Delaware State Police Troop 4 Financial Crimes Unit has again arrested 58-year-old William G. Carey, of Salisbury, Md., in…
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Techs: Certification Test Sign-Up Ends Dec. 31
The deadline for RV techs to apply to take the current RV Dealers Association’s/RV Industry Association’s registered technician test or…
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Video-based Training Available for Techs
The RV Learning Center and the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) have partnered to provide online video-based training for dealership…
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RV Shipments Fell 10% in November
The RV Industry Association’s November survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 29,644 wholesale shipments,…
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Community: Fraserway RV Donates $144,000 to Hospitals
The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) is now closer to their fundraising goals due to a large commitment from…
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Camping World Appoints First Female COO
Camping World Holdings has promoted Tamara Ward to the role of chief operating officer. Ward began her career with Camping…
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Action RV Shows Tech Path to High School Students
Action RV in New Mexico recently hosted more than 25 students from a local high school’s trade class at its…
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63 People Attend MARVAC Tech Training
Michigan RV and Campgrounds (MARVAC) held its tech training classes Dec. 10-12. A total of 63 people attended the three-day training…
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115 Technicians Receive RVIA Certification at WFCO Training Sessions
WFCO Electronics recently partnered with Winegard to offer two RV Industry Assciation-certified training sessions in November. The first training session…
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Sonny’s RVs Set to Eclipse 2018 Sales
Mike Rone is quick to say that Sonny’s RVs in central Wyoming has a unique market that’s resistant to current…
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Webinar to Offer Tips on Improving Interest in Dealership Training Programs
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center, and strategic partner KPA, will host a free webinar at 8 a.m. ET on…
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iA Dealer Services to Hold February Workshops
iA Dealer Services will offer a dynamic, real-world training environment encompassing both in-dealership and classroom formats including half-day, one day, two days,…
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Registration Opens for 2020 CalRVDA Tradeshow
The 2020 CalRVDA Conference will be held Feb. 19-20 at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, Calif. The conference is an…
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Pittsburgh RV Show to Cover Nine Acres
The Pittsburgh RV Show will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from Jan. 11-19. “Shop hundreds of…
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RVDA’s RV Learning Center Accepting Donations
https://youtu.be/jHflYabhVUQ Mike Molino RV Learning Center has put a call out for year-end donations to its organization, which is an…
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Report: RV Values Begin Seasonal Decline
Black Book has reported that the average selling price for used motorized units was $46,293, which is down $2,068 (4.2 percent)…
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General RV Opens New RV Supercenter in Virginia
General RV Center has announced that its newest Supercenter in Ashland, Va., is open for business. General RV Ashland is…
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