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RVIA Chairman Urges Support for RVTI on GivingTuesday
Today is known is known as GivingTuesday, an international movement to support nonprofit organizations following the consumer-heavy Black Friday and…
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THOR Industries Urges Support for National Forest Foundation
THOR Industries is leveraging its social media and online presence to encourage contributions to its nonprofit partners this GivingTuesday. Observed…
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Camping World Acquires Southern California’s RV Solutions
Camping World Holdings announced an agreement to acquire RV Solutions Inc., a family-owned RV dealership group in San Diego. This…
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Jayco’s New PDI Facility Now Allows for 100% Coverage of Product Lines
The Jayco Family of Companies announced the opening of its newest Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) facility on the Jayco campus.…
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Winnebago Industries Completes Record-Breaking Community Giving Campaign
Winnebago Industries celebrated a record-setting CommunityGO giving campaign by raising more than $1.2 million dollars from employees, board members and…
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Patrick Completes Transhield Acquisition
Patrick Industries announced that it has completed the acquisition of Elkhart, Indiana-based Transhield, a designer and manufacturer of customized and…
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RV PRO Spotlights 2022 ‘Best Of’ Open House
After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, Open House Week returned to Elkhart, Indiana, at the end of September and…
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Southwire’s CEO Named Chair of NEMA
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced this week that Rich Stinson, president and CEO at Southwire, has been named…
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October RV Shipments Drop Nearly 44% From Last Year
Results for the RV Industry Association’s October 2022 survey of manufacturers showed there was 32,652 RV units shipped during the…
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Horizon Global Names New Interim President and CEO
Horizon Global announced today that the company’s board of directors appointed John C. Kennedy as interim president and CEO. Kennedy…
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RVIA’s Kirby Issues Thanksgiving Wishes
The RV Industry Association (RVIA)’s Craig Kirby delivered a personal message to RVIA members in the association’s Tuesday eNewsletter. RV…
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KZ Unveils New Customer Service Welcome Center
KZ Recreational Vehicles has completed construction on a brand-new Customer Service Welcome Center, a 75,000-square-foot facility that will allow KZ…
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Blog: No Trust, No Sale
There are varying levels of commitment to salesperson training at RV dealerships across the country, ranging from extensive time and…
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Palomino Selects Garmin Technology to Power its Pause Line of Trailers
Garmin announced today that Palomino RV has selected the Garmin ONE (Operation, Navigation, Entertainment) solution to power its off-road-ready Pause…
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Ultra-Fab Brings Padgett in to Lead New Internal Sales Team
Due to sales growth at Ultra-Fab over the past several years, the company said it has reached a point where…
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FTC to Delay Implementation of Certain Safety Rules Until Mid-2023
U.S. regulators recently postponed for six months the bulk of new cybersecurity mandates for mortgage brokers, car dealers and payday…
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Bill and Kristin Fenech Add to Mike Molino RV Learning Center Donation
Bill and Kristin Fenech have increased their personal donation to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center by $10,000, bringing their…
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REV is Lone RV Recall on This Week’s NHTSA List
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has released its vehicular recall list for the week and the REV Recreation Group…
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Winnebago to Open Innovation Center Next Year in Twin Cities
Winnebago introduced an eRV concept vehicle in January. The Advanced Technology Group at Winnebago is also working on e-concepts for…
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LCI Appoints Linda Myers to Board of Directors
LCI Industries, parent company of Lippert, announced the appointment of Linda Myers to its board of directors as an additional…
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Webinar Reminder: RVIA Talks Electric RVs
The RV Industry Association announced it will be hosting a webinar on December 6 focused on electric RVs, or e-RVs.…
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‘Net Zero’ Emissions is the Goal of Cummins and India’s Tata Motors Collaboration
Cummins and Tata Motors, the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in India, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate…
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Incoming RVIA Chairman Discusses Board Priorities
Building industry unity, increasing campsite availability, improving repair event cycle times, and accommodating electrification are just a few of the…
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FEMA to Seek RVs for Emergency Housing
As part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s responsibility to provide temporary housing for those affected by disasters, FEMA…
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Heartland Introduces New Solar Packages
Heartland RV announced a new line of solar packages available across all its RV models. SŌL – Powered By The…
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Dometic Launches Newest FreshJet A/C Model
Dometic announces FreshJet 3 Series, which the company said is the latest innovation in RV air conditioning. The new FreshJet…
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AIMS Power Releases Newest Charging Regulator
Reno-based AIMS Power has released its new line of battery charging regulators used in 12-volt DC applications. The company said…
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Elkhart-Area Entrepreneurs Make Connections, Learn from Colleagues
Hundreds of local entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders gathered Wednesday for the second annual Startup Summit called Founder Factory where…
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Winnebago CEO: A ‘Normalization’ of Demand
Winnebago Industries CEO Michael Happe appeared on the CNBC program “Power Lunch” this week and discussed the current state of…
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Dave & Matt Vans Introduce 2023 Lifestyle Vehicles
Colorado-based Dave & Matt Vans, which manufactures, sells and rents vans featuring “everything you need and nothing you don’t,” announced its new…
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Kampgrounds of America Names Award Winners at Annual Convention
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) announced the winners of its]annual campground awards during their annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. Celebrating 60…
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Report: Spending a Night in EarthCruiser’s $350K Terranova
A Business Insider reporter spent a night in an EarthCruiser overlanding RV, a new experience someone completely new to the…
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Improvements Desired for Electronic RV Plan Submittal Process
To provide industry members with better service and expedited communication, the RV Industry Association (RVIA) has been working with the…
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Lippert Acquires Way Interglobal
Lippert today said that its subsidiary, Furrion LLC, has acquired the business assets of Way Interglobal, a former competitor producing…
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RV Retailer Rebrands as Blue Compass RV
RV Retailer, a dealership group with more than 100 dealerships and counting, announced that it is launching the Blue Compass…
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Alliance Co-Founders Named 2022 E&Y National Entrepreneurs of the Year
Coley and Ryan Brady, Co-Founders of Alliance RV, have been named to Ernst & Young’s list of 10 Entrepreneur of…
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Alliance RV Owners Take NRVTA Training Course
Alliance RV conducted what it calls an owner-empowerment event at the National RV Training Academy’s (NRVTA) Big Red Schoolhouse on…
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Just One RV Recall on NHTSA’s Weekly List
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this week features one RV company on its weekly list of recalls. Forest River…
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REV Recreation Group Launches New Online Dealer Portal
REV Recreation Group, a subsidiary of REV Group Inc., has launched Dealer Connect, a brand-new sales and service portal for…
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Forest River’s Kevin McArt Named RVIA 2023 Board Chairman
The RV Industry Association Board of Directors elected Kevin McArt, Forest River general manager, as its 2023 Chair of the…
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Duo Form Named 2022 Michigan Manufacturer of the Year
Duo Form has been named Michigan Manufacturer of the Year for 2022 by the Michigan Manufacturers Association. The company won…
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Truma Celebrates its 40 Under 40 Honoree
Truma said it is thrilled to congratulate Jonathan Ellis, OEM account manager, on his inclusion in RV PRO’s “40 Under…
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The Future of Power
RV PRO solicited input from the experts as it asks the questions: What’s the future of power in the RV…
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RVIA Salutes RVing Members in Veteran’s Day Special
This Friday, Nov. 11, being Veterans Day, the staff of the RV Industry Association put together this report on veterans…
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SuperSprings International Achieves ISO 9001 Certification
The team at SuperSprings International said it is very pleased to announce its newest certification – ISO 9001. For more…
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Horizon Global Reports on ‘Disappointing’ Quarter
Towing and trailering equipment manufacturer Horizon Global of branded towing and trailering equipment, Horizon Global reported sales in the quarter…
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Report: CPI Moderates in October, Still Elevated
U.S. inflation eased slightly last month as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to get a grip on prices that…
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RV PRO Celebrates 40 Under 40 Class of 2022
The cheers said it all Tuesday night at RV PRO’s third annual 40 Under 40 celebration, recognizing honorees in the…
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Horizon Global Launches Digital Media Library for Dealers and Installers
Horizon Global Corp., a manufacturer of branded towing and trailering equipment, announced the launch of an expansive digital media library…
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Report: Outdoor Recreation Industry Worth $862B Annually
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released economic data it gathered in 2021 that shows…
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Newmar, Rollick Partner on Marketing and Lead Management
Rollick, a technology provider for the RV, marine and powersports markets, announced that Newmar, a manufacturer of Class A and…
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KING Unveils Newest Roof-Mounted Satellite Antenna
At the RVDA Convention Expo in Las Vegas this week, KING debuted a new roof-mounted satellite that it said will…
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Micro-Air on Hand at RVDA Convention
Micro-Air, the New Jersey electronics manufacturer of the soft start for RV and what it claimed is the only aftermarket…
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RV Industry Association Launches Leadership Conference
The RV Industry Association is launching a new Leadership Conference to take place March 15-18, 2023, in Phoenix. The conference,…
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Ep. 48 – Care Camps’ Jennifer Mercer on the Value of Nature as Therapy
Jennifer Mercer is director of development for Care Camps, a nonprofit organization that exists to offer kids going through cancer…
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Andrew Mock is New Sr. VP of RV Sales for Lippert
LCI Industries, parent company of Lippert, announced that Andrew Mock has been promoted to senior vice president of RV Sales,…
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Renogy Showing its RV Solar Power Solutions at RVDA Con/Expo
Solar energy product maker Renogy will be exhibiting its REGO Series and Renogy ONE, the company’s newest solar power solutions…
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Forest River, Tiffin on NHTSA Recall List
Two RV manufacturers made it onto the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s weekly recall list. Forest River reports that its…
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REV Group Names New Head of Fire Division
REV Group, which designs and manufactures RVs and also commercial and fire and emergency vehicles, announces Dan DesRochers has joined…
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RV Industry Association Seeks New VP of Gov’t Affairs
The RV Industry Association is now advertising to fill a staff position that will be vacated next spring by Jay…
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Ford’s Newest Vehicle Aimed at Those Pursuing the Vanlife
Ford Motor Co. wants to make “living in a van down by the river” a bit more comfortable than late…
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Lighting That’s in Your Control
The best way that ITC employees have found to remain innovative in a competitive market is to put themselves in…
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RV PRO Celebrates 40 Under 40 Class of 2022
Each year, RV PRO spotlights 40 professionals across the RV industry who represent up-and-coming leadership under 40 years old. Honorees…
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Lazydays Reports Sales Increase of Nearly 5% in Q3
RV retail group Lazydays said its third quarter revenue was $333.8 million, up nearly 5% from the $318.7 million in…
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THOR and Harbinger Motors Partner to Move EVs Forward
THOR Industries announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Harbinger Motors, a best-in-class commercial electric vehicle (EV)…
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Go RVing Ad Takes Silver in London International Awards
Go RVing won a Silver London International Award in the travel and leisure category for the Don’t Let Your Vacation Ruin Your Vacation radio…
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RVIA Seeking 2023 Membership Renewals
With the new year just around the corner, membership renewals are under way for the RV Industry Association. Thanks to…
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RVIA Touts Membership Benefits, Part Two
The RV Industry Association is the premier organization serving the RV industry, and it annually publishes stories on why it is beneficial…
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LCI Industries’ Income Reflects Cutbacks in RV Manufacturing
LCI Industries, parent company of Lippert, said its net sales were slightly off in the third quarter as compared to…
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Priority One Launches Park Model Financing Program
Priority One Financial Services, a full-service finance company serving RV, trailer and marine dealers with business-ready finance and insurance solutions,…
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RVIA Issues Guidance on California’s Small Off-Road Engine Regulation
New regulations taking effect in California next year instigated by the California Air Resources Board will affect RVers’ generators to…
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EcoFlow’s Power Kits Showcased at SEMA
EcoFlow, an eco-friendly energy solutions company, announced that it is attending the SEMA Show 2022, featuring the world’s first highly…
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Jayco Launches New Solar Power Packages
Jayco announced the launch of its comprehensive line of solar power system packages it said is designed to fit the…
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Aliner Honored by Local Business Publications
Pennsylvania-based Aliner has announced two regional awards it has received from business organizations in the Keystone State. The Business Times…
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Multiple RVs Featured on NHTSA Weekly Recall List
This week’s vehicular recall list is out from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the RV industry had several…
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RVIA Emerging Leaders Coalition Touts RVDA Con/Expo Happy Hour
RV Industry Association’s Emerging Leaders Coalition Hosting Networking Happy Hour The RV Industry Association’s Emerging Leaders Coalition is having a…
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The Shyft Group Reports Increase in Sales, Slight Downturn in Profits
The Shyft Group, which makes RV chassis along with chassis, truck bodies and aftermarket parts for other types of commercial…
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Gulf Stream Celebrates 40th Anniversary at Open House Week
RV manufacturer Gulf Stream Coach bills itself as the largest independent, family-owned RV manufacturer, and that’s quite a feat –…
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Motorhome Market Will Hit $218.9B by 2026, Research Group Says
The global research firm ResearchAndMarkets said it expects the motorhome market to grow to $218.9 billion by 2026, up from…
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Muscle Car Camper or RV that Hauls (Blank)? You Decide
In keeping with what seems to be a retro theme this pre-Halloween weekend, Auto Evolution presents what may have been…
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Black Book: Wholesale Values Increase as New Shipments Decline
With production cutbacks at OEMs across the board, fewer new shipments mean that wholesale auction prices are rising, according to…
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Thetford to Shutter Two Ohio Norcold Plants
Thetford, which makes RV and marine toilets and sanitation solutions, together with Norcold, makers of RV refrigerators, make up Thetford…
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NTP-STAG’s Parent Reports Revenue Drop in Q3
LKQ Corp., parent company of NTP-STAG, reported revenue of $3.1 billion during the third quarter, a decrease of 5.9% compared…
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Patrick Industries Posts Solid Q3 Results Despite RV Numbers
Patrick Industries reported net sales of $1.1 billion in the third quarter, a 5% increase over the same period of…
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THOR Releases 2022 Sustainability Report
THOR Industries has published its fifth annual sustainability report detailing the company’s industry-leading sustainability efforts for FY2022 across its global…
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Brinkley RV Names New Director of Marketing
Brinkley RV, a manufacturer of fifth wheels and travel trailers that was founded by five industry veterans, announced Jerimiah Borkowski…
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Dometic Reports Q3 Sales Increase of 37%
Outdoor gear and accessory maker Dometic reported net sales during the third quarter of approximately $697.7 million, which is a…
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TerraRover Joins Overlanding Market, Debuts Two New Towables
Tennessee-based TerraRover Overland Co. joins the adventure trailer industry as a new brand backed by a half-century of manufacturing excellence,…
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Flexsteel to Pay $9.8M for Elkhart Environmental Cleanup
A Dubuque, Iowa, furniture maker will fund the cleanup of a north Elkhart Superfund site with polluted groundwater. Flexsteel Industries…
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RVIA Touts Membership Perks, Program Access
The RV Industry Association is the premier organization serving the RV industry, and it annually publishes stories on why it…
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Winegard Adds Flat High-Performance Starlink to RV Offerings
WiFi connectivity company Winegard announced that, as an authorized retailer, it is adding the flat high-performance Starlink to its product…
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RVIA Webinar to Discuss Midterm Election Results
On Nov. 15, RV Industry Association federal lobbying firm Polsinelli is hosting a webinar on the 2022 Congress Midterm and…
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Land ‘N’ Sea Celebrates Successful Kickoff to Show Season
Land ‘N’ Sea just concluded its first show of the season in Las Vegas last week and said it is…
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Report: Through Q3, RV Shipments Off 8.2% YOY
The RV Industry Association’s monthly survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments in September were 28,333 units, a decrease…
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DRV Luxury Suites Launches Redesigned Website
DRV Luxury Suites, a manufacturer of luxury fifth wheel and toy hauler RVs, has just released a new brand website…
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CRC Industries to Showcase New Vehicle Projects at Upcoming Shows
CRC Industries invites fans and customers to explore two remarkable project vehicles, a brand-new booth, and many exciting product innovations…
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Jayco, Lippert Partner on SEMA Show Concept RV
Jayco announced a collaboration build with Lippert on a concept RV for the upcoming Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Show.…
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USLG Adds Tennessee Dealership for Cortes Campers
US Lighting Group announced that it has signed Knuckleberry Custom Trailers of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee, as its latest exclusive dealer…
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Multiple RV Manufacturers Make Recall List
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has flagged the following RV manufacturers that made this week’s vehicular recall list. Storyteller…
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Container Imports to Los Angeles, Long Beach Plummet
September is usually a strong month for West Coast imports as U.S. companies bring in their year-end holiday goods. Not…
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