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RVIA: Maximizing Your Membership, Part Two
The following is the second of a two-part series published by the RV Industry Association. In part one of the two-part…
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Go RVing RV Owner Demographic Profile: Class B Motorhomes
The Go RVing RV Owner Demographic Profile is the most comprehensive study of RV ownership ever conducted, according to the…
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Patrick Industries Completes Acquisition of Wet Sounds
Patrick Industries completed the acquisition of Rosenburg, Texas-based Wet Sounds, a designer, fabricator, engineer and distributor of innovative audio systems…
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Triple E, Forest River Make NHTSA Weekly Recall List
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its weekly recall list and a small number of RV manufacturers are featured.…
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Go Connect Smart Travel Wi-Fi Products Now Available
Go Connect has begun selling its line of Smart Travel Wi-Fi products, which it said will allow customers to focus…
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Maximizing Your RVIA Membership – Part One
The following is the first of a two-part series published by the RV Industry Association. Membership in the RV Industry…
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James Gilboy: Remembering the ‘Discoverer’
Larry Shinoda penned some of the most iconic cars in American history, from the C2 and C3 Chevrolet Corvettes to…
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Indiana Commerce Secretary Announces Internal Promotion
Indiana Sec. of Commerce Brad Chambers promoted Dave Roberts to executive vice president of entrepreneurship and innovation for the Indiana…
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‘Niche’ California Port Helping Solve Supply Chain Issues
Cargo ships arriving at Port Hueneme in Southern California are jam-packed with fresh produce and other goods, as companies look…
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JD Power Report: RV Prices Increased Across the Board in Q3
Costa Mesa, Calif.-based J.D. Power, a data analytics and consumer intelligence firm, published a third quarter overview of RV price…
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LKQ’s Q3 Sees 8.2 Percent Revenue Jump
LKQ Corp., parent company of NTP-STAG, announced third quarter revenues of $3.3 billion, an 8.2 percent increase over the same…
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Patrick Industries Q3 Revenues Spike Across All Markets
RV, marine and manufactured housing supplier Patrick Industries reported strong performance across all markets in its Q3 financial report, ending…
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Allison’s Profits Increase Despite Supply Chain Issues
Global transmission manufacturer Allison reported quarterly revenues of $567 million, a 7 percent increase over the same period a year…
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Grand Design RV Continues to Sweep DSI Survey Awards
Every Grand Design RV line again received the coveted “Quality Circle Award” from the RVDA’s 27th Annual Dealer Satisfaction Index…
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Wholesale RV Values Mixed Heading into Late Fall
“For the second time in as many months, one of the major RV market segments has declined in value, but…
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Link Names Director of Engineering, Suspension Controls
Link Mfg., makers of specialty-engineered suspensions, suspension controls and air management products, announced the installment of Marco Morales to the…
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Live Show: RVing and Camping are American Made
The Facebook Live show “RVing in New England,” hosted by Bob Zagami and John DePietro and airing every Wednesday night,…
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How Cyberattacks Disrupt the Auto Supply Chain
Eberspaecher, a German supplier of automotive exhaust and thermal management systems, is the latest industry victim of a cyberattack, this…
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RV PRO Details ‘40 Under 40’ Event Celebration Plans
Join RV PRO to honor 40 of the top up-and-coming industry professionals at the first annual 40 Under 40 event,…
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Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing Kicks Off Show Season
Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing’s show season is now underway following a virtual event Oct. 14 – 16. Done entirely online…
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Xponent Power Claims World’s First Power-Generating Solar Awning
To address the growing number of RV owners who are enjoying camping off the grid, Xponent Power released what it…
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Industry Leaders Tout Benefits of Serving on RVIA Board of Directors
The following report was compiled by the RV Industry Association, which asked members of its Board of Directors why they…
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Saturday is RV/MH Hall of Fame Nomination Deadline
The deadline for submitting a nomination for the RV/MH Hall of Fame is this Saturday, Oct. 31. Darryl Searer, president of the…
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Freedman Seating Introduces Line of RV, Camper Van Products
Freedman Seating Co., a manufacturer of transportation seating for more than 125 years, is reigniting a historical presence in the…
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Winnebago Releases Video Tour, Reviews of Certain Models
Winnebago released several YouTube videos geared toward educating the public about some of its products. First, the Winnebago HIKE 100…
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RVIA Shipments: All-Time Monthly Total in September
RVIA’s September survey of manufacturers reveals another month, another record number of shipments. RVIA membership reported that there were 55,014…
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ATC’s New Toy Haulers Available in Two Styles
Aluminum Trailer Company (ATC), a manufacturer of aluminum RVs and trailers, launched its 2022 Game Changer RVs, available starting this…
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Business Insider Spotlights Jayco’s New Terrain
Tiny homes on wheels have been in high demand since the start of COVID-19, and for now, its popularity shows…
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Daimler Vans, Winnebago, Heartland, Cruiser, Provan and KZ RV on Weekly NHTSA Recall List
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration issued its weekly list of recalled vehicles, and several RV manufacturers are on the…
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weBoost Drive Reach OTR Receives Innovation Award
Wilson Electronics, a supplier of cellular signal booster technology, announced that the weBoost Drive Reach OTR has been selected as…
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In Tow with RV PRO Podcast Tuesday: Craig Kirby
This Tuesday RV PRO presents another episode of the In Tow with RV PRO podcast, this week featuring Craig Kirby,…
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Dometic Sales Increase 24 Percent in Recent Quarter
RV appliance and equipment supplier Dometic has announced net sales in the recent quarter of SEK 5,545 million, meaning an…
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Truma North America Adds Chief Financial Officer
Truma North America added Jonathan Haley as chief financial officer. In this role, Haley’s responsibilities will include financial operations, human…
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Way Interglobal Adds to Marketing, Aftermarket Teams
Way Interglobal, which manufacturers and distributes RV appliances, electronics and furnishings, continues to add to its growing team, hiring a…
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Cummins Added to Global Environmental Groups in Advance of Global Climate Summit
Power generation company Cummins announced it has been accepted into two influential groups advocating for climate action ahead of the…
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Community: THOR Partners with Habitat for Humanity in Elkhart County
Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County teamed up with THOR Industries to build the walls of a future home, according…
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Better Days Ahead for EQ United
Days Corp. is rebranding itself to better align with its primary business – and to pay homage to its late…
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Exclusive: AEONrv Targets Class B+ Market with Silicon Valley Inspiration
The origins of AEONrv (pronounced “Ā-On”), a new start-up RV company based in Reno, Nev., began in disappointment but then…
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RVIA Hosting Seminar on Vaccine Mandates
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) Workforce Safety Taskforce invites its members to participate in a virtual seminar and round table…
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LKQ Corp. Recognized as 5-Star Employer in North America
LKQ Corp. said it has been recognized as a 5-Star Employer in North America by employee engagement platform WorkBuzz. In…
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Ranger Distribution Breaks Ground on New Building Addition
Ranger Distribution, a company serving the RV industry founded by veterans John Curran, Brent Diver and Rod Humphreys, broke ground…
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Venture RV Receives Quality Circle Award
Venture RV recently received a 2021 RVDA Quality Circle Award. All Venture product families were recognized: the Sonic, Stratus and…
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Time Running Out to Register for RVWA’s Virtual Career Event
The RV Women’s Alliance is hosting the next in its series of educational workshops and seminars with “Navigating Your Career…
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Winnebago Hits $1B in Q4 Revenue
Winnebago Industries said its revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 were $1 billion, an increase of 40.4 percent…
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Germany-based Quantron Accelerates Push Toward Zero-Emission Vehicles
Quantron AG, specialist for commercial vehicles with electric and hydrogen drive trains, is setting out to become an OEM for…
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RV Industry Association to Hold 2021 Annual Meeting
The RV Industry Association will hold its Annual Meeting – virtually – on Friday, Nov. 19. The event will be…
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Thetford Begins Shipping Titan Totes for Holding Tanks
Thetford Corp. said it is ready to begin shipping its Titan Tote Premium Portable Waste Tanks. The tanks are in…
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DexKo Global Acquires National Trailer Parts Warehouse
DexKo Global announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Dexter Axle Co., acquired National Trailer Parts Warehouse (“National Trailer Parts”) located…
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Airstream Receives RVDA Quality Circle Awards for 10th Straight Year
Airstream has been recognized for dealer satisfaction from the RV Dealers Association Quality Circle Awards in both the motorhome and…
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RVIA’s Landers Shares Advocacy Priorities with State RV Dealers Groups
The following report is from RV Industry Association staff, reporting on the activities of Jay Landers, the organization’s vice president…
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Elkhart Tops Fall List for WSJ/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets
The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com released the WSJ/Realtor.com Fall 2021 Emerging Housing Markets Index, which revealed Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. is…
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Shyft Group, NeXus RV, Tiffin, Forest River, Foretravel Occupy Weekly NHTSA Recall List
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has issued its weekly recall list. The Shyft Group announced the recall of its…
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Winnebago Earns Prestigious RVDA Quality Circle Award
Winnebago said several of its coaches have been awarded the Quality Circle Award from the RV Dealers Association’s annual Dealer…
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‘Patriarch’ of NERVDA Dies at 81
Francis “Fran” J. Roberts, 81, of Shelburne, Mass., passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family beside him on…
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Despite Progress, Indiana Still One of Worst CO2-Emitting States
When it comes to the issue of climate change, Indiana finds itself caught, in a sense, between two realities. Government…
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Cummins, Gillig Deliver 100th Battery Electric Bus
Cummins is preparing to deliver a package in the form of the 100th battery electric transit bus in collaboration with…
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Winnebago Commits to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
Winnebago Industries said it is advancing its commitment to environmental sustainability by joining the Business Ambition for 1.5°C. The company…
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THOR Announces Closing $500M of Senior Unsecured Notes
THOR Industries announced the closing Oct. 14 on its previously announced offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.000%…
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Custom RV Is Part Camper, Part Semi Truck, and It’s For Sale
Leave it to Motor1.com to locate the truly bizarre in the world of vehicles, and this certainly fits under that…
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Lippert’s Nicole Sult Named VP of Customer Experience
Lippert Components named Nicole Sult as vice president of customer experience. In this new role, Sult will spearhead the organization’s global…
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Winnebago Industries Announces $200M Share Repurchase Authorization
Winnebago Industries announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase authorization of up to $200 million of…
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Ports Going to 24/7 Operations Not a Reality Yet
During a press conference from the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced the ports…
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Land ‘N’ Sea Confirms ‘Live and In-Person’ Connecticut Show
Land ‘N’ Sea confirmed the Connecticut Marine and RV dealer show will go on in-person as scheduled at Mohegan Sun…
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Momentum Model Drives Record Sales for Grand Design RV
Grand Design announced it has exceeded 15,000 retail units sold of its Momentum fifth wheel toy haulers. Since the product’s…
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S.M. Osgood Co. Acquires Kroes Corp., Expands Sales Force
Minnesota-based S.M. Osgood Co. recently acquired Kroes Corp. Both companies are independent regional sales representation agencies; S.M. Osgood Co. is…
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Nomination Deadline Nears for RV/MH Hall of Fame Class of 2022
The deadline for submitting a nomination for the RV/MH Hall of Fame is on Oct. 31. Darryl Searer, president of…
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RV Industry Association Seeking Standards Inspector
The RV Industry Association is currently looking for an Inspector I position to be part of the inspectors’ team that conducts…
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RV PRO Selects 2021 40 Under 40 Class
RV PRO magazine would like to congratulate this year’s 40 Under 40 Class, who will officially be recognized in the…
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New Screen Assist Now Available as Part of Lippert’s RV Screen Door Line
Lippert Components introduced its new Screen Assist as part of its premium line of RV screen door products. Along with…
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Winnebago Brands Pick Up RVDA DSI Quality Circle Awards
Winnebago Industries announced that all three of its RV premium brands achieved the prestigious Quality Circle Award from the National…
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Forest River Plans to Triple Electric Bus Sales in Canada
Forest River is poised to more than triple its electric bus sales in Canada, says David Wright, president of the…
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Industry Profile: Mike Conway of Southwire
The RV Industry Association has done a profile of Mike Conway, national accounts manager for Southwire, which provides electrical parts…
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Airstream Announces 2021 Five Rivet Status Supplier Partners
Airstream announced Supplier Five Rivet Status for the 2021 fiscal year. Airstream launched the Five Rivet Supplier program in August…
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Winnebago Towables Now Feature Goodyear Tires
Winnebago, a subsidiary of Winnebago, will be transitioning to Goodyear tires on all Winnebago travel trailers. The move increases the…
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Jayco Introduces JayVoice System
Jayco launched the all-new JayVoice system on select models of Jayco luxury fifth wheel RVs. In what the company calls…
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Sprinter Chassis Featured in NHTSA’s Weekly Recall List
The National Highway Transportation Safety Board released its weekly list of recalls, and several Sprinter chassis are on the list.…
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Cummins Integrating Powertrain Solutions with Autonomous Driving Systems
Power technology company Cummins will be launching a set of software features to integrate its powertrains with Automated Driving System…
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How LA Ports Plan to Ease Congestion Ahead of Holiday Shopping
Joe Falzarano, owner of Huzzah Toys in Venice Beach, met last week with a sales rep from Hawthorne-based Bruder Toys…
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Erwin Hymer Group Posts Record Results
The following report is from About Camp B2B, an Italian news agency covering the European RV industry. The Erwin Hymer…
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Trailer Source in the Fast Lane Toward Growth
Jim Blumenthal moves fast. Since opening his first Trailer Source store in the Denver-metro area in 2013, his family-owned dealership…
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Central Coast RV Show Underway in California
The first-ever Central Coast RV Show is happening now through Monday at San Luis Obispo, Calif. Organizers said more than…
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Celebrate National Manufacturing Day
Each year, Manufacturing Day is held on the first Friday in October, sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers and…
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InterMotive Celebrates 25 Years in Business
September marked the 25th anniversary for InterMotive Vehicle Controls, a leading manufacturer of electronic control systems. Since its inception in…
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Cummins Receives $5M to Accelerate Zero-Emission Vehicle Advancements
Cummins has been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its project to develop a high-power…
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IDS Issues Comprehensive Dealer Report Looking Ahead to 2022
Integrated Dealer Systems, an RV, marine and trailer dealership software provider, released its 2022 RV Industry Trends Report. The company…
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Entegra Coach Unveils New Launch 4×4 Class B
Entegra Coach reveals the all-new 4×4 Launch built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. This Class B features on-demand four-wheel-drive for…
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Highland Ridge Debuts New Range Lite Air
Highland Ridge RV launched its 2022 Range Lite Air travel trailer. This single-axle travel trailer is compact and extremely capable,…
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DRV Introduces a New Interior Design, Other Upgrades
Luxury fifth wheel and toy hauler manufacturer DRV Luxury Suites introduced a new Chai Hickory interior design and a new…
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Dometic to Offer Products Made of New 100% Recycled Material
Dometic said that in order to take a more active role in promoting new materials for sustainability, it is offering…
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Jayco Launches New Terrain 4×4 Class B
Jayco launched its all-new 4×4 Terrain, built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. This Class B features on-demand four-wheel-drive that allows…
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Starcraft RV Announces the Super Lite Maxx
Starcraft RV launched its 2022 Super Lite Maxx Travel Trailer. This lightweight, compact unit has been designed to maximize interior…
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Start-up Ember RV Opens Its Doors to Dealers
The founding partners at Ember Recreational Vehicles, a startup RV manufacturing company in Elkhart, Ind., hosted prospective dealers last week,…
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Way Interglobal Announces Two New Managers
Way Interglobal, makers and providers of RV appliances, electronics and furnishings, announces a promotion in its warranty department and a…
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Gulf Stream Coach Earns DSI Awards for Multiple Lines
Gulf Stream Coach announced it was recognized by its dealers as the recipient of RVDA DSI Quality Circle Awards covering…
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RVDA Recognizes Top-Rated Manufacturers/Brands in Annual Survey
The RV Dealers Association is honoring 21 RV manufacturers/brands with Quality Circle Awards for achieving the highest scores in the…
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Winnebago Introduces ‘Insider’ Featuring a Trove of Information
Winnebago has launched Winnebago Insider, an enhanced digital platform that provides an insider view of the latest Winnebago brand news…
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REV Group Names Senior VP of Engineering & Technology
REV Group appointed Eric Sandstrom as senior vice president of Engineering & Technology, a newly created executive leadership position. The…
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Aliner Targets Families with New Trailer
Mt. Pleasant, Pa.-based Aliner is debuting its new A-frame camper, dubbed the Family Expedition. The manufacturer said the new unit…
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U.S. Trade Chief Tai Seeks Talks with China, Won’t Rule Out New Tariffs
Top U.S. trade negotiator Katherine Tai on Monday pledged to exclude some Chinese imports from tariffs imposed by former President…
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Duo Form, Specialty Recreation Announce Exclusive Partnership
Duo Form tapped Specialty Recreation as its exclusive RV aftermarket distributor for all Duo Form RV aftermarket parts, supplies and…
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