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Furrion Adds Obergfell to Keep Up with Growth
Furrion announced today the promotion of Todd Obergfell to senior sales manager. Obergfell is a long-standing Furrion employee from Granger,…
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REDARC Releases Tow-Pro Elite V3
Australia-based REDARC has released the next generation of its electric trailer brake controller, the Tow-Pro Elite V3. Tow-Pro Elite V3 retains…
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RKS Off-Road Adds Four Corners RV as Second U.S. Dealer
RKS Off-Road has announced the appointment of its second U.S. dealer, Four Corners RV, home of Durango RV rentals, in…
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TruckHouse Designs Custom RV Using Toyota Tacoma
The following article from Shane McGlaun appeared on the website SlashGear.com. TruckHouse has unveiled a very cool Toyota Tacoma-based RV…
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Plews & Edelmann Offering Edelmann Elite Program
Plews & Edelmann, a manufacturer and marketer of power steering components, hoses, automotive fittings, and turbo oil lines, has announced…
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Freightliner and Heartland on NHTSA Weekly Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued its weekly list of recalls. Marion Body Works Inc., manufacturers of the…
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AutoEvolution Reviews Newmar Supreme Aire
The following review of Newmar’s Supreme Aire appeared in AutoEvolution.com. Before you go any further with this text, please check…
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Caravan Salon Opens Online Exhibitor Registration
Exhibitor registration for CARAVAN SALON 2021, the leading international trade fair for caravanning and camping, is now open online here. The deadline for reserving…
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CONTOURE USA Expands SMART-Home Lineup
CONTOURE USA said it is introducing new additions to its Connecting with CONTOURE SMART-Homeecosystem this year, going beyond traditional appliances.…
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Early Sales Strong at FRVTA SuperShow
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) opened the 36th Annual 2021 Florida RV SuperShow Wednesday to big crowds. Unseasonably cold…
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Tiffin and FCCC Partner on 2021 Phaeton
A partnership between Tiffin and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) has led to the introduction of the 2021 40IH version…
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SylvanSport Starts New Year with New Hire
SylvanSport has expanded its team, most recently with the hire of Finance Director Lisa Drake. Before being hired by SylvanSport,…
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Keystone Unveils Arcadia Fifth Wheel at Florida SuperShow
At the Florida RV SuperShow today in Tampa, Keystone RV Co. unveiled its much-anticipated new fifth wheel, the Arcadia. Keystone…
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Spartan RV Chassis Revamps Apps and Owner Support
Spartan RV Chassis, a business unit of The Shyft Group, will showcase its mobile technology and supportcustomers with parts and…
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Boreas First North American Manufacturer Using Cruisemaster Suspension
Founded in 2015 in Denver, Boreas Campers are built for off-road and off-grid adventure. The company has announced that its…
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Volta Power Systems Introduces New Inverter/Display
Volta Power Systems, a leading supplier of auxiliary advanced energy systems, has released a new 3,200W, low-profile inverter and all-in-one…
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Rank Rejoins Keystone for Arcadia Launch
Industry veteran Jeff Rank has rejoined Keystone RV to support the company’s newest product line, Arcadia. Rank previously spent 10…
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NHTSA Seeks Comment on Vehicle Cybersecurity Best Practices
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is seeking public comment on the draft Cybersecurity Best Practices for the…
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Bowlus CEO Discusses Luxury RV Market
The following is part of a series that Entrepreneur.com is running where it interviews entrepreneurs in a variety of fields.…
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US Lighting Group Enters the RV Market
The US Lighting Group has announced the company intends to form a new business entity, Cortes Campers, to enter the…
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FCCC, Escape RV on NHTSA Weekly Recall List
Daimler Chrysler has announced that its 2021 Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. model MC and its 2021 Freightliner Business Class M2…
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Jaeger-UniTek Appoints Pullin to Marketing Manager
Jaeger-UniTek Sealing Solutions has announced that Christine Pullin has been appointed to marketing manager. Pullin will lead all marketing activities…
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Forecast 2021: A Return to Normalcy?
Relief is in sight. Battered by the pandemic and scrambling to shore up finances, businesses can look forward to an…
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REV Group Reports Loss, But Huge RV Backorders
REV Group has reported consolidated net sales of $616.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020,representing a decrease of 5.6…
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NATDA Trailer Show Registration Now Open
The North American Trailer Dealer Association has announced its annual “Register and Save” event for trailer and truck bed dealers…
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The Shyft Group Completes Million-Dollar Community Wellness Donation
The Shyft Group has donated $125,000 to the Eaton Community Health Collaborative in support of the greater Charlotte, Mich., community,…
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Keystone RV Launching New Product Line
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Keystone RV Co. will launch an all-new product line at the Florida RV Super Show. Conceived…
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RVIA Offers Manufacturer’s Guidance on Imports
The RV Industry Association has issued the following notification to its manufacturer members regarding certain Chinese and Canadian imports. The…
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Wholesale RV Values Hit Another All Time High
“The values of used RVs sold at wholesale auctions have once again reached all-time highs. This is the fourth consecutive…
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Oracle Lighting Promotes Parker-Boudreaux to National Sales Manager
Oracle Lighting has announced the promotion of Melissa Parker-Boudreaux to national sales manager. She will be responsible for leading Oracle…
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Newmar Recognizes Top Suppliers
Newmar Corp. recently recognized several suppliers and individual contributors for their supply chain performance the previous 12 months. Newmar had…
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RVIA Mourns the Passing of Ken Neal of Tiffin Motorhomes
Ken Neal worked at Tiffin Motorhomes but was a friend to many through his work with RVIA, and the Association…
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Monomoy Capital Partners Acquires Astro Shapes
Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm with $1.7 billion in committed capital that invests in the debt and equity…
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USTR Allows Many China Tariff Exclusions to Expire
On Dec. 29, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice extending COVID-19 tariff exclusions.…
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Class of ’21 RV/MH HOF Inductees Announced
The board of directors of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation has announced inductees for the RV/MH Hall of Fame Class of…
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nuCamp Announces Barefoot Model Update
nuCamp RV, a major manufacturer of campers and teardrop trailers, has announced that the Barefoot, a retro-styled camper modeled after…
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The Shyft Group Expands Board of Directors
The Shyft Group has announced that Terri Pizzuto and Mark Rourke have been appointed to the company’s board of directors,…
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Jayco, Thor Motor Coach Among NHTSA Recalls
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has issued its weekly list of recalls. Jayco announced the recall of its 2020-21…
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DSG Global Taps Industry Veteran William Rex as President of New Division
DSG Global has announced the appointment of industry stalwart William J. Rex as president of the EV bus and motor…
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RV Industry in Elkhart Has Fourth-Best Year Ever
Even with the shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, it appears 2020 will go down as the…
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THOR’s Bob Martin Joins RVing in New England for Final Show of 2020
The president and CEO of THOR Industries, Bob Martin, will be the guest on tonight’s RVing in New England, the…
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2021 Florida RV SuperShow Starts Two Weeks from Today
The 2021 Florida RV SuperShow is just two weeks away. Running Wednesday, Jan. 13 to Sunday, Jan. 17, the show…
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North Carolina RVDA Announces Show Dates
The North Carolina RV Dealers Association has just announced its 2021 schedule of RV shows. The organization’s Greensboro Show will…
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2020’s Top News Story: The Shutdown Followed by the Boom
It’s rare that one single subject would factor into just about everybody’s year-end, biggest-stories-of-the-year list, regardless of the business or…
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Aftermarket Supply Chain Severely Disrupted by COVID-19 Since RV travel became the preferred way for Americans to take any kind…
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THOR’s Bob Martin Joins RVing in New England for Final Show of 2020
The president and CEO of THOR Industries, Bob Martin, will be the guest on Wednesday’s RVing in New England, the…
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The Evolution of Manufacturing RVs in Germany
The following appeared on the website of Iowa-based Woodworking Network. Written by Martin Kohnle of North Carolina-based Lignum Consulting, the…
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Winnebago Employees Brave the Cold for Charity
Employees who work for the Winnebago Towables division, based in Middlebury, Ind., were highlighted for their recent efforts to raise…
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2020’s Top 10 Features of the Year
Each year at this time RV PRO looks back at some of the biggest news and trend stories of the…
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Jayco Hires New Director of Corporate Marketing
Jayco has announced the appointment of Trey Miller as director of corporate marketing. With more than 20 years of experience…
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NHTSA’s Weekly Recall List Includes Keystone RV, Forest River
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has released its final weekly recall list of 2020, and it featured a couple…
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Heartland RV Campaign Benefits Elkhart Boys & Girls Club
The Heartland RV group partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County, Ind., to host a Christmas drive…
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Exclusive: Winnebago Freshens Up its Enterprise Brand
In more than six decades of being in business, and a half-century of that being a publicly-traded company, Winnebago has…
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Report: 73% of Millennials Interested in RVs
Millennials have been renting and purchasing more RVs than ever before as road trips continue to be a bright spot…
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LOOK Trailers Donates to Food Banks in Five States
LOOK Trailers has announced it will donate $30,000 on behalf of their employees to Food Banks in the five states it has…
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Remembering the Titans: Art Decio
Editor’s note: In 12 months’ time, two legends in the RV/MH industries, Arthur J. Decio and Thomas H. Corson, passed…
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RVIA Survey: Best November for Unit Shipments Ever
The RV Industry Association’s November 2020 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments finished the month with 42,513 units,…
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Dutchmen Recognized as Top 10 Manufacturer in DSI Survey
Dutchmen has been recognized as a Top 10 Manufacturer to receive the Circle of Excellence award for earning the highest…
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Toyota Getting into Campers?
Toyota has turned the cargo box of a Tacoma into an off-road travel trailer equipped with everything you need for…
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THOR Acquires Tiffin in $300 Million Deal
THOR Industries has announced the acquisition of Tiffin Motor Homes and related companies, including Vanleigh RV and other operating entities,…
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Remembering the Titans: Tom Corson
Editor’s note: In 12 months’ time, two legends in the RV/MH industries, Arthur J. Decio and Thomas H. Corson, passed…
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Video: Winnebago CEO Predicts Continued Strength in RV Sales
Winnebago CEO Michael Happe told CNBC on Friday he expects the coronavirus pandemic-inspired surge in recreational vehicle sales to last…
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RV Companies NHTSA’s Weekly Recall List
This week’s recall list from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration includes several RV listings of note. Daimler Vans USA…
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Vasatech and US Coating will Become Schattdecor
The Schattdecor Group facilities, Vasatech and US Coating, will officially bear the company name Schattdecor starting Jan. 1, 2021. Until…
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Winnebago Industries Reports 35 Percent Revenue Jump
Winnebago Industries has announced earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, and the company reports a nearly 35 percent…
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Barletta Boats Founder Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalist
Bill Fenech, president and founder of Barletta Pontoon Boats, has been named a national award finalist for the Ernst &…
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Airstream’s Globetrotter 30RB Wins Fast Company Design Award
Airstream has been recognized by Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards for its 2020 Airstream Globetrotter 30 RB (Rear…
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TAXA Announces New, Larger Headquarters
Marking a year of significant growth in the outdoor industry with an uptick in outdoor recreation and rising demand for…
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Lordstown Motors, Camping World Announce Joint Venture
Lordstown Motors Corp. CEO Steve Burns and Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis announced a joint venture between the two companies…
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THOR Reaffirms Commitment to National Forest Foundation
THOR Industries has reaffirmed its multi-year commitment to preserving national forests and grasslands through a partnership with the National Forest…
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RKS Off-Road Unveils Purpose Trailer
California-based RKS Off-Road has announced it will start customer deliveries of its Purpose Trailer in Q1 2021. RKS Off-Road said…
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DLL to Provide Financing to Northern Lite
DLL, global asset finance company for equipment and technology, has partnered with Northern Lite a manufacturer of high quality four-season truck campers. Through…
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Cruiser One of 10 Manufacturers Receiving Dealer Satisfaction Awards
Travel trailer and toy hauler manufacturer Cruiser RV has been recognized by the RV Dealers Association (RVDA) as a top…
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RV Manufacturers Featured on Weekly Recall List
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has announced its weekly list of recalls. Forest River announced the recall of the…
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Venture Receives 2020 Quality Circle Awards
Venture RV was recently awarded the 2020 RVDA Quality Circle Award. The announcement was communicated by Chris Andro, chairman of…
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TAXA Expands Overland Editions with TigerMoth and Mantis
TAXA Outdoors, makers of lightweight towables it calls “mobile human habitats,” has expanded its Overland editions with its new Mantis…
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Creating the Look and Feel of Home
You might think of a motorhome or towable RV as the ultimate hybrid. Whether it has its own motive power…
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ATW Acquires Custom Truck Body Manufacturer Dakota Bodies
ATW, a North American provider of trailers, truck equipment and parts, has announced the purchase of custom truck body manufacturer…
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Airstream Customer Council Reflects On a Successful First Year
Airstream said it has adopted 21 product and customer experience improvements recommended by the first Airstream Customer Council (ACC), which…
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Mercedes-Benz Vans Sets its Sights on All-Electric
Mercedes-Benz Vans said it is accelerating down the road to full electrification and will soon make all of its European…
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THOR Posts 17% Jump in Q1 Net Sales
In its report Tuesday announcing earning for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, THOR Industries cited strong growth in net…
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Winnebago Releases 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report
Winnebago Industries has detailed the company’s environmental, social and governance performance progress and COVID-19 response in its 2020 Corporate Responsibility…
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Former RVIA Board Chairman Cuzzocrea Dies at 75
Dominic D. “Don” Cuzzocrea, a two-term elected board chairman of the RV Industry Association, has died at the age of…
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RV Companies Flagged on Weekly NHTSA List
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its weekly recall list, with several RV manufactures flagged. Jayco is recalling…
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Dealer Associations Give Their ‘State of the State’
As 2020 moves into the rearview mirror, RV PRO reached out to the executive directors of some of the country’s…
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LA County and City Stay-at-Home Orders Impact RV Businesses
The following was released by the RV Industry Association regarding the recent stay-at-home orders issued in the Los Angeles area…
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Grand Design Earns DSI Award
Grand Design RV. recently received the results from the 26th Annual Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) Survey, and it reports that…
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Winnebago Industries Refreshes Corporate Enterprise Brand
Winnebago Industries, with more than six decades catering to the outdoor recreation industry, has decided it is time for an…
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DexKo Global Acquires Italian Electronics Company Nordelettronica
DexKo Global, a Novi, Mich.-based maker of highly engineered trailer running gear, chassis assemblies and related components, has announced that…
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Peterson Names New Director of Marketing, Business Development
Peterson Manufacturing, makers of vehicle safety lighting, custom wiring harnesses, and many other safety-related products, has named Jeff Geoffroy as…
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Indiana Will End 2020 in a State of Emergency
The state of Indiana will close out 2020 in a state of emergency. On Tuesday, the office of Indiana Gov.…
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Exclusive: inTech RV Introduces New Towable Line, the Terra
Nappanee, Ind.-based inTech RV had been keeping its surprise for the 2021 model year close to the vest but now…
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RoadSigns: RV Shipments Projected to Climb by Nearly 20 Percent In 2021
According to ITR Economics’ latest RoadSigns forecast, wholesale RV shipments are forecasted to gain nearly 20 percent, to 502,582 units,…
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The Shyft Group Appoints Michael Dinkins to Board
The Shyft Group, has appointed Michael Dinkins to its board of directors. Dinkins was also appointed to the board’s audit…
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Multiple RV Makers on this week’s NHTSA
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has issued its weekly recall list, and several RVmanufacturers are part of it. Daimler…
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Industry Veterans to Introduce Tech-Oriented Consumer RV Magazine
A new RV magazine geared toward consumers and focused on repairing and maintaining RVs is set to debut in early…
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Schattdecor Plans to Invest in Two Lacquering Lines
Despite the global coronavirus pandemic, Schattdecor is now implementing the expansion plans it has for its lacquering capacities. The company…
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RV Shipments Post Second Best October On Record
The RV Industry Association’s October 2020 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments finished the month with 47,326 units,…
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RV Industry Requests Essential Business Status in Case of New Lockdowns
As the coronavirus pandemic spikes again in most states across the country, several governors are contemplating imposing stay-at-home orders and…
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THOR Urges Giving Gifts of Nature and Healing this Giving Tuesday
THOR Industries is leveraging social media and its online presence to encourage contributions to its nonprofit partners this coming Giving…
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