RV Manufacturing
-
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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.…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
Features
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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,…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
Newmar Recognizes Top Suppliers
Newmar Corp. recently recognized several suppliers and individual contributors for their supply chain performance the previous 12 months. Newmar had…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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.…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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,…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
More Top News From 2020
Aftermarket Supply Chain Severely Disrupted by COVID-19 Since RV travel became the preferred way for Americans to take any kind…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
Features
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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,…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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,…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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 &…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
Features
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
Features
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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.…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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,…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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,…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
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…
Read More » -
RV News
PWI Dedicates New Building Expansion
PWI, a maker of overhead cranes, mezzanines and other industrial equipment that serves the RV manufacturing industry, held a ribbon…
Read More » -
RV News
TireMinder Wins No. 1 Tire Monitoring Solution for 18th Time
TireMinder, a Valterra Productsbrand, has been voted Readers’ Choice Gold in both MotorHome Magazine and Trailer Life Magazine in the…
Read More » -
RV News
Exclusive: Eclipse RV Debuts All-Electric Toy Hauler
California’s Eclipse RV, makers of the Attitude line of toy haulers, has announced the industry’s first all-electric toy hauler. Three…
Read More » -
LCI Acquires Challenger Door
LCI Industries announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc., has completed its acquisition of substantially all of the business…
Read More » -
RV News
Two RV Makers on this Week’s Recall List
This week’s recall list from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration features two RV manufacturers. Triple E Recreational Vehicles has…
Read More » -
RV News
Keystone RV Launches New Website
Keystone RV has released a new consumer-facing website, the next step in the company’s digital transformation. KeystoneRV.com utilizes the robust…
Read More » -
RV News
CRVA Shipments Announced
The Canadian RV Association has reported that RV wholesale shipments into Canada for the third quarter ending Sept. 30 totaled…
Read More » -
RV News
Economist: Broader Economic Signs Bode Well for RV Market
Some economic promise and potential for the coming years, but still many variables to contend with – that was one…
Read More » -
RV News
Jeff Rutherford Elected RVIA Chairman of the Board
The RV Industry Association Board of Directors elected Jeff Rutherford, president and CEO of Airxcel, as chairman of the board…
Read More » -
RV News
Black Book: Wholesale RV Values Mixed as Winter Approaches
“The values of used RVs sold at wholesale auctions continue to defy typical seasonal patterns. Towables hit yet another record,…
Read More » -
RV News
FEMA Requests Info on ADA-Compliant Travel Trailers
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a request for information (RFI) on companies that are able to design…
Read More » -
RV News
Rollick’s RV Marketplace Sees 3Q Growth
Rollick Inc., which connects manufacturers, dealers, and in-market consumers in the RV, powersports, marine, and industrial equipment industries, has announced…
Read More » -
RV News
TAXA Outdoors Launches Holiday Getaway Campaign in Houston Area
Houston-based TAXA Outdoors said it wants to offer a deserving person in the Houston area the opportunity to safely explore…
Read More » -
Winnebago Debuts Journey and EKKO at ‘The Road Ahead 2020’
Winnebago, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium RVs, announced today the launch of its next generation of breakthrough new product.…
Read More » -
RV News
Airstream Partners with Educational Materials Company
Airstream has announced a landmark partnership with educational materials company Teacher Created Materials on a “Learn from Anywhere” educational collection,…
Read More » -
RV News
Keystone RV and mDesign Tackle Tiny Living
Keystone RV said it is collaborating with leading home design and organization retailer, mDesign, on a new content series around…
Read More » -
RV News
RV Makers Make Weekly NHTSA List
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration lists several RV manufacturers on its weekly recall list this week. Winnebago is recalling…
Read More »