RV Manufacturing
-
RV News
FCCC Debuts Production MT50e All-Electric Chassis
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) has partnered with a leader in heavy-duty electric transportation to develop an enhanced, production-ready version…
Read More » -
RV News
New Utilimaster Facility to Create 200 Jobs
Utilimaster has announced the opening of an additional vehicle production facility in Bristol, Ind., which will also support aftermarket parts and…
Read More » -
January’s RV Shipments Increase 29%
The RV Industry Association’s January 2020 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 33,003 units,…
Read More » -
NHTSA: Recalls Made for Sprinters, Triple E, and Forest River
Daimler Vans USA is recalling certain 2019 Mercedes Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles. The connecting screws on the exhaust…
Read More » -
RV News
Canadian, U.S. RV Standards Move Closer
The RV Industry Association has stated that Canadian and U.S. RV standards have moved one-step closer to synchronization. With updates…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
RV News
Airstream Working on Incorporating Electric Drivetrain
Airstream is currently developing new technology that could incorporate an electric drivetrain. This story by Rachel Cormack originally appeared in…
Read More » -
RV News
SSI: Jayco’s Jay Flight Earns No. 1 Spot for 15th Year
For the 15th consecutive year, Jayco’s Jay Flight travel trailer has claimed the No. 1 selling travel trailer spot in…
Read More » -
RV News
B.J. Kloska Returns to Keystone RV
B.J. Kloska has returned to Keystone RV to lead the company’s Springdale brand. Kloska spent nine years with Keystone as…
Read More » -
Protestors Block Canadian Rail Shipments
Canadian manufacturers said rail blockades across the country are hurting a key cog of Canada’s economy at a time they…
Read More » -
Dutchmen Introduces Yukon Fifth Wheels
Kyle Kwasny, president of Dutchmen RV, has introduced the Yukon Luxury Residential Fifth Wheel to its 2020 product line. Yukon…
Read More » -
RV News
Jayco of Australia Showcases New 2020 Range
Jayco recently introduced seven 2020 product ranges released this month. “Innovation continues to be Jayco’s driving force in 2020 and…
Read More » -
NHTSA: Spartan to Recall 3,616 Sprinter Units
Spartan Motors USA is recalling certain 2019 Utilimaster Sprinter vehicles equipped with Voyager VOM74MM rear camera displays. The camera module…
Read More » -
VIDEO: AL-KO Reveals E-chassis Tech
RV chassis builder, AL-KO, is hard at work on its own electric-driven frame. Instead of leaving out the motorized RV…
Read More » -
RV News
Keystone RV Launches Water-Resistant Floor
The Keystone RV Innovation Lab has fully commercialized HYPERDECK, a water-resistant RV floor construction. The new floors are now in…
Read More » -
RV News
RV Industry Asked to Comment on List 1 Exclusions
On Feb. 5, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) started the renewal clock for another round of List 1…
Read More » -
RV News
Mobile RV Repair Service Expanding
Getting stranded in an RV under the hot Texas sun can be miserable. The heat bears down on RVers, the…
Read More » -
RV News
Winnebago Celebrates 62 Years
Winnebago Industries is celebrating the company’s 62nd anniversary, the company announced on its LinkedIn profile. Its beginnings trace back to…
Read More » -
VIDEO: TMC’s Tellaro Boast European Design
The new 2020 Tellaro from Thor Motor Coach draws inspiration from European van life, blending a versatile, European-style interior and…
Read More » -
RV News
Floods Suspend Operations at Two Oregon Keystone Facilities
Rain and melting snow in eastern Oregon have resulted in some flooding at Keystone RV’s manufacturing facilities in Pendleton, resulting…
Read More » -
RV News
Gulf Stream Reports a 30% Jump in Sales
Gulf Stream Coach sales representatives are reporting high traffic and brisk sales at major early-season RV shows, suggesting a robust…
Read More » -
NHTSA: Recall Made for Forest River
Forest River is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Prime Time recreational trailers, model WCF35MB. The Federal Placard states an incorrect GVWR…
Read More » -
RV News
Winegard Air360+ Made Standard on 2020 Keystone RVs
Keystone RV and Winegard Co. have partnered to make the Winegard Air360+ HDTV antenna with Gateway router Wi-Fi/4G LTE upgrade…
Read More » -
RV News
LOOK Trailers Celebrates 10 Years
LOOK Trailers is celebrating 10 years of growth in the cargo trailer industry, the company recently announced. The open and…
Read More » -
French Press Visit Grand Design, Riverside RV
RV Industry Association’s public relations staff recently served as on-the-ground guides in Elkhart, Ind., to a team of journalists from…
Read More » -
VIDEO: Influencers Garner 1.2M YouTube Views Driving Lance Camper
Lance Camper partnered with YouTube full-time RV influencers “Mortons on the Move” to create a reality-based web series chronicling Tom…
Read More » -
Features
East to West on Course for Growth
In about a year’s time, Elkhart, Ind.-based manufacturer East to West RV has bounded from being the 58th largest travel…
Read More » -
RV News
Tavernier to Helm Keystone RV’s Alpine, Avalanche and Laredo
Longtime Keystone product manager, Dustin Tavernier, has been asked to take the lead of Keystone’s Alpine, Avalanche and Laredo business.…
Read More » -
RV News
Low Truck Production Leads to Cummins Q4 Decrease
Cummins has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2019, showing revenues of $5.6 billion, a decrease of 9 percent from the…
Read More » -
RV News
Spartan Motors Sells Emergency Response Unit to REV Group
Spartan Motors has sold its emergency response (ER) segment to REV Group for about $55 million in cash at closing, which is…
Read More » -
RV News
Keystone RV Promotes Ebenroth to Lead Fuzion
Keystone has announced that Nick Ebenroth is expanding his role in the company and will now be the product manager…
Read More » -
RV News
CEO, Owner of Tekonsha Corp. Wayne Campbell Dies at 82
Wayne Morgan Campbell, 82, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Goshen Hospital. He was born on July…
Read More » -
NHTSA: Keystone Recalls 1,112 RV Units
Keystone RV is recalling certain 2020 Crossroads Cameo (models 3201RL, 320RL, 3701RL, 370RL, 3801RK, 380RK, 3891MK, 389MK, 3921BR, 392BR, 3961MB,…
Read More » -
RV News
Accounting Firm to Investigate Erwin Hymer Sale
A Toronto-based forensic accounting firm is investigating the 2016 sale of local RV manufacturer Roadtrek to German-based Erwin Hymer Group…
Read More » -
RV News
THOR Forms New Subsidiary to Sell European-Designed RVs in U.S.
THOR Industries has formed Hymer USA, a new subsidiary focused on producing and marketing RVs utilizing European manufacturing practices, automation…
Read More » -
RV News
Newmar Loses Partial Summary Judgement Regarding Oregon’s Lemon Law
Markowitz Herbold PC, a trial law firm, has won a partial summary judgement for its client against Newmar Corp. On…
Read More » -
RV News
Community: Girl Camper to Raffle R-Pod on Feb. 14
Girl Camper has partnered with Forest River to offer the newest R-pod 196 light-weight travel trailer to one lucky winner…
Read More » -
RV News
Amendments Made to Canadian RV Production
The Canadian RV Association (CRVA) has reported that the amendments to the CSA Z240 RV Series-14 have been approved and…
Read More » -
Spartan Motors Appoints Douyard as CFO
Spartan Motors will appoint Jonathan C. Douyard as its chief financial officer no later than March 31. “We are pleased to…
Read More » -
RVIA: Wholesale Shipments Fell 3%
The RV Industry Association’s December survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 27,516 wholesale shipments,…
Read More » -
NHTSA: Recalls Made for Winnebago and Forest River
Winnebago Industries is recalling certain 2020 Adventurer motorhomes. When using 30-amp service, the heat coil may not disengage when the…
Read More » -
RV News
Porsche-designed RV Worth $2M
Newell Coach has been crafting motorhomes for half a century, and the p50 was created to honor the company’s 50th…
Read More » -
RV News
RVIA Testifies to Fix RV Length Issue
RV Industry Association Manager of Government Affairs Nick Rudowich recently testified in support of legislation (WA SB 6083/HB 2242) that…
Read More » -
RV News
Alliance RV Names Dumka as General Manager
Alliance RV has named Jeremiah Dumka as general manager. In this role, Dumka will oversee product development and have sales management…
Read More » -
RV News
Airstream’s Mark Wahl Retires After 20-plus Years
Airstream’s Senior Vice President of Operations Mark Wahl, who has been with the manufacturer for more than 20 years, retired…
Read More » -
RV News
Northstar’s Robert Willett Dies at 85
Northstar Truck Campers regrets to announce the passing of Robert Charles Willett, father of Rex C. Willett. Robert Willett, 85,…
Read More » -
RV News
Jayco Australia Adopts Sway Command Tech
Lippert Components has announced that Jayco Australia has adopted Sway Command Tow Control Technology across specific 2020 Jayco brand towables.…
Read More » -
RV News
Roadtrek Sells First Zion
Roadtrek, a Class B manufacturer in North America, showcased for the first time at the Toronto RV Show & Sale.…
Read More » -
RV News
Leisure Travel Van’s Wonder Highlights New Tech
Leisure Travel Vans, a brand of Triple E RVs, has announced that its Wonder line was built on the 2020…
Read More » -
RV News
Community: Girl Camper, Forest River Partner
Girl Camper has partnered with Forest River to offer the newest R-pod 196 light-weight travel trailer to one lucky winner…
Read More » -
RV News
Storyteller Overland Teases Beast MODE Concept
Storyteller Overland recently unveiled its new Beast MODE adventure van concept at the Manufacturers RV Show in Pleasanton, Calif., which runs until…
Read More » -
RV News
Spartan Motors Unveils New Class A Diesel RV Chassis
Spartan Specialty Chassis and Vehicles is displaying new chassis technology on 2020 Entegra and Newmar models and introducing the new…
Read More » -
NADAguides: Fifth Wheels Values Rose in 2019
NADAguides has released its year-end market insights for 2019, showing that all segments of the RV market performed either on…
Read More » -
RV News
Renegade Launches New Villagio at SuperShow
Renegade RV recently introduced an updated Villagio model at the 2020 Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa, Fla., this week. “Following…
Read More » -
RV News
Keystone RV Promotes Several People
As Keystone RV enters the new decade, it has strategically realigned its sales organization. “There is no question that industry…
Read More » -
TMC to Showcase New Designs
Thor Motor Coach will kick off the new decade in Florida, showcasing more than 80 motorhomes at the 35th Annual…
Read More » -
RV News
Winnebago Showcases Solis, HIKE at Florida SuperShow
The Winnebago Solis and HIKE will make consumer show debuts at the Florida RV SuperShow, Jan. 15-19 at the Florida…
Read More » -
RV News
Aliner Makes Debut in Europe
Aliner, the makers of the original a-frame camper, is entering the new year debuting at the Holiday Fair-Brussels RV Show…
Read More » -
RV News
Winnebago, NTP-STAG Partner on Parts Program
Winnebago has partnered with NTP-STAG to enhance its motorhome product line’s FastTrack Parts Program. “This new partnership is designed to…
Read More » -
Forest River Recalls 20 Toy Haulers
Forest River is recalling 20 2020 Shockwave Toyhauler SHT18FS-CA trailers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Federal Placard…
Read More » -
RV News
LKQ to Sell Two Czech Distributors
LKQ Corp. has agreed to sell its equity interests in two Czech wholesale automotive parts distributors to Swiss Automotive Group…
Read More » -
RV News
NATDA Trailer Show Registration Opens
Returning to Nashville, for the first time since 2016, the North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) officially opened registration for…
Read More » -
Jaguars’ QB Hitting the Road in an RV
Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II is doing it in style, with his own RV. And he wants help from the…
Read More » -
TMC’s Sequence Makes Curbed’s Best Camper Vans of 2019
Thor Motor Coach’s Sequence Class B was recently recognized as one of nine best camper vans of 2019 by online…
Read More » -
Trends: Growth Expected in Composite Panels
The “RV Composite Panels Market” report detailing growth and opportunity from 2019 to 2024 has been added to www.ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offerings. It is estimated that…
Read More » -
RV News
Trailer Manufacturer Convention & Trade Show Returns to Vegas
The 2020 Convention & Trade Show for the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) will be held Feb. 11-13 in…
Read More » -
VIDEO: Inventor of Autodocked Demonstrates Upcoming Device
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – About a year ago, Jon Calvin conceptualized an automated docking system for ridding black and gray water…
Read More » -
NHTSA: Recalls Made for Riverside, Sprinter, Airstream, and Forest River
Riverside RV is recalling certain 2020 Intrepid recreational trailers. The stove top flame may invert to below the stove top…
Read More » -
RV News
Chinook Rally in Washington Held Last Month
The Chinook Trail Wagons rally in Naches, Wash., was like a neighborhood on wheels. Nearly 30 Chinook RVs were parked on…
Read More » -
RV News
Complaint Re-Filed Against Travel Lite Owner
On Monday, Dec. 16, Michael DeWitt filed a second amended complaint against Dustin and Lindsey Johns in response to Judge…
Read More » -
REV Group’s Ambulances Get TRA Certification
American Emergency Vehicles (AEV), part of the REV Group, recently announced its vehicles are Certified Green by TRA Certification. AEV…
Read More » -
RV News
Throgmartin Makes Structural Reorganization
With the recent retirement of company co-founder and president, Chris Throgmartin, Throgmartin Holdings and its family of companies have finalized…
Read More » -
NHTSA: Recalls Made for Triple E, Forest River
Forest River is recalling certain 2018 to 2020 Dynamax Isata motorhomes. The slim-rack slide out mechanisms may activate unintentionally, extending…
Read More » -
Winnebago Hit with IOSHA Safety Violations
Serious safety violations found at Winnebago in Middlebury, Ind., resulted in $15,000 in proposed penalties. This story by Jordan Fouts…
Read More » -
NHTSA Seeks Public Comment on Updating Tire Safety Standards
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requesting public comment on whether to update the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…
Read More » -
VIDEO: A Peek Inside the Light-Filled Sundance
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – At this year’s Open House in Elkhart, Heartland RV garnered a lot of praise for the 2020…
Read More » -
RV News
Co-founder of Coachmen Dies at 92
Thomas Harold Corson, 92, of Middlebury, Ind., and Naples, Fla., peacefully passed away in his Indiana home on Dec. 23. Surviving…
Read More » -
RV News
Trends: Australian Company Builds Two-Story RV
SLRV Expedition Vehicles in Australia has manufactured the Commander 8×8, a two-story motorhome capable of traversing remote regions of the…
Read More » -
RV News
Opinion: I’ll Pass on Autonomous RVs, Thanks
With 2020 fast approaching, it got me thinking about the future … of driving. It seems like nearly every day…
Read More » -
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,…
Read More » -
NHTSA: REV Group to Recall 3,241 Units
REV Recreation Group is recalling certain 2016 to 2020 Fleetwood Bounder, Holiday Rambler Vacationer, and 2018 to 2020 Fleetwood Southwind…
Read More » -
Winnebago First Quarter Revenues Increase 19% to $588M
Winnebago Industries has reported financial results for the company’s first quarter fiscal 2020, showing revenues were $588.5 million, an increase…
Read More » -
Elkhart Plant to Get $3 Million Upgrade
Granger, Ind.-based investment company Wait Industries announced on Thursday plans to invest $3 million in its Elkhart plant. This story…
Read More » -
RV News
REV Group’s Adjusted Net Income Declines 59%
REV Group has reported results for the three months ended Oct. 31, showing consolidated net sales in the fourth quarter…
Read More » -
RV News
Winnebago Appoints Armbruster to Board of Directors
Winnebago Industries has appointed Sara Armbruster to its board of directors, effective Dec. 18. Armbruster will sit on the finance and…
Read More » -
Winnebago’s Board Approves Quarterly Dividend
Winnebago Industries has announced that on Dec. 18, the company’s board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share payable…
Read More » -
RV News
Community: Forest River CEO Discusses Battle with Cancer
Forest River has acknowledged the hard reality that most of their employees and customers share a bond that no one…
Read More » -
VIDEO: Newmar Launches Supreme Aire Super C
Newmar recently announced that the Supreme Aire Super C RV is now available. RV PRO recently wrote an overview about…
Read More » -
VIDEO: Custom RV Evokes a Whiskey Distillery
LAS VEGAS – At this year’s SEMA Show, River City Rods & Fabrication offered attendees a taste of Brown Sugar…
Read More » -
TMC Introduces New Tellaro Class B
Thor Motor Coach recently debuted a concept of the Tellaro Class B van at THOR Industries Dealer Open House this…
Read More » -
RV News
Freightliner to Invest $13M, Create 193 Jobs
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) plans to expand operations in Cherokee County, S.C. The more than $13.9 million investment is expected…
Read More » -
NHTSA: Recalls Made for Jayco, Forest River, and Entegra Coach
Entegra Coach is recalling certain 2018 to 2020 Qwest motorhomes. The liquid propane (LP) tank hangers may be the wrong…
Read More » -
Winnebago Releases Inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report
Winnebago Industries has issued the company’s first corporate responsibility report. The report outlines the company’s ongoing commitment to responsible business…
Read More » -
RV News
Riverside RV Names Chris Daniels as President
Riverside RV owner, Keith Hershberger, has named Chris Daniels as the new president and COO for Riverside. Daniels, a 15-year…
Read More » -
RV News
Judge May Toss Out Suit Against RV CEO
A Kosciusko County, Ind., judge intends to toss a civil fraud suit against Travel Lite RV CEO Dustin Johns. However,…
Read More » -
RV News
Airstream Hires Two New Regional Sales Directors
Airstream has hired two new regional sales directors: Josh Fonner and Jason Overman. Fonner and Overman will replace longtime Airstream director…
Read More » -
RV News
Horizon Global Appoints Jok as Interim CFO, Meyer as Chief Accounting Officer
Horizon Global’s board of directors has appointed Richard J. Jok as interim chief financial officer and Matthew J. Meyer as…
Read More » -
THOR Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
THOR Industries’ board of directors recently approved the payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share. The…
Read More » -
RV News
Doug Moats Joins Look Trailers
Look Trailers, an enclosed cargo trailer manufacturer, has hired Doug Moats as director of marketing. Moats will be responsible for…
Read More » -
RV News
Cummins Approves Share Repurchase Program
The Board of Directors of Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. authorized the company to repurchase up to $1 billion in shares…
Read More »