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Lance Camper Launches Podcast
Lance Camper has released its “Live. Lance. Life.” brand podcast. The audio is recorded, produced, and hosted by the Lance…
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Winnebago, THOR Industries Approve Quarterly Cash Dividend
Winnebago Industries’ board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share payable on April 29 to common stockholders of…
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Heartland RV Files Patent for Hidden Garage
Heartland RV currently has a pending patent application for its new Hidden Garage, which debuted in the new Cyclone 4214…
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Northwood, Outdoors RV Extend Plant Closures
Northwood Investments, parent company to both Northwood Mfg. and Outdoors RV, are extending its temporary plant closures by another week…
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Forest River Names No. 1 Diesel Dealer
Total Value RV of Elkhart Indiana was recently presented with a plaque by Forest River Diesel Division National Sales Director…
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Northwood, Outdoors RV Temporarily Close Plants
La Grande, Ore.-based RV manufacturers, Northwood and Outdoors RV are temporarily closing down their manufacturing facilities. The shutdowns are a…
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THOR Hires Gunpowder for Marketing
THOR Industries has chosen Wisconsin-based PR shop Gunpowder as its North American AOR. This story by Thomas Moore originally appeared…
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Keystone RV Unveils New Corporate Identity
Keystone RV recently unveiled an updated corporate identity and call-to-arms. “For so many of our owners, RVing fundamentally changed their…
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Horizon Global Reports Mixed Financial Results
Horizon Global has reported fourth quarter and full-year financial results for 2019. Net sales for the full year were $690…
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VIDEO: Coachmen Unveils Class A Gas Line
Coachmen recently introduced a new Class A gas line, the Encore, designed to offer customers a proposition and product amenities…
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Washington Passes RV Length Bill
The RV Industry Association has reported that a bill to solve an RV length issue in Washington was recently passed…
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NHTSA: Daimler to Recall 8,595 Sprinter Units
Daimler Vans USA is recalling certain 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles. The screws that secure the intermediate bearing…
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Forest River Sued by Former Employees
Several former employees of Forest River have filed lawsuits in recent months, for claims including sexual harassment and racial discrimination.…
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Winnebago Names ‘Flying W Dealer Excellence Award’ Winners
Winnebago has announced the winners of the 2020 Flying W Dealer Excellence Award at the “Bound Together” dealer meeting in…
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Gallery: Winnebago Goes to the Desert
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Winnebago dealers gathered for the manufacturer’s annual dealer days at the JW Marriott Resort in Palm…
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Spartan Motors Sales Increase 32% for 2019
Spartan Motors has reported operating results for the fourth quarter and full-year periods ending Dec. 31, 2019, showing that sales increased $186…
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Winnebago, Volta Deliver 10% Energy Storage Increase to Select Class B’s
Winnebago and Volta Power Systems have announced a 10-percent energy capacity increase for the Pure3 Advanced Energy System on select…
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RVIA Board Approves Fifth Wheel Dimensions
The RV Industry Association’s board of directors met last week to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities facing the RV industry. The…
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Heartland RV Applies for STOR-MOR Patent
Heartland RV announced it has a pending patent application for its new STOR-MOR Storage system, which maximizes front-end storage space,…
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Community: New Horizons RV Builds Custom Fifth Wheel for Medical Company
When HealthCore’s new mobile clinic rolls into underserved communities, it always brings a lot of smiles – but the first…
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Flow-Rite Fills New Marketing, Design Staff Positions
Flow-Rite, a manufacturer of injection-molded fluid control products for a wide range of industries, has fortified its marketing efforts by…
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THOR Reports Net Sales of $2B, Monitors Coronavirus
THOR Industries has announced results for the second quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended Jan. 31, showing net sales were…
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nuCamp Unveils Redesigned Cirrus Truck Camper
nuCamp recently announced the launch of the redesigned Cirrus 820 Truck Camper. The new 820 has component updates, additional features…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Keystone, Jayco, and Forest River
Keystone RV is recalling certain 2020 Hideout, Springdale, and Crossroads Zinger trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing…
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Community: Rollin’ On TV, Forest River Team Up to Support Care Camps
Rollin’ On TV and Forest River are teaming up with Care Camps, to help children with cancer and their families by raising funds enabling…
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RV Industry Secures Satellite Win
Congress has permanently reauthorized the Section 119 exemption for RVs that would have otherwise caused millions of RV owners to…
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REV Group Sees 2.6% Increase in First Quarter
REV Group has reported results for the three months ended Jan. 31, showing first quarter net sales of $532.1 million compared to $518.7…
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ProLite Names Dealer of the Year
Canadian RV OEM Roulottes ProLite presented Longhaul Trailer Sales with the “Dealer of the Year” award for 2019 during the…
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Horizon Global Expands Board, Adds Oler
Horizon Global Corp.’s board of directors has increased the size of the board from eight to nine directors, and appointed…
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NATM Trade Show Features 223 Exhibitors
The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) hosted its 32nd annual Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas on Feb.…
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Sprinter Platform On the Rise
Russ Garfin, director of product management for Class B and C motorhomes at Winnebago Industries, still vividly recalls back in 2006…
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TPMS Now Standard for Riverstone, Cedar Creek
Forest River’s Riverstone and Cedar Creek have announced factory-installed tire pressure management systems (TPMS) on new units built beginning this…
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Canada Made Labor Watchdog with New NAFTA Deal
Late changes made to the new North American trade pact place Canada into the role of an “honest broker” to…
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Spartan Motors’ Royal Truck Body Displays at Indianapolis Show
Royal Truck Body, a go-to-market brand of Spartan Motors, will display at the Work Truck Show (NTEA) in Indianapolis from March 3-6, for the…
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Newmar Reportedly Lays Off 10% of Workforce
Nappanee, Ind.-based Newmar Corp. has laid off workers. This story originally appeared on WSBT News 22. Newmar employees have reported…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Forest River, Sprinters, and Heartland RV
Forest River is recalling certain 2019 to 2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R-Pod, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to…
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Revised Canadian RV Standard in Alignment with U.S.
Recent revisions to the Canadian RV Standard, Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z240, have reduced trade barriers between the U.S. and…
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2020 RV Shipments Expected to Be 410,100
RV shipments are expected to stabilize in 2020, according to a new forecast prepared by longtime RV industry analyst, Richard…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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.…
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Roadtrek Sells First Zion
Roadtrek, a Class B manufacturer in North America, showcased for the first time at the Toronto RV Show & Sale.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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