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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Kloska Returns to Keystone RV’s Sprinter Line
Industry veteran Jeff Kloska has returned to Keystone RV to take the helm of the company’s award-winning Sprinter product line.…
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Community: THOR’s Leap Program Reaches 2,800 Students
This fall, THOR Industries, partnered with 19 schools across Elkhart County to educate 2,800 students in 5th and 8th grades on…
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Alliance RV Readies Move Into New Facility, Previews Fifth Wheel
Visit the private Facebook group for Alliance RV, and you’ll see a timeline of groupthink. When some Heartland RV vets…
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Horizon Global Makes Sistek Chief Admin Officer
Horizon Global Corp.’s board of directors has appointed James Sistek as chief administrative officer. “We are pleased to announce Jim…
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Alliance RV Appoints First Regional Sales Manager
Alliance RV has appointed Ab Saleh as the company’s first regional sales manager. In this role, Saleh will be tasked with…
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Community: Winnebago Delivers 7 Mobile Childhood Advocacy Centers to New York
To provide better access to critical abuse counseling services for the residents of rural communities, the Specialty Vehicle Division of Winnebago…
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THOR Net Sales Up 22.9% for First Quarter of 2020
THOR Industries has announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020, ended Oct. 31, showing net sales were $2.16…
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Gallery: Keystone RV Reveals the Ultimate Montana
Keystone RV has partnered with Instagram-famous designer and full-time RVer, Cortni Armstrong (aka The Flipping Nomad) to build a high-concept, high-style…
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Elkhart Mayor, THOR React to New Welcome Signs
Celebrating Elkhart’s status as “Home of the THOR Industries Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix,” Mayor Tim Neese and THOR’s director of…
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AutoCamp Becomes Airstream’s Exclusive Lodging Partner
AutoCamp and Airstream have announced an investment into AutoCamp to fuel the growth of its Airstream-focused experiential lodging business. The agreement designates…
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Bowlus CEO Makes Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′
Geneva Long, founder and CEO of Bowlus Road Chief, recently made Forbes “30 Under 30” list for 2020. Long’s passion…
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Keystone to Reveal the Ultimate Montana Today
Keystone RV has partnered with Instagram-famous designer and full time RVer, Cortni Armstrong (aka The Flipping Nomad) to build a…
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Northern Lite Has Third Straight Year of Double-Digit Growth
If truck campers are the hidden jewels of the RV industry, then Northern Lite Mfg. could be described as one…
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Alliance RV Appoints Lidy to VP of Marketing
Alliance RV has hired Steve Lidy as vice president of marketing. In this role, Lidy will be tasked with all…
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Community: THOR Promotes Partners on ‘GivingTuesday’
THOR Industries is partnering with organizations that are dedicated to making a lasting impact through a shared commitment of connecting…
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RV Shipments for 2020 Expected to be 386,400
RV wholesale shipments are expected to surpass 400,000 units by the end of 2019 and then see a minimal drop in…
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NHTSA: Thor Motor Coach Recalls 1,785 Units, KZ RV Recalls 1,122 Units
Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2014 to 2017 Tuscany XTE (models 34ST, 36MQ, 40AX, 40BX, 40EX and 40GQ), 2013…
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The eSprinter Charges Forward with New Possibilities
To take charge of a future with zero emissions, Mercedes-Benz looked around its technology-rich playground and gave what the public…
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RVIA: Tax Fixes Uncertain
Under current law, an exemption for interest paid on dealer inventory applies only to RV motorhomes to the detriment of…
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October RV Shipments Decrease 10%
The RV Industry Association’s October survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 38,972 wholesale shipments,…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for TMC, Gulf Stream Coach, and Forest River
Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2019 to 2020 Magnitude and Omni motorhomes. The seat recliner mechanisms may be missing…
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Cummins Committed to Net Zero Emission by 2050
Last week, Cummins’ executive team laid out a strategy to for its aspirations to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,…
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Canadian Wholesale RV Shipments Decrease 38%
The Canadian RV Association has reported that RV wholesale shipments into Canada for the third quarter, ending Sept. 30, totaled 6,244 units,…
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Diesel Leads Charge for Cummins’ Growth
At a recent meeting with analysts and shareholders, members of the leadership team of Cummins shared plans to generate profitable growth…
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Forest River Adopts Rotating Table for Sprinters
Lippert Components has announced that Forest River has adopted the “Planet” four-direction rotating table mechanism for all 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Airstream, TMC, Forest River, and Keystone RV
Airstream is recalling certain 2019 to 2020 Sport, Nest, Flying Cloud, International Serenity, International Signature, Classic, Globetrotter and Tommy Bahama…
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Airstream Offers Glimpse at New Facility
Airstream gave a glimpse of the next 80 years of the company last week with a tour of its new…
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Airstream Collaborating with HEADSPIN Outdoors
Texas-based HEADSPIN Outdoors is collaborating with Airstream in an on-going effort to better serve the adventure and outdoor communities. “We’re always…
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Cummins CEO, Experts to Discuss Climate Change
Cummins will hold a conference call with the media to discuss need to address climate change and plans to address…
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Lance to Unveil New Website
Lance will soon unveil its new website. The new site features 2020 product enhancements and the addition of new models,…
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Horizon Global Sales Decrease by $16M, New CEO Optimistic
Horizon Global Corp. has reported financial results for the third quarter of 2019, showing net sales decreased $16.2 million, or…
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Winnebago Reveals All-Electrical Mobile Lab
Winnebago has delivered the first all-electric mobile surgical instrument lab (eMSIL) to University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Health…
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Horizon Global Appoints Pollick as COO
Horizon Global Corp. has appointed Matthew Pollick as chief operating officer. “We are pleased to announce Matt as Horizon Global’s…
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Gallery: TMC Reveals the New Tiburon Motorhome
Thor Motor Coach has revealed the new Tiburon diesel motorhome built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. Tiburon Sprinter motorhomes have…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Keystone and Starcraft
Keystone RV is recalling certain 2020 Dutchmen Atlas 3382BH trailers. The trailers may have a non-metallic propane supply hose installed…
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Winnebago Completes Newmar Acquisition
Winnebago Industries has completed the previously announced acquisition of Newmar Corp. Consideration paid included $270 million in cash plus two million shares of Winnebago…
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Spartan Motors Appoints Anderson to CIO
Spartan Motors has appointed Andrew Anderson as chief information officer. In this role, Anderson is responsible for direct oversight of the infrastructure, security,…
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How Rapido Plotted the Rebirth of Roadtrek
Rapido Group owners Pierre Rousseau and son Nicolas manned the Roadtrek display during September’s Elkhart Open House Week, meeting many…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Jayco, Airstream, and Forest River
Jayco is recalling certain 2017 Pinnacle fifth wheel trailers. The suspension system may fail. The remedy for this recall is…
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Forest River Named Bronze Partner for Expo
The RV Dealers Association has announced that Forest River is returning as a Bronze Partner for the 2018 RV Dealers…
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Proposed Rule Would Lead to More Electrified Chassis
The California Air Resource Board (CARB) has released a proposed rule that, if finalized, would require manufacturers of incomplete or…
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Best of Show Winners – Part Four
ELKHART, Ind. – The sheer volume of new RVs on display combined with the dizzying array of special features and…
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Spartan Motors Sales Increase 27% to $289M
Spartan Motors has reported operating results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, showing sales increased $62.8 million, or 27.8 percent, to…
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Cummins Wins in Patent Infringement Case
Cummins has announced successful legal actions against Turbotechsnab LLC and Weifang Yuhang Turbocharger Co. for infringement upon Cummins’ trademarks and patents, respectively. In the…
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Best of Show Winners – Part Three
ELKHART, Ind. – The sheer volume of new RVs on display combined with the dizzying array of special features and…
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Airstream Recognized by ‘Fast Company’ for Smart Control Technology
Airstream has announced that the Smart Control Technology unveiled in the 2019 Classic model travel trailer received two of Fast Company’s…
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Cummins Showcases Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck
Cummins recently unveiled a heavy-duty truck with fuel cell and battery electric power. The demonstration vehicle was unveiled at the…
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Ford to Recall 319,000 Transit Vans
Ford Motor Co. issued three safety recalls Tuesday in North America, including 319,000 Ford Transit vans to replace crack-prone driveshaft couplings…
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New NAFTA Hold-up Could Delay $8B in Orders
Auto parts suppliers are eagerly awaiting ratification of the new North American free-trade deal – a pact that could result…
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Best of Show Winners – Part Two
ELKHART, Ind. – The sheer volume of new RVs on display combined with the dizzying array of special features and…
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Low Demand for Trucks Decreases Cummins’ Revenue by 3%
Cummins’ third quarter revenues of $5.8 billion decreased 3 percent from the same quarter in 2018. Lower demand for trucks…
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Winnebago to Initiate $270M Offering to Help with Newmar Acquisition
Winnebago Industries intends to offer – subject to market conditions and other factors – $270 million in aggregate principal amount of…
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Best of Show Winners – Part One
ELKHART, Ind. – The sheer volume of new RVs on display at Open House combined with the dizzying array of…
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USTR Approves Duty-Free Treatment for Lauan Plywood
On Monday, the RV industry praised the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to grant duty-free treatment for lauan and meranti…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Jayco, Thor Motor Coach, Sprinter, and Outdoor RV
Jayco is recalling certain 2016 to 2017 Alante motorhomes built on Ford F53 chassis. A heat shield may have not…
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RV Wholesale Shipments Experience Slight Increase
The RV Industry Association has released its September survey of manufacturers, finding that total RV shipments ended the month with…
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Champagne Models to Come Standard with AquaGo
Truma has announced that Forest River’s Cedar Creek division is installing the Truma AquaGo as standard equipment on all of…
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RVIA to Host Webinar on Lauan Plywood Decision
The RV Industry Association will hold a Driving Policy webinar on lauan plywood at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov.…
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Community: Jayco to Hold a Recycling Drive
Jayco is bringing more awareness to protecting the environment, as a company mission, during the month of November because of…
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Winnebago Reports Positive Q4 Gain, Decrease in Motorhomes
Winnebago Industries has reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2019, showing a decrease of 1.1…
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Community: Thor Launches Sustainability Website
Thor Industries has launched a sustainability website detailing its environmental, social and corporate governance program (ESG). Thor believes it is its…
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nuCamp Stretches Beyond Teardrops
Since nüCamp arrived on the spot, the Amish-built, Ohio-based manufacturer has been a leader of the pack in the teardrop…
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