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Airstream Forms Customer Council to Improve Brand
Airstream has launched a new program designed to give customers a larger role in the future of the brand. The…
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Airstream, Boeing Partner for Astrovan II
Airstream has launched its one-of-a-kind Astrovan II in partnership with Boeing. As part of Boeing’s Commercial Crew program, the Astrovan…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Starcraft RV and Jayco
Starcraft RV is recalling certain 2018 Comet Mini, 2018 to 2019 GPS, Autumn Ridge Outfitter, Launch Ultra Lite, Launch Outfitter…
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Natural Stone and Tile Wins Coveted Award at Newmar Vendor Dinner
Newmar Corp. hosted an elite group at its annual Vendor Appreciation Banquet Thursday evening, Oct. 17, at Das Dutchman Essenhaus…
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Buckman Named VP, General Manager for Lance
REV Group has promoted Matt Buckman to VP, general manager of Lance Camper. Buckman will succeed Jack Cole and Jeff…
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Cummins Names Kennedy VP of Product Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Cummins recently named Melina Kennedy vice president of product compliance and regulatory affairs. In this newly created role, Kennedy will oversee engine…
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Couple Files Suit for Defective Sierra RV
A Pasadena, Texas, couple is suing a Sierra RV manufacturer, alleging they were sold a defective vehicle. Keith Walls and…
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Midwest RV Show Kicks Off in Expanded Venue
The 64th Annual Midwest RV Super Show will be held from Oct. 17-20 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame &…
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‘Talent’ Trailers Earn Green Certification
TRA Certification has announced the first Green Certification of Canadian “talent” trailers. These luxury talent trailers are offered by Vancouver…
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Black Series Constantly Updates Its Trailers
For manufacturers, Open House is the prime time to introduce new model years. But for Black Series, the design process…
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Motiv Power Systems Secures $60M for EVs
Motiv Power Systems, a provider of all-electric medium-duty chassis for buses and trucks, has secured $60 million in equity funding.…
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Outdoor RV Celebrates 10 Years, Begins New Line
In the spring of 2009, Ron Nash saw an opportunity with the closing and bankruptcy of Fleetwood Enterprises and bought…
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Winnebago Joins National Safety Council
Winnebago Industries has become a member of the National Safety Council. Winnebago has previously been a member of the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council chapter of…
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Thor Industries Hopes to Reach $14B in Net Sales by 2025
Thor Industries is hosting its 2019 Investor Day today at the Erwin Hymer Museum in Bad Waldsee, Germany, where the…
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Travel Lite Begins Rehiring Production Staff
Syracuse, Ind.-based Travel Lite RV has begun the rehiring process of its production staff and is planning the reopening of their Syracuse-based…
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Former Winnebago Employees Sue Over Discrimination
Six former machine technicians, mechanics and stock handlers have sued Winnebago Industries, alleging age and disability discrimination and retaliation against…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Pleasure Way, Jayco and Daimler Sprinter Vans
Pleasure Way is recalling certain 2018 to 2020 Plateau, Plateau XL, Ascent and Lexor motorhomes equipped with a Fiamma F45…
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Roadtrek Appoints New CEO
Roadtrek has appointed industry veteran Dane Found as its new CEO. Roadtrek was established earlier this year when Group Rapido,…
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Cummins Names Adams VP of Fuel Cell, Hydrogen Technologies
Cummins has announced that Amy Adams will join the electrified power business segment as vice president of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. In this…
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Indiana Lt. Gov. Crouch Visits Jayco Plant
Indiana Rep. Christy Stutzman and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch’s visited Jayco on Thursday. Stutzman invited Crouch to tour her district…
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Travel Lite Appoints Ryan Rebar as COO
Travel Lite RV has announced the first piece to its corporate restructure by appointing current VP of Sales Ryan Rebar…
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VIDEO: Hymer, BASF Unveil Concept RV
The VisionVenture, co-created by BASF and Hymer, is a concept van recently developed by the BASF Creation Center. The van…
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Thor Increases Quarterly Dividend by 2.5%
Thor Industries’ board of directors recently approved an increase in the amount of Thor’s regular quarterly dividend to $0.40 per…
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Stealth 2020 Glacier Snowmobile Hauler Unveiled
Stealth Enterprises, a U.S. builder of cargo and specialty trailers, has announced its new lineup of the Stealth 2020 Glacier snowmobile haulers…
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Cummins Celebrates 100 Years of Power Systems
Had Clessie Cummins, his partner, and their successors, merely thought they were selling diesel engines, Cummins Inc. probably wouldn’t have…
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Lance Camper to Feature Altimeter at SEMA
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper Mfg. will be participating in this year’s SEMA show. This year, the company will be featuring…
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REV Group Celebrates Successful Dealer Open House
Dealer demand for REV Group’s recreation brands was strong at the Dealer Open House in Elkhart, Ind., according to the…
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Community: Thor Helps First Descents in Cancer Battle
Thor Industries has partnered with First Descents to create once-in-a-lifetime experiences for people battling cancer. Thor helps by providing lodging…
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Northern Spirit Showcases Max Bed Storage
RV Care, in partnership with Coachmen RV, recently debuted the Northern Spirit XTR at the 2019 Forest River Product Expo…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Keystone, Forest River, Heartland and Cruiser
Keystone RV is recalling certain 2020 Cougar fifth wheels and travel trailers, models 22RBS, 23MLS, 25RES, 26RBS, 26RKS, 27RES, 27SAB,…
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Bravo Trailers Employs Nearly 30 Military Vets
Mitch Bender didn’t know he was serving his country just by doing his job, but he found out Wednesday morning…
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Spartan Motors Hosts 100 High School Students
Spartan Motors recently played host to nearly 100 local high school students at its Charlotte, Mich., headquarters in celebration of Manufacturing Day. Students…
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Motor Coach Industries Recognized for Training
The ASE Training Managers Council (ATMC) will honor recipients of its National Excellence in Training Awards at an upcoming reception…
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KZ Recreational Vehicles Adopts LCI’s OneControl
KZ RVs is adopting Lippert Components’s OneControl technology across select 2020 brands. Certain functions, such as tank levels, battery levels,…
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Lichtsinn RV Named Top North American Dealer of Winnebago Motorhomes for Fifth Straight Year
Winnebago Industries recently awarded Lichtsinn RV the Top Sales Award – North American Top Dealer for the fifth consecutive year.…
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Spartan Shows Service Van Designs
Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services showcased two highly-customized Utilimaster utility service walk-in van designs at the International Construction and Utility…
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Diesel Manufacturing Powers Jobs
In 2018, more than 1 million heavy-duty diesel engines were manufactured in facilities across the United States – a growth…
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Forest River Gives Away Mobile Service Vehicle
Forest River awarded a dealer a custom designed Mobile RV Service Vehicle during a drawing which took place at the…
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Winnebago Industries to Host Investor Day in New York City
Winnebago Industries will host an Investor Day on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Tavern on The Green in New York City. Winnebago…
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Manufacturing Day Under Way
Eighth-graders in Elkhart County are taking field trips this week that have them exploring career opportunities in manufacturing. Organized by…
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Stealth Trailers, LCI Team on Exteriors
Stealth Enterprises a U.S. builder of quality cargo and specialty trailers, has reached an exclusive partnership with Lippert Components Inc.to…
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Canada’s Pleasure-Way Holds Nearly 40 Percent Market Share
Pop quiz: Which manufacturer below enjoyed the top spot in Class B sales in Canada during the first six months…
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Highland Ridge Adopts OneControl for 2020 Floorplans
Lippert Components has announced that Highland Ridge RV is adopting LCI’s OneControl technology across select 2020 brands. Certain functions, such…
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EHG Acquisition Helps Thor Increase by 23 Percent in Q4
Thor Industries has announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, showing an increase of 23.3…
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Equalizer Partners with Jayco on Leveling
Equalizer Systems has partnered with Jayco to provide EQ Smart-Level as the standard leveling system on its luxury fifth wheel…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Keystone RV, Airstream
Airstream is recalling certain 2016 to 2017 International Serenity, 2016 International Signature, and Flying Cloud trailers that are 19-feet long.…
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August RV Shipments Drop 15 Percent from 2018
The RV Industry Association’s August survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 33,674 wholesale shipments,…
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Hyundai, Cummins to Collaborate on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tech
Hyundai Motor Co. and Cummins have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly evaluate opportunities to develop and commercialize…
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Giveaways, Country Concert Wrap up Final Full Day of Open House
ELKHART, Ind. – Manufacturers’ reps were busier than might have been expected on Wednesday morning after a night of late concerts…
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RV Maker Unveils Super-Lightweight Trailer at Open House
L’air Camper Co. unveiled a brand-new fiberglass travel trailer during Elkhart Open House Week. The compact camper is expected to…
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Forest River Announces Bus Giveaway Recipient
Forest River Bus has announced the recipient of its bus giveaway, pledged to celebrate the building of the company’s 100,000th…
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Train Rocks Grand Design Dealers
Grand Design hosted an exclusive event for its dealers featuring the band Train on Monday at Furrion’s headquarters in Elkhart.…
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Lines, Bands and Sales Spark Open House Tuesday
ELKHART, Ind. – The second full day of Open House Week kicked off with unprecedented lines flowing out of the RV/MH…
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New Hall of Fame Pavilion Named After Thor Founder Orthwein
A special honor was given to one RV industry founder Tuesday morning in Elkhart. The Peter B. Orthwein Pavilion at…
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Lawsuit Filed Against Travel Lite’s Dustin Johns
The future of RV manufacturer Travel Lite, of Syracuse, Ind., is still uncertain and at least one lawsuit has been…
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Jayco Adopts LCI OneControl for Select Brands
Lippert Components said Jayco has adopted LCI’s OneControl technology on certain 2020 brands, which include White Hawk, Eagle HT, Jay…
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Team RV Express ‘Tops’ in Canada
Team RV Express, Canada’s largest RV delivery company, recently released statistics indicating the company has 20 percent of the Canadian…
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RVTI Facility Celebrates Grand Opening During Open House Week
The RV industry is preparing to make improvements for its consumers in a powerful way. “There’s a very large shortage of…
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Forest River Surveyor Adapts LCI OneControl
Surveyor, a division of Forest River, is debuting Lippert Component’s “Surveyor Connect” – a smart RV application utilizing LCI’s OneControl…
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New Dragonfly Energy Battery Featured on Montana Fiver
Dragonfly Energy introduces its new LiFePO4 battery – the GC3, which is being featured on a Keystone RV towable for…
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NDW, Clearsource Showcase Water Filtration System on Sonic-X
No Dirty Water (NDW), a manufacturer of activated oxygen/ ozone-based water purification systems, and Clearsource RV, a maker of water filtration systems…
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Big Tex Trailers Feature Blackwood Pro Decking
Big Tex Trailers is offering Blackwood’s rubber-infused decking as an option on several models in its industry-leading lineup. During this…
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Jayco Gets Early Start on Open House
Middlebury, IND. – Members of the Jayco marketing and product development teams hosted an informal head start to Open House Week…
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TMC Showcasing Expansive Motorhome Lineup at Open House
Thor Motor Coach is showcasing its expansive line-up of motorhomes at the 10th Annual Thor Dealer Open House, located at the…
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REV Introducing Class A Gas Motorhomes at Open House
REV Recreation Group, a division of REV Group, is introducing two all-new mid-level Class A gas motorhomes at its annual…
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Winnebago Debuts Solis, Voyage at Open House
Winnebago is pleased to announce the launch of the Solis, a Class B Van and the Voyage travel trailer and…
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Forest River Hosting Drawing for a Rockport/Workport Mobile Service Truck
Forest River is hosting a drawing for a Rockport/Workport Mobile Service Truck during Open House Week. The drawing for the…
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ASA’s iN-Command Featured on New Lance Models
ASA Electronics is bringing smart RV technology to Lance Camper’s brand new 2075 and 2445 Ultra-Light Travel Trailers. Both travel…
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Heartland Overhauls Bighorn Fiver Lineup
In response to an increasingly diverse consumer base for its Bighorn luxury fifth wheel line, Heartland RV recently completed a major…
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Multiple RV Makers Announce Recalls
Multiple RV manufacturers announced recalls with the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this week. Among them:…
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Winnebago Industries Partners with RVing Accessibility Group
Winnebago Industries has announced its alignment with the RVing Accessibility Group and its co-founder, Mark Douglass. The collaboration kicks off at the 2019 Elkhart…
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Holiday House RV Expands Sales Team
Elkhart, Ind.-based Holiday House RV has expanded its sales team to include two experienced regional sales managers. Chuck Frederick and…
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Keystone RV Passport to Feature Quad Bunkhouse
New for 2020 model year, Keystone RV has launched a private quad bunkhouse in the new Passport 3400QD. The wide…
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Camp365 to Expand National Dealer Program
Camp365 will unveil its new, nationwide dealer program at the West Campus of the Elkhart RV Open House, Sept. 23-26,…
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TAXA Outdoors Unveils New 2020 Models
TAXA Outdoors will be unveiling new Mantis, Cricket, TigerMoth and Woolly Bear models for 2020 at Open House. New models…
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Cedar Creek, Riverstone Adopt OneControl
Forest River has adopted Lippert Components’ OneControl ConnectAnywhere smart RV technology for all 2020 Cedar Creek and Riverstone brand units.…
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Roadtrek to Appear at Open House
Roadtrek is set to showcase at Open House for the first time as a brand-new company. The Roadtrek brand will…
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Aliner Campers Expands Product Lineup
Aliner has expanded its product lineup with a family-size camper that can welcome four adults. The new addition will be…
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Horizon Completes Asia-Pacific Segment Sale
Horizon Global has closed the sale of the company’s Asia Pacific (APAC) business segment to Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) for…
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TMC, Mastervolt Develop Lithium Ion System
Mastervolt, a leader in marine and RV power conversion, and Thor Motor Coach recently announced a new custom system for…
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Westfalia Chooses Eberspaecher Heating Solutions
Campervan manufacturer Westfalia has chosen to use Eberspaecher’s heating systems in the latest iteration of its James Cook model. The…
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Two Forest River Brands Adopt Space Saver Upper Deck chassis design by LCI
Lippert Components has announced that Forest River is adopting LCI’s Space Saver Upper Deck chassis design and Rhino Box pin…
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Keystone Sees High Fifth Wheel Sales at Hershey
Keystone RV lead the market in both luxury and mid-priced fifth wheel sales last week at “America’s Largest RV Show”…
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Road to Open House
RV shipments this year might be down a bit from historic highs the past two years, but that doesn’t mean…
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Road to Open House: Winnebago, Grand Design, Riverstone, and Thor Motor Coach
Editor’s note: This is the twelfth entry leading up to 2019’s Elkhart Open House. To read the last preview, click here. For the full…
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Electric RV Reaches 249 Miles Per Charge
Eight months ago, the world’s first completely electric motorhome debuted at a German trade show. With a range of 124 miles, the…
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nuCamp RV to Unveil New Models
nuCamp RV is broadening its portfolio with the launch of new RV models at Open House. nuCamp RV will be…
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Thor Brands Standardize Power Stabilizers
Lippert Components has announced that several of Thor Industries top towable manufacturers, including Keystone RV, Dutchmen RV, and Crossroads RV will…
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Alliance RV to Hold Dealer Sneak Peek
Alliance RV will be holding a dealers-only sneak peek meeting to share the company’s vision and strategy. The session is scheduled for…
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Stealth Trailers to Hold Tours, Reveal Toy Hauler
Stealth Enterprises, a builder of cargo and specialty trailers, will be available to meet dealers and arrange private factory tours…
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Newmar, Winnebago Tout Cultural Fit in Tie-Up
When a company has one of the most-respected names in an industry and has been around for five or more…
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Lerman Enterprises Acquires Majority Share Interest in NeXus RV
A & F Realty, a subsidiary of Lerman Enterprises, has acquired a majority share interest in NeXus RV. Founded in 1947,…
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Gulf Stream Coach Reveals New Conquest Class C
Gulf Stream Coach recently introduced its new Conquest Model 6250 Class C at the upcoming Open House in Elkhart. The 6250…
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Coachmen’s Spirit XTR to Feature Max Bed Storage
Coachmen RV has unveiled the Max Bed Storage concept. The mattress and mattress frame lifts using struts to create a…
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Heartland Touts New PDI Initiatives
Heartland RV announced plans to introduce new programs and initiatives at its state-of-the-art PDI facility situated on its Elkhart, Ind.,…
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Winnebago to Acquire Newmar for $344 Million
Winnebago Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Newmar Corp. for total consideration valued at approximately $344 million,…
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Legendary Band Styx to Play Forest River Expo
The 12th Annual Forest River Product Expo expects more than 5,000 attendees at its new location – the East to…
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Lazydays RV Announces Houston Service Center
Lazydays will open its first dedicated service center in the Houston, Texas, metro area. The 30,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art service facility will be located in Waller,…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Lance Camper, Keystone RV, and Braxton Creek
Lance Camper is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 Lance Camper 855S trailers. The 12-volt battery power and/or ground wire may…
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VIDEO: Lance Reveals Specialty Media Rig
Lance Camper recently announced its latest iteration of a specialty media and events rig is called The Altimeter. It follows…
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