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Newmar Promotes Elizabeth Hall to Sourcing Manager
Newmar Corp. has promoted Elizabeth Hall to the newly created position of sourcing manager. In her new role, Hall will…
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Crossroads’ Volante Unveils New Travel Trailers
Crossroads RV has announced a full redesign of Volante travel trailers, which includes full-profile fifth wheels, mid-profile fifth wheels, as…
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Fleetwood RV, American Coach Launch New Websites
Fleetwood RV and American Coach, subsidiaries of REV Group, have launched new websites focused on an enhanced user experience. Each…
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Keith Urban to Perform at Thor Dealer Open House
In celebration of its 10th Annual Dealer Open House, Thor Industries has announced that 2018 CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year…
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2020 Carbon to Offer Travel Trailer Options
Keystone RV’s Carbon brand is introducing two travel trailer options to its toy hauler lineup for the 2020 model year.…
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NTP-STAG, Heartland RV Partner for Warranty
NTP-STAG has entered into an agreement with Heartland RV to execute fulfillment services for the Elkhart, Ind.-based builder’s warranty program.…
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Community: Forest River Pledges $1M to KOA Care Camps
Forest River is teaming up with KOA Care Camps to ensure that more children with cancer can experience the healing…
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Road to Open House: East to West, Shasta, Cardinal, and Prime Time
Editor’s note: This is the seventh entry leading up to 2019’s Elkhart Open House. To read the last preview, click here. For the…
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Pleasure-Way to Launch Two New Class B’s
Pleasure-Way Industries plans to introduce two new Class B camper vans at America’s Largest RV Show Sept. 11-15 in Hershey,…
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Alliance Names Dennis Donat as CFO
Alliance RV has appointed Dennis Donat as chief financial officer. Donat has stepped out of retirement to assume the CFO…
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Power Stabilizers, Levelers Coming to Keystone
Keystone RV has announced that every brand in the Keystone, Dutchmen and CrossRoads lineup will feature either power stabilizers or…
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Spartan Motors Acquires Royal Truck Body
Spartan Motors has purchased Royal Truck Body, a leading, California-based designer, manufacturer, and installer of service truck bodies and accessories. Royal joins Spartan’s…
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Thor Motor Coach Displays at Hershey Show
Thor Motor Coach is displaying a new lineup of Class A and Class C motorhomes at America’s Largest RV Show…
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Airstream Unveils Two New Globetrotter Floorplans
Airstream recently unveiled two new 30-foot floorplans for the Globetrotter. Contemporary profile, European-inspired finishes, and a light-filled interior are some…
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Cummins Closes $290M Acquisition of Hydrogenics
Cummins has closed on the acquisition of fuel cell and hydrogen production technologies provider Hydrogenics Corp. “We are thrilled to welcome…
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Lance Camper Announces New 2020 Enhancements
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper has announced product enhancements for its 2020 ultra-light travel trailer and truck camper model lines and…
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Forest River Adopts LCI Chassis design and Rhino Box for 2020 Units
Lippert Components has announced that Forest River is adopting LCI’s Next Generation Upper Deck chassis design and Rhino Box pin…
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REV Details Class A Slowdown, Consolidates Production
REV Group has reported its third quarter results, showing consolidated net sales were $617 million, an increase of 3.2 percent…
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Dexter Tow Assist Launches with Bosch
Dexter and Bosch have collaborated to develop a platform that offers new, technologically oriented towing products. The Dexter Tow Assist…
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RVs Roll into Hershey for 51st Annual Show
RVs have begun rolling into the Giant Center parking lots this week as the Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association prepares for…
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Community: Thor, KOA Care Enter 4th Year of Partnership
In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness month, Thor Industries announced it is partnering with KOA Care Camps for the fourth consecutive…
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Road to Open House: All About Jayco
Editor’s note: This story is the second entry leading up to 2019’s Elkhart Open House. The first preview on TAXA Outdoors…
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Winnebago Reveals 2020 Wheelchair-Ready Units
The Winnebago 2020 Accessibility-Enhanced motorhome line includes updated features and is being carried by two new dealers, Stoltzfus RV and US Adventure RV, as well as…
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Alliance Names Martin as VP of Customer Service
Alliance RV has announced Bill Martin as vice president of customer service and customer experience. He also will be responsible…
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67th California RV Show Begins Oct. 4
The 67th annual California RV Show, now for the first time at Fontana’s Auto Club Speedway, will begin Oct. 4.…
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Accuride Expanding RV Segment Presence
After 60 years in business, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Accuride has found any number of applications for its drawer-slide products.…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Newmar, Forest River and Keystone RV
Newmar is recalling certain 2018 to 2020 Mountain Aire, Essex, and King Aire motorhomes. The bedroom fascia header may fall…
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Throgmartin Family Forms Third Company
The Throgmartin family recently announced that a new company, Throgmartin Holdings LLC, has been formed, bringing the Throgmartin’s corporate ownership…
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Road to Open House: TAXA and Braxton Creek
TAXA Outdoors TAXA Outdoors turned some heads – or going with the RV maker’s insect-themed brands, raised some antennae –…
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RV Shipments for 2020 Predicted to Be 387,400
RV wholesale shipments will see a modest cyclical decline through the remainder of 2019 and into 2020, according to the…
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Keystone RV Celebrates Production of Unit No. 1,000,000
Keystone RV has shipped its one-millionth production unit, marking a significant milestone in the RV industry. The company celebrated with…
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Canadian Wholesale Shipments Decrease 26 Percent
The Canadian RV Association reports that RV wholesale shipments into Canada for the second quarter, ending June 30, totaled 13,122 units compared…
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African Diplomat Tours Hoefer RV Products
On Wednesday, Eswatini’s Hon. Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade, Senator Manqoba Khumalo, and the U.S. Ambassador to Eswatini Lisa…
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Thor, National Forest Foundation Team Up
The National Forest Foundation (NFF) has announced a multi-year partnership with RV manufacturer Thor Industries. “We are proud and excited…
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Jury Awards $500K to Couple in Winnebago Suit
A jury’s award of $500,000 in damages to a couple who sued over their chronically defective Winnebago motorhome was formally…
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VIDEO: OPUS Introduces First Off-Roading RV
OPUS Camper has introduced its first hard-sided trailer. The OP 15-footer is a hybrid caravan built for overlanders and adventurers.…
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Ontario Manufacturer Opens New Facility
Celebration was in the air at General Coach in Hensall, Ontario, on Aug. 20 as the company unveiled a major…
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Cummins, UC San Diego Partner for Battery Research
Cummins has announced a multi-year partnership with the University of California San Diego and its battery validation lab to analyze viable…
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Wholesale RV Shipments Decrease 23 Percent in July
The RV Industry Association’s July survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 28,044 wholesale shipments,…
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NHTSA: 8,243 Units Affected in Sprinter Recall
Daimler Vans USA is recalling certain 2019 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter 1500, 2500, 3500, and 4500 vehicles. If the manual…
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IOI’s Alleged Fraud Could Exceed $90M
Financial scandals in the payroll processing industry in recent years have followed a similar thread. This story by Caleb Bauer…
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Spartan Motors to Attend Global Energy Conference
Spartan Motors’ management will participate in the Seaport Global Securities Energy & Industrials Conference at the JW Marriott in Chicago. Daryl Adams, president and CEO, and Rick…
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Keystone RV’s Alpine Heralds New 2020 Updates
Alpine recently implemented a new feature that caters directly to camper comfort and convenience: The Suburban Nautilus RL on-demand water…
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Newell Coach’s Jerry Allen Passes Away
Jerry Allen, paint supervisor for Newell Coach, has passed away after a brief illness, the company recently announced. Jerry was…
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Gov. Holcomb to Build Relationships in Asia
Gov. Eric J. Holcomb will lead economic development trips to Asia in the coming months to support the state of…
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Keystone RV Employees Awarded for Exceptional Service, Dedication
On Aug. 8, during Keystone RV’s 2019 annual corporate luncheon, Jeff Runels, CEO of Keystone RV, presented “The Ultimate Ownership…
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Modern Caravan Partners with Accuride
The Modern Caravan, which renovates vintage Airstream trailers, has partnered with Accuride International, whose slides for kitchen and underbed-dresser drawers underpin…
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ModVan Updates Camper Van Concept
Sometimes, the greatest innovations are born out of lessons learned – and that is certainly true for P.J. Tezza, creator…
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TMC’s Mercedes-Benz Powered Delano Arrives
Thor Motor Coach recently announced the arrival of the new Delano Sprinter Class C motorhome built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. Scroll down for…
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Fleetwood Rep Jim Tachias Dies at 58
Jim Tachias, age 58, of Longview, Texas, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, Aug. 10, after a brief but valiant…
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Cummins President, COO Rich Freeland Retiring
Cummins has announced that president and COO, Rich Freeland will retire after 40 years of service with Cummins. As part…
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Volta Power, Oregon Motorcoach Center Partner
Volta Power Systems has partnered with Oregon Motorcoach Center (OMC) to bring retrofit capabilities for its lithium ion power systems…
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Claims Against IOI Continue to Build
An Elkhart payroll company is facing additional claims from clients who say they are owed millions of dollars, while the…
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32 First-Time Exhibitors Sign Up RVDA Expo
Thirty-two companies will be exhibiting for the first time in the Solution Center Expo at the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo.…
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Northwood, ORV Visionary Ron Nash Passes Away
La Grande, Ore.-based RV manufacturers, Northwood Manufacturing and Outdoors RV (ORV), have announced that their founder and RV veteran Ron…
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Trends: RV Sales Trigger Recession Warning
Elkhart, Ind., is flashing a warning sign that a recession could be just ahead. Capital of the country’s recreational-vehicle industry, the…
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Grand Design to Fund Elkhart Street Repair
Elkhart County officials opened bids for intersection improvements north of Middlebury which will be funded by Grand Design RV. This…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Winnebago, TMC, and Gulf Stream
Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2019 to 2020 Omni and Magnitude motorhomes. The battery tray may be improperly welded…
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Don Clark Discusses Recession Warnings
After Elkhart County was hit hard by the great recession in 2008, some major shakeups within the stock market this…
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Forest River Celebrates 15th Softball Tournament
Forest River recently put on its 15th annual company softball tournament over the past two Saturdays, an all-day event on both…
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Travel Lite’s Dustin Johns Takes Leave of Absence
Travel Lite President Dustin Johns is taking a leave of absence from the company, he confirmed to RV PRO this…
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Horizon Global to Sell Asia-Pacific Business Segment
Horizon Global has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Asia-Pacific (APAC) business segment to Pacific Equity Partners (PEP)…
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RV Manufacturer Hurt by Interlogic Fraud Scandal
Interlogic Outsourcing, an Elkhart-based company in the midst of a fraud scandal, will continue operating despite filing for bankruptcy but…
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Newmar to Introduce Second Super C at Open House
Newmar Corp. announced that it is introducing its second Super C brand, the 2020 Supreme Aire, at its display in…
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Jayco Recognizes Dealer Relations Dating 50 Years
Jayco has been in business for more than fifty years and in that time has established very strong relationships with…
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Jayco Readies Launch of JayCommand App
Jayco recently launched its exclusive JayCommand “smart” technology, introduced at its annual Dealer Homecoming meeting this past week in Las…
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Spartan Motors to Showcase Chassis at FMCA Event
Spartan Specialty Chassis and Vehicles will showcase its latest Class A diesel chassis design at the 100th Annual Family Motor Coach…
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Lance Camper Earns Green Certification
Lance Camper recently announced that its truck campers and travel trailers have become Certified Green by TRA Certification. Lance travel…
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Keystone, Flipping Nomad to Build Concept RV
Keystone RV and The Flipping Nomad have announced that they will begin building a “one of one” concept fifth wheel…
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Community: Thor, KOA Surpass ‘Pick Up America’ Goal
More than 130 tons of garbage have been committed to be removed from public lands since May due to the…
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Gulf Stream Sponsors Young RV Executives Event
https://youtu.be/xhsuu0JvTKU A special course for Young RV Executives, “People Join People, Not Companies: A Leader’s Impact on Employee Retention and…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Forest River and REV
Forest River is recalling certain 2013 to 2019 Starcraft Allstar, 2013 and 2019 Allstar XL, 2017 Candidate II, 2014-2018 Senator…
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Truma Partners with Tiffin for AquaGo
Truma has partnered with Tiffin Motorhomes to provide the Truma AquaGo instant water heater on a variety of Tiffin RVs.…
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Ex-Employee Sues Thor Industries Over Wages
A former Thor Motor Coach employee is suing the company, claiming she was not given all the pay she was…
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Thor Industries to Sponsor 2019 Elkhart Grand Prix
Thor Industries has announced that it is sponsoring the Elkhart Grand Prix, one of the largest kart street racing events in the country.…
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Horizon Global Reports Sales Decrease of $10M
Horizon Global has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2019, showing that net sales decreased $10.2 million,…
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Spartan Adds New Independent Director to Board
Spartan Motors has appointed Angela Freeman to the company’s board of directors. Freeman was also appointed to the board’s Human Resources…
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Regency to Debut 2020 Class B’s at Hershey Show
Regency RV has announced that it will roll out its 2020 Ultra Brougham B-plus and National Traveler Class B motorhomes at “America’s Largest RV Show”…
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Community: Airstream Partners with Think About Your Eyes
Airstream has partnered with Think About Your Eyes, a national awareness campaign dedicated to educating the public on the benefits of vision…
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Jayco Shares Plans at Start of Dealer Days
LAS VEGAS – On Monday, Jayco President Derald Bontrager welcomed dealers and suppliers to Jayco’s annual Dealer Days’ event. The…
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inTech Unveils the Compact Sol Dawn
inTech recently unveiled the Sol Dawn – a more compact trailer than its predecessor the Sol Horizon. The Sol Dawn…
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Newmar Promotes Howard and Whitehead
Newmar Corporation recently promoted two people from within its sales organization. Effective Aug. 1, Michelle Howard takes on the newly…
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Keystone Montana Partners with ‘Flipping Nomad’
Keystone RV’s Montana division recently partnered with Cortni Armstrong, who is known on Instagram as “The Flipping Nomad,” to place…
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Keystone RV’s Cougar Posts Record Sales in July
Keystone RV has announced that the Cougar posted record sales for July, with double digit growth in year-over year sales…
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NHTSA: Recall Made for Heartland RV
Heartland RV is recalling certain 2017 Bighorn Traveler, 2016 to 2020 Elkridge, Elkridge Ex, 2019 to 2020 Milestone, 2017 to 2018…
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Newmar’s 2020 Canyon Star Upgraded with AquaGo
Truma recently partnered with Newmar in Nappanee, Ind., Newmar’s 2020 Canyon Star garage model motorhome will now come standard with…
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Travelcamp Earns Excellence Award From Winnebago
Winnebago Industries has announced that Jacksonville, Miss.-based Travelcamp has earned the Flying W Dealer Excellence Award based on its performance…
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Forest River Cherokee Group Adopts OneControl
The Forest River Cherokee Group is adopting Lippert Components’ OneControl technology across all 2020 brands, which include Cherokee, Grey Wolf,…
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REV Group to Present at the Jefferies Conference
REV Group CFO Dean Nolden and its VP Investor Relations Drew Konop will present at the Jefferies 2019 Industrials Conference.…
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Xtreme Outdoors Acquires Liberty Outdoors
Xtreme Outdoors completed the acquisition of the assets of Liberty Outdoors on July 24. Formed in 2017, Liberty Outdoors had…
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Spartan Motors’ Sales Increase 34%, Motor Coach Segment Teeters
Spartan Motors recently reported its operating results for the second quarter ending June 30, showing sales increased $64 million, or 34.8 percent,…
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Keystone’s Fuzion Team to Attend Motorcycle Rally
Keystone RV’s Fuzion toy hauler team will be on-hand to meet owners and followers in South Dakota at the 79th…
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RV Hall of Fame Preps for 2019 Induction Dinner
Preparations for the RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner are well underway, the organization recently announced. On Monday, Aug.…
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TexTrail Trailer Parts to Sponsor NATDA Show
TexTrail Trailer Parts and Pierce have been named the official hotel sponsors of the 2019 NATDA Trade Show by the…
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Reflection Fuels Grand Design’s Growth
Since its inception in the summer of 2013, Grand RV’s easy-to-tow, luxury Reflection fifth wheel brand has methodically climbed market data…
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Thor Announces Graves as Independent Chairman
Thor Industries has appointed Andy Graves as chairman of the board effective Aug. 1. Graves will be the company’s first…
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Spartan to Present at Jefferies Conference
Spartan Motors will participate in the Jefferies 2019 Global Industrials Conference at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Daryl…
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Keystone, Jayco, Winnebago Issue Recalls
Keystone RV and Jayco this week face similar recalls of trailers that may have an incorrectly wired breakaway switch, according…
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Jayco, NTP-STAG Partner to Make for Smoother Delivery of Parts
With the continued demand for key service parts, Jayco Inc. and NTP-STAG have formed a strategic partnership whereby more than…
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RVIA: Motorhome Shipments in June Down 20%
The RV Industry Association’s June survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 36,524 wholesale shipments,…
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