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Navistar Repays $200 Million in Convertible Notes
Navistar International has repaid in full its 4.5 percent Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes issued in October 2013. The repayment of the…
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Escapees, Winnebago to Improve RVer Experiences
Note: The following is a portion of an article published in the Escapees Club Newsletter today. Earlier this year, Escapees…
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Heartland Makes ‘Complete Redesign’ to Bighorn
Heartland RV recently announced that its Bighorn line has gone through a complete redesign for 2019 to appeal to a…
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NHTSA: Recall Made for Livin’ Lite
Livin’ Lite RV is recalling certain 2017 to 2019 Livin’ Lite CampLite travel trailers, models 21BHS, 21RBS, 23RKS and 23RLS.…
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Thor Adds Amelia A. Huntington to Board
Thor Industries has appointed Amelia A. Huntington to serve on its board of directors effective Oct. 11. Huntington joins the…
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NADA Q3 Insights Show Upward Trend in RV Market
NADAguides recently released its RV market insights for the third quarter of 2018, showing all segments of the market are…
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RVIA Joins the Americans For Free Trade Coalition
The RV Industry Association recently joined the Americans for Free Trade coalition, and the association said it encourages its members’ companies, who…
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RVIA and NMAA Support New Trade Agreement
Following the formal announcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Oct. 1, both the RV Industry Association and the National Marine Manufacturers Association voiced their…
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Northwood Hosts Dealer Appreciation Event
Northwood Manufacturing held its Dealer Appreciation and Product Showcase Oct. 2-3 in order to recognize its top dealers and exhibit…
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Spartan Motors Welcomes 75 Students to Facility
Spartan Motors recently celebrated Manufacturing Day this month by introducing more than 75 local high school students to career possibilities in manufacturing…
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Creating Classic Coaches
Greg and Stephanie Williams like a challenge. It’s a good thing they do, given that customers seem to enjoy giving…
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RV Care and Coachmen Extend Partnership
Building on the initial success of the new Northern Spirit Ultra-Light RV Care Approved travel trailers, RV Care Network and…
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Walorski Issues Statement on Trade Agreement
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) recently released the following statement after the U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced a new trilateral…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for FR, Jayco, and More
Forest River is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra,…
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Thor Makes IndustryWeek’s No. 2 Spot
In 1980, a financier and an heir to the Busch beer empire joined forces and bought a recreational trailer company…
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Eighth-Graders Size Up Manufacturing
Local eighth-graders are getting a peek at what manufacturing looks like in Elkhart County, Ind., this week and a glimpse…
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Dometic Partners with Keystone in Pomona
Dometic of Elkhart, Ind., is teaming up with Keystone RV to provide RV shoppers a cool place to hang out at…
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Vehicles with FRCC Chassis Recalled
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling certain 2016-2019 Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. XBR, XBS, XCR, XCM, XCL, and XCS recreation…
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La. Dealer Wins Corvette from Thor Industries
ELKHART, Ind. – Attending Thor Industries’ 10th annual Open House Week proved particularly rewarding for one Louisiana dealership representative, who…
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Airstream Unveils Limited Edition Touring Coach Package
Airstream has launched its Interstate EXT Slate Edition touring coach. This special edition – limited to 75 – which will be…
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Aliner Debuts Two New Units
Aliner recently debuted the Grand Ascape and the Great Ascape at Elkhart Open House. The Grand Ascape weighs less than…
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Braxton Creek RV Introduces Three New Models
Braxton Creek RV recently introduced three new models at Open House. “We are excited to add these three new towable…
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OneControl Standard on Grand Design’s Momentum
Lippert Components has announced that Grand Design’s 2019 Momentum units will come standard with OneControl ConnectAnywhere cellular technology. The 2019…
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Forest River Toy Hauler Gets Solar Package
Jaboni Power Products recently announced the Forrest River Work and Play Galaxy Package, a solar power package for toy haulers.…
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Keystone RV’s Springdale Adds New Features
Keystone RV’s Springdale brand is celebrating 20 years with 2019 models completely re-designed from the ground up. “Everything is now…
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Community: Woodytent Donates Tent to Care Camps
A Woodytent M was recently donated to KOA Care Camps for a live auction. The tent, valued at $27,000, will…
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Gallery: Entertainers Cap Off Open House Day 1
ELKHART, Ind. – The first day of Open House Week 2018 finished off with a bang – or, more appropriately,…
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Majority of August RV Shipments Decrease
The RV Industry Association’s August survey of manufacturers found RV wholesale shipments finished at 39,417 units, a decrease of 12.5…
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Thor Joint Venture Launches Togo App for RVers
TH2, the joint venture between Thor Industries and Tourism Holdings, brings to life the first edition of Togo, an app designed…
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Jayco Introduces Residential Walk-in Shower
Jayco recently introduced luxury fifth wheel units featuring oversized, residential walk-in showers. Several 2019 Pinnacle and Seismic luxury fifth wheel units…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Jayco, TMC, and More
Jayco is recalling certain 2018 Jayco Alante vehicles. The leveling system hydraulic hoses may become damaged due to their location,…
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Heartland Debuts Milestone Fifth Wheel
Heartland RV recently debuted its Milestone fifth wheel at Elkhart’s RV Open House near the RV/MH Hall of Fame. “The…
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TMC Unveils New Super C Motorhomes
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) has unveiled two new brands of Super C’s, the Omni and Magnitude, at its 9th annual…
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REV Reveals the American Dream Class A
REV Recreation Group has launched the new, fully-redesigned American Dream Class A RV under its American Coach luxury RV brand.…
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Winnebago Appoints Maria Blase to Board
Winnebago Industries has appointed Maria Blase to its board of directors, who will sit on the Audit and the Nominating…
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Johnson RV Adds Roadtrek
Johnson RV in Sandy, Ore., recently began offering the Roadtrek Simplicity Class B RV for sale or hire. The Roadtrek…
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Travel Lite Evokes Style and Chic at Open House Kickoff
SYRACUSE, Ind. – About 100 representatives from dealers around the country left the First Annual Travel Lite Open House Week…
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Winnebago Launches New Products at Open House
Winnebago motorhomes and towables will launch several new products at this year’s Winnebago Open House event, including the Class C…
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Forest River Shasta Pre-Wired for KING Products
Forest River has announced that products from the Shasta family of towables will now come pre-wired for KING’s lineup of…
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Heartland RV Launches 3 New Floorplans
Heartland RV’s Cyclone fifth wheel toy hauler brand is launching three floorplans at Elkhart RV Open House with the rollout…
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Keystone RV’s Cougar Gets New Features
Keystone RV announced that the new Cougar Half-Ton Series is towable by most 8-cylinder SUVs and trucks, and features an…
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Travel Lite RV Hires New Sales Admin Manager
Travel Lite RV (TRLV) has hired Katina Rogers as a sales administrative manager responsible for bringing top-level talent to the…
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OneControl to be Prepped for Vengeance Toy Haulers
Lippert Components has announced that Forest River Vengeance toy haulers will be prepped for integration of LCI’s OneControl ConnectAnywhere Aftermarket…
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Travel Lite Hires Joshua Streich and Jason Martin
Travel Lite RV recently hired Joshua Streich as national sales manager, and Jason Martin as the director of product development.…
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Heartland Implements PDI-Related Initiatives
Heartland RV has announced the implementation of several targeted initiatives that bolster overall product quality and customer service operations at…
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Thor’s Shares Lower Than Analysts’ Expectations
Thor Industries recorded weaker sales and earnings that missed expectations for the latest quarter, leading shares sharply lower Thursday. This…
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Mossy Oak’s ‘Cuz’ Strickland to Attend Open House
Mossy Oak’s Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland will be at Starcraft RV’s display during the Elkhart Open House. New 2019 Starcraft units…
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Thor Motor Coach to Unveil Tech-Focused Features
Thor Motor Coach announced that many of the new motorhomes being unveiled at Thor Industries Ninth Annual Dealer Open House…
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Team RV Express Expands Operations
Middlebury, Ind.-based RV transport company Team RV Express is expanding its operations for the fifth consecutive year. A new corporate…
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Highland Ridge Readies Western Facility
Highland Ridge RV is planning to start production of its recently introduced travel trailers in Twin Falls, Idaho, in early…
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WiFiRanger Brings AI Assistant to RVs
WiFiRanger recently announced the “Hey Ranger” AI Universal Assistant, an offline, artificial intelligence assistant with a custom vocabulary and skillset…
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Airstream Sales Increase 218 Percent in Five Years
Airstream has closed out its fiscal year (July 31) with record-setting sales up 24 percent year over year. Over the…
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Travel Lite RV Hires Industry Vet as COO
Travel Lite RV has announced that industry veteran Jamie Buckmeier has joined its team in Syracuse, Ind., as the new…
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Regency RV Appoints Two Regional Sales Managers
Regency RV has appointed Larry Meredith to regional sales manager of the western region, and Will Gonyon as regional sales…
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NeXus RV Doubles Sales Record at Hershey Show
NeXus RV has reported strong sales results from the Hershey Show, including an increase more than 50 percent in sales…
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Sunset Park Adding Floorplans, Sales Managers
Sunset Park RV, an independent manufacturer located in Shipshewana, Ind., announced it will be making some exciting additions in order…
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Cummins Debuts Its Hybrid PowerDrive
Cummins will unveil the PowerDrive, a plug-in hybrid electric powertrain solution spanning light, medium and heavy-duty applications, at the 2018…
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Keystone RV Gives Bullet ‘Coastal’ Makeover
Keystone RV has announced that 2019’s Bullet lineup (including Premier and Cross- fire), will no longer have the classic “brown”…
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Gulf Stream Coach Launches Two V-Class Floorplans
Gulf Stream Coach will be launching two new travel trailer floorplans for its Vista Cruiser and Vintage Cruiser (aka “V-Class”)…
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Thor Acquires Hymer, Becomes Global RV Manufacturer
Thor Industries and the shareholders of Erwin Hymer Group SE have entered into a definitive agreement for Thor to acquire…
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Travel Lite RV to Debut Full-Size Towable, 2020 EVOKE
Travel Lite RV has announced that it’s entered the full-size towable RV market with the debut of its 2020 EVOKE…
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Cruiser RV Sales 21 Percent Ahead of Last Year
Howe, Ind.-based Cruiser RV has reported that year-over-year sales are 21.7 percent ahead of last year’s pace. “We have seen…
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Keystone RV Makes 4G LTE and Wi-Fi Standard
At the end of September, all Keystone RVs will be 4G LTE and Wi-Fi ready as a standard. New Furrion…
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Aliner Upgrading 2019 Air Conditioner Units
Aliner is upgrading its air conditioning units on all Aliner and Somerset models. The new model will be installed on…
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SylvanSport Adds Four New Dealers
SylvanSport recently expanded its network of dealers across the U.S. and Canada to include: B&B RV in Denver, Colo.; Bob Ledford’s…
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iN-Command Debuts on Winnebago Minnie Plus
ASA Electronics has announced that its latest iN-Command Control system will come standard on 2019 Minnie Plus travel trailers and…
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Sources: Thor is Top Bidder for Hymer
Thor Industries has emerged as the leading bidder for German family-owned peer Erwin Hymer Group in a deal valuing the…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Winnebago, FR, and K-Z
Winnebago is recalling certain 2016 to 2019 Winnebago Era, Travato, Fuse, View, Trend, Aspect, Paseo, Via, Adventurer, Journey, Tour, and…
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NeXus RV Introduces New Ghost Floorplan
NeXus RV recently announced that the Ghost 33DS floorplan has been reinvented. Exclusively built on International DuraStar Chassis with Cummins,…
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Redwood, Winegard, and ASA to Showcase Smart RV
Redwood, Winegard, and ASA Electronics has announced its connectivity collaboration to develop a smart RV product lineup for exhibition at…
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Jayco to Feature New Precept Prestige in Hershey
Jayco will introduce the new Precept Prestige Class A product line this week at America’s largest RV show in Hershey,…
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Julie Ragland Named Navistar Senior VP
Navistar International has appointed Julie Ragland as senior VP and chief information officer, effective Sept. 17. Ragland replaces Terry Kline,…
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Winnebago Introduces Micro Minnie Fifth Wheel
Capitalizing on the success of the 7-foot wide Micro Minnie trailer, Winnebago towables is extending the concept into the fifth…
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Hymer to Debut New Sprinter Model in Hershey
Erwin Hymer Group North America will be debuting the first Sprinter-based model under the Hymer brand at the Hershey RV…
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Kid Rock to Play Forest River Expo
Forest River recently announced the entertainment for the 11th annual Forest River Product Expo. On Tuesday evening, Kid Rock will…
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Lance Camper Lists 2019 Trailer Enhancements
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper has announced several product enhancements to its 2019 Ultra-Light Travel Trailer model lineup. Ultra-Light Travel Trailer…
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Jayco to Showcase New Floorplans in Hershey
The Jayco towable team will unveil several new floorplans this week at America’s largest RV show in Hershey, Pa. The brands…
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Thor Motor Coach Debuting Sprinter-Based Quantum
Thor Motor Coach’s Quantum CR24 will make its debut at the Hershey RV Show. The living area includes a two-person…
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NYT: Tariffs Rattle Elkhart, Ind.
Elkhart, Ind., calls itself the “RV Capital of the World” — more than 80 percent of the vehicles sold in…
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RVIA to Hold Trade Mission to Shanghai
The RV Industry Association has organized a trade mission to Shanghai, China, set for Oct. 17-19. The trade mission will…
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JaySMART Lighting System to Debut at Hershey Show
At America’s largest RV show in Hershey, Pa., Jayco will feature a new, patent-pending exterior lighting system called JaySMART. The…
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Spartan to Display K3 605 Chassis at Hershey Show
Spartan Specialty Vehicles will showcase its Spartan K3 605 chassis this week at America’s Largest RV Show at Hershey, Pa. The…
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TMC to Reveal 2019 Motorhomes at Hershey Show
Thor Motor Coach plans to reveal a line-up of Class A and Class C motorhomes at America’s Largest RV Show…
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Pomona Show Features Detailed
The 2018 California RV Show at Fairplex Pomona, Calif., beginning Oct. 5, will boast more than 1,200 new (2019) RVs from…
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NeXus to Unveil Evoque Diesel at Hershey
NeXus RV plans to unveil its newest model, the Evoque Diesel Pusher, during this year’s Hershey RV Show. The Evoque…
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Patrick and Thor Industries Make ‘100 Fastest-Growing Companies’
Three Indiana businesses are included in Fortune magazine’s 2018 list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies. The ranking features public companies with market capitalization…
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Winnebago’s All-Electric Unit Viewable at Events
Winnebago has announced the development of the first all-electric Mobile Lung Unit (eMLU). Powered by a Ford F-53 based EPIC 6 all-electric…
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KZ Intensifies Customer Service Focus
KZ has restructured its service department, dividing it into three highly-specialized teams focused on dealer service, retail service, and repairs…
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Aliner Adds Trailer Source RV to Dealer Network
Columbia Northwest, the manufacturer of the Aliner folding trailer, has added Trailer Source RV of Wheat Ridge, Colo., to the…
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Flexsteel Announces Leadership Change
Flexsteel Industries has announced that Karel Czanderna has retired from her positions as president, CEO, and director, effective Sept. 9.…
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ASA Brings iN-Command to Forest River Cedar Creek
ASA Electronics has made its iN•Command Pro Plus system is available on all 2019 Cedar Creek Champagne, Silverback and Hathaway…
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Several Manufacturers Issue Recalls
A handfull of manufaturers filed new recalls this week that cover a variety of safety issues that include improper seat…
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Consumers Choose Diesel
American consumers continue to display confidence in diesel technology as a choice for powering their new cars, SUVs, trucks and…
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Postle Aluminum Finishes Two Elkhart Expansions
Postle Aluminum Co. recently completed expansions on two fronts in Elkhart, Ind. Postle Extrusion, a division of Postle Aluminum, has added its sixth extrusion…
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REV Group Reports Third Quarter Growth
REV Group has reported its third quarter results, showing consolidated net sales were $597.7 million, representing growth of 0.4 percent…
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Navistar Q3 Revenues Up 18 Percent
Navistar has announced a third quarter 2018 net income of $170 million compared to the net income during the same period…
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Regency RV Acquires Dolphin’s National Traveller
Regency RV has acquired the National Traveller, a Class B motorhome product line built by Dolphin Motor Coach. “We are…
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NeXus RV Adds Several Industry Vets to Team
NeXus RV has announced an expansion of its sales team by adding several industry veterans. “The first thing we did…
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VIDEO: Indiana’s Jayco-Inspired Corn Maze
The Shipshewana, Ind., corn maze recently opened, showcasing the Jayco logo as its center. For more information on the maze,…
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Liberty Outdoors Announces Partnership with DeliverFund
Liberty Outdoors Worldwide, Uniontown, Ohio, is taking a stand against human trafficking by joining forces with DeliverFund, a non-profit founded…
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