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REV Group Announces Enterprise-Wide Sustainability Program
REV Group, Milwaukee, Wis., a manufacturer of industry-leading specialty vehicle brands and leading provider of parts and services, has announced…
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K-Z Welcomes Two QC Managers
K-Z RV, Shipshewana, Ind., has named two quality control professionals to its management team, as part of a strategic effort…
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Winnebago Earns Ram Quality Membership
The FCA Commercial Vehicle Team has designated Winnebago Motorhomes, Forest City, Iowa, as a member of the Ram Quality Professional…
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Newmar, Thor Face Recalls
Newmar is recalling certain 2017-2019 Newmar Ventana LE and Ventana motorhomes, 2018 Mountain Aire and Essex motorhomes, and 2017-2018 London…
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2018 Elkhart Open House Week Preview
By all accounts, this year’s Elkhart Open House Week is likely to be bigger (and better) than ever. Show watchers…
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RVIA Predicts 505,900 RV Shipments for 2018
A newly released forecast of RV industry shipments reveals that 505,900 units are expected to be shipped to RV dealers in 2018,…
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Volkswagen Debuts Three New Campervans
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is introducing three new RVs: the Grand California 600 with a unique roof concept and the Grand…
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New Sprinter Gets Ex-Factory Camper Features
For the first time, bodybuilders can order the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with “campervan features” ex-factory, such as anatomically formed and…
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Navistar Names David Giroux COO
Navistar recently appointed David Giroux as its chief communications officer. He will lead the company’s corporate communications department effective Sept. 1. “David is…
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nuCamp RV Sales Climb 35 Percent
“While we’ve experienced both the ups and downs of the RV industry this year we have been incredibly blessed with…
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TH2, Thor Venture to Receive $15-Million Investment
Tourism Holdings will step up investment in its TH2 joint venture with RV maker Thor Industries, which will stop it…
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Thor Rumored to Bid on Hymer
Hymer GmbH, German motorhome maker, has attracted bids from Airstream parent Thor Industries and private equity firm Centerbridge Partners that could value the…
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Community: Corn Maze Design Celebrates Jayco’s Anniversary
Shipshewana Corn Maze opens this week for the 2018 season and will be open every Friday and Saturday through the…
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VIDEO: East To West RV to Debut Della Terra
East To West, a new manufacturer and division of Forest River, is set to debut its new line of travel…
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Adventurer Builds 60 Limited Edition Campers
Adventurer recently introduced its 50th anniversary “Limited Edition” 901SB truck camper, which comes with channeled LED dimmable track lighting, frameless…
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Highland Ridge RV Debuting Pet-Friendly Lineup
Highland Ridge RV has started production on a newly designed lineup of ‘pet-friendly’ features and models across the entire Open…
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RVIA Sees July Shipments Increase by 10 Percent
The RV Industry Association’s July survey of manufacturers found RV wholesale shipments finished at 36,525, an increase of 10.9 percent…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for TMC and Heartland
Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2018 Thor Ace 27.2 RVs. The rubber liquid propane (LP) hose may sag and…
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NeXus RV to Display New Floorplans at Hershey Show
NeXus RV recently announced that Boat N RV will be representing NeXus RV products at the Hershey RV Show in…
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RV Factory to Pay $55,484 in Overtime Back Wages
Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’ Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Elkhart, Ind.-based manufacturer RV Factory will…
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Regency to Display Rare Convertible at Open House
Regency RV recently announced that it will attend its first Elkhart RV Dealer Open House, running Sept. 24-27, to exhibit its 2019…
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Flexsteel Reports Slight Decrease in Q4
Flexsteel Industries has reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year-to-date financial results, showing net sales were $113.1 million, down 3.7…
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RV Technical Institute Makes First New Hire
The RV Technical Institute has continued its rapid buildout with the addition of its first new member to the team. Trainer…
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Alliance Coach Adds FR3 Class A to Product Line
Alliance Coach RV sales and service has announced that Forest River FR3 Class A gas motorhomes have been added to…
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Campers Inn RV Adds Newmar to Louisville Store
Campers Inn RV will now carry motorhomes from Newmar Corp. at Tom Stinnett’s Campers Inn RV in Clarksville, Ind., and…
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Community: Liberty Outdoors Donates Trailer to KOA Care Camps
Liberty Outdoors, parent company of Little Guy Trailers, is donating a Little Guy Max valued at $20,000 to KOA Care…
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Gulf Stream Hires New VP of Sales and Marketing
Phil Sarvari, president of Gulf Stream Coach, has appointed Jeffrey Kloska as the new VP of sales and marketing for…
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Erwin Hymer Group Explores IPO
Family-owned Erwin Hymer Group has attracted interest from private equity as it explores a stock market flotation which could value the German…
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Canada and U.S. Negatively Impacted by Steel Tariffs
Canadian manufacturers who grew up in Canada-U.S. free-trade peacetime are quickly learning about tariff complexities — and pain — as…
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U.S. Steel Unveils Major Upgrades in Gary, Ind.
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson joined David B. Burritt, president and CEO of U.S. Steel…
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Airstream Using CZone Controls for Smart RVs
CZone, a leader in digital control and monitoring, has partnered with Airstream to become its exclusive supplier of digital switching…
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FCCC Introduce Online Tool ‘My RV Advisor’
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. recently introduced a new online tool to help customers find the Class A RV they want…
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inTech RV Debuts Off-Roading Luna Rover
inTech RV will be releasing its latest lightweight campers, called the Luna Rover, at 8 p.m. ET today on a…
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Police Unit to Focus on RV Company Thefts
A special police unit is seeking to curb burglaries and thefts from businesses including RV companies in northern Indiana. This…
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Manufacturers Draw More Space for Florida Show
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) held the space drawing for the 2019 Florida RV SuperShow on Tuesday, Aug. 7…
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Jayco Honors Top-Selling Dealers
INDIANAPOLIS – Jayco was in a celebratory mood Monday night, as the manufacturer met with its dealers to commemorate the…
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Suspect Behind Spate of RV Factory Thefts in Cuffs
Goshen, Ind., police have arrested a man after forming a special unit to investigate a spate of thefts from RV companies.…
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Team RV Express Adds Eastern Canada Representative
One of the largest transporters of Canada-bound RVs has added a representative based in Canada’s Maritime province of Nova Scotia.…
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Cummins Plans to Repurchase $500 Million in Shares
Cummins plans to repurchase $500 million of the company’s common stock as part of a previously announced plan to return…
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Coachmen Unveils New Ultra-Lite Line
Forest River’s Coachmen division will debut the New Spirit Ultra-Lite at the 2018 Forest River RV Expo. The Spirit floorplan…
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Heavy Rains Delay Midwest RV Super Show
Due to the severe weather, the 63rd Annual Midwest RV Super Show has been rescheduled for Aug. 16-19, the showrunners…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for K-Z, Forest River, and Keystone RV
K-Z RV is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 K-Z RV Sportsmen trailers. Propane gas may leak at the back of…
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Trump Threatens Canada with Tariffs Again
President Trump launched a fresh auto-tariff threat against Canada late Friday at a time when Ottawa finds itself in a…
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Mexico Hopes to Finish NAFTA Talks Before Canada
Mexico’s economy minister on Thursday said the country needed to finish bilateral negotiations with the U.S., possibly this week or…
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Community: Airstream Honors Veterans and First Responders
Airstream is honoring military personnel and first responders with Airstream Salute, a new program designed to help those who give so…
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Senators Introduce Bill to Reform the National Security Tariff Process
Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Doug Jones (D-AL) recently introduced a bill to reform the national security…
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Newmar Offering Tours of New Service Center
Newmar Corp. is inviting its dealers, and other members of the RV community who will visit Elkhart Open House the…
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Gulf Stream to Sponsor Young Exec Course in Vegas
A half-day course for young RV executives entitled “Creating & Sustaining a High-Performance Dealership Team” will be presented by David…
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Cherokee Nation
Over the past few years, the Cherokee brand has quietly but methodically risen to become Forest River’s best- selling fifth…
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Open House Preview: Crux Expedition Trailers
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series looking at manufacturers that are displaying RVs for the first…
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Regency RV Adds Floyd’s RV to Network
Regency RV has added Floyd’s RV in Norman, Okla., to its roster of dealers selling its new Xalta Class B and Ultra…
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Thor to Sponsor Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix
Thor Industries is helping to bring street racing to downtown Elkhart as the presenting sponsor of the Elkhart Riverwalk Grand…
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REV Group Introduces the All-New Veracruz
Renegade RV recently debuted the all-new 2019 Veracruz Class C. The Veracruz features a king-sized iRelax memory foam bed, a…
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Hundreds Gather for Redwood Owners’ Group Rally
More than 200 people gathered at the Shipshewana South Park Campground in Indiana the week of July 16 for the…
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Cavco’s 2019 Q1 Results Up by 19 Percent
Cavco Industries, a leading producer of park model RVs and modular homes, has announced its financial results for the first…
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Eight States Sign Confluence Accords
On July 25, eight states ratified the Confluence Accords in Denver, Colo., to create a partnership around the shared values…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Jayco, Newmar, and Four Others
Newmar is recalling certain 2018 Newmar Bay Star, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Dutch…
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Thor’s RV Vocational Training Detailed
Thor Industries is partnering with the Indiana State Board of Education and Wa-Nee Community Schools to empower students through RV…
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Trump Administration to Reduce Fuel Economy Target
The Trump administration on Thursday revealed its long-anticipated plan to roll back Obama-era standards meant to cut planet-warming emissions from…
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Winnebago Lays Off Fewer Than 35 Employees
Winnebago Industries laid off fewer than 35 employees at the end of July, according to a company spokesman. This story…
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Thor Industries Vocation Training Taught at School
A new program to teach high school students’ vocational skills for working in the RV industry will be rolled out…
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REV to Present at Jefferies Industrials Conference
REV Group’s CEO Tim Sullivan and its CFO Dean Nolden will present at the Jefferies Industrials Conference. The presentation will…
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International Trade Commission Approves Thin Plywood Classification
As part of the initiative to obtain eligibility for duty-free treatment of lauan under the Generalized System of Preference, the…
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VIDEO: Go RVing’s ‘Unexpected’ Web Series Promotes Various RVs
Adventure skier Brody Leven and photographer Adam Clark are proving to be a dynamic duo across Go RVing’s social media…
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Community: Thor Donates Nine RVs to Tents for Troops
Thor Industries and six of its subsidiaries donated $15,000 and nine RV units to Tents for Troops. The new 2019…
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Airstream Debuts Smart Control Technology
Airstream has announced that its 2019 Classic models will feature the manufacturer’s Smart Technology, which digitally connects owners to their RVs. The…
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Spartan Motors’ Sales Increase by $14 Million
Spartan Motors has reported operating results for the second quarter ending June 30, showing a sales increase of $14.3 million, or 8.4…
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RVX’s ‘The Reveal’ Submissions are Now Live
Submissions to be included in RV Industries Association’s RVX event “The Reveal” opens today. RV manufacturers will be asked to submit…
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Sprinter with Electric Drive and Fuel Cell Teased
Mercedes-Benz Vans is set to enhance the eDrive@VANs strategy with the fuel cell. Using the example of a semi-integrated motorhome, the…
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Cummins Q2 Revenue Sees a 21 Percent Increase
Cummins has reported results for the second quarter of 2018, showing revenues of $6.1 billion, an increase of 21 percent…
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Class A with a Garage Debuting at Dusseldorf
Set to debut at the upcoming 2018 Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, the new Palace motorhome from Germany-based Morelo Reisemobile uses an Iveco…
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Marcus Lemonis Talks RV Sale Increase on CNBC
Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis recently appeared on CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss the future of the RV industry. RVs…
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Airstream Launches the Basecamp X-package
Airstream has introduced the all-new Basecamp X-package, which includes new premium features that increase departure angle and durability for more…
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RV Tech Institute to Beta Test Curriculum in November
A flurry of planning and activity has taken place since the RV Industry Association board of directors approved and the…
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Cummins Plant Celebrates Two Millionth Engine
Cummins has produced its 2 millionth engine at its Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP) in Jamestown, N.Y. JEP remains one of the…
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Trump’s Letter to Mexico Urges for Renegotiation
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday released a one-page letter from Donald Trump in which the U.S. president…
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Winnebago CEO to Make Facebook Live Appearance
As Winnebago celebrates their 60th Anniversary, the New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) will hold an exclusive interview with Mike…
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Walorski: Tariff Exclusion Process Is Broken
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) recently renewed calls for the Commerce Department to fix the broken exclusion process for steel and aluminum…
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Gallery: Newmar Goes to Washington
President Donald Trump and Vice President Michael Pence were among the politicians touring the Newmar RV parked outside of the…
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June RV Shipments Decrease By 11 Percent
The RV Industry Association has released its June survey of manufacturers which found that RV wholesale shipments finished at 41,990…
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Gulf Stream BT Cruiser Gets Two Paint Options
Gulf Stream Coach has introduced two optional exterior paint schemes to its Gulf Stream Coach BT Cruiser. “Many former owners…
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Regency RV Partners with Leo’s Vacation Center
Regency RV has added Leo’s Vacation Center in Gambrills, Md., to its roster of dealers selling its 2019 Xalta Class B.…
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Gallery: Tearstock 2018
Liberty Outdoors recently held its 2018 Tearstock show at Mackinaw Mill Creek Campground in Michigan. As one of northern Michigans…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Thor, Triple E, and More
Forest River is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Prime Time recreational trailers. The stove is not isolated from the furnace…
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Automakers’ Q2 Results to Foreshadow Tariff Strife
When Detroit’s automakers report earnings on Wednesday, they are likely to highlight escalating tariffs and use the opportunity to warn…
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Meet New Freightliner CEO Jeff Sather
In January, Daimler Trucks North America appointed Jeff Sather as the new CEO of Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. After six…
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Newmar to Display at the White House
On Monday, July 23, Newmar will join President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, members of the Administration and…
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Ochs: No Domestic Replacement For Lauan
Since October 2015, the loss of Generalize System of Preferences (GSP) eligibility has cost the RV industry more than $1…
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NADA Releases Market Insights for Second Quarter
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) recently released RV market insights for the second quarter of 2018. Scroll down for…
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NeXus RV Hires Industry Veteran Mike Peterson
NeXus RV has hired Mike Peterson as VP of sales for its Class A division where he will be responsible…
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New Forest River Division Adds 325 Jobs
A new division of RV manufacturer Forest River, called East to West and North to South Inc., is setting up…
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Spartan Motors Gets New VP of Aftermarket
Spartan Motors has announced that Kurt Beyer has joined as the VP of aftermarket, which includes functions such as aftermarket parts sales…
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Regency RV Adds Two New Jersey Locations to Network
Regency RV has added Dylan’s RV Center in Sewell, N.J., to its roster of dealers selling its new Xalta Class B…
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Community: Keystone RV to Show Variety of RV Jobs to Boys & Girls Club in Goshen, Ind.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County announced that Thor Industries and its subsidiaries will present a series of four…
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Entegra Rolls Out Reatta Luxury Diesel at FMCA
Entegra Coach recently unveiled the Reatta, the newest addition to its luxury rear engine diesel product offering, at the Family…
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RV Crashes May Land Goodyear $105 Million Fine
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. could face a $105 million fine if it failed to properly report crashes to federal…
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Independent Director Joins Spartan Motors’ Board
Spartan Motors has appointed Jeri L. Isbell to the company’s board of directors, effective July 13. Isbell was also appointed to the board’s…
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Court Rules Jayco Could Forgo RV Buyer’s Repairs
Even though the buyer of the RV described it as a “jalopy,” the 7th Circuit of Appeals in Indiana found the…
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Beijing RV Show Reports 89 Percent Satisfaction Rating from Vendors
With 700 exhibitors showcasing 450 vehicles on 376,700 square feet of exhibit space to 22,193 visitors from 20 countries, the…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for REV Group and Grand Design
Grand Design RV is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 Grand Design Solitude fifth wheel trailers. The liquid propane (LP) gas…
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