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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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Forest River Factory Approved for Tax Phase-In
The Elkhart County Council gave initial approval Saturday to a tax phase-in for a $6 million RV factory being built in…
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Cummins CEO Laments Tariffs and Job Loss
As a potential trade war looms over recently-imposed tariffs on China, Indiana businesses are expressing concern about the fallout. It…
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Multiple Countries to Testify Against Trump Admin
The European Union, Japan, Canada, Mexico, along with automotive trade groups, Volkswagen AG, and the UAW are among those scheduled…
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uCamp18 Rally Kicks Off July 16
Hundreds of teardrop camper enthusiasts will gather in the heart of Ohio’s Amish County for uCamp18 from July 16 to 21.…
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Thor-Owned Mighway Rentals Expands Partnerships
Mighway – the RV Rental Marketplace – recently expanded its partnerships to include all industry sectors, aiming to better serve consumers…
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Spartan Displays K3 605 Chassis Preview
Spartan Specialty Vehicles offered Class A RV owners an up-close look at the 2019 Spartan K3 605 chassis for the…
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Photos: Jayco’s Boys & Girls Club Party
Jayco recently celebrated its 50th year in business at the second “RV Day” event on July 10 held at the…
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Rep. Kevin Brady: Trump Must End Trade Fight
President Donald Trump faced unusually blunt criticism from within his own party, as one of the U.S. House’s top lawmakers…
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Airstream Lists Several Updates Made to 2019 Lines
Airstream recently released a list of updates and improvements made to its 2019 lineup of travel trailers with new décor…
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La Mesa RV to Celebrate Grand Opening
La Mesa RV will hold a grand opening for its new RV showroom which boasts more than 130,000 square feet…
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RVX to Hand Out Free Dealer Tool Kit
Go RVing will engage in an extensive PR campaign designed to kick off the national camping and RV season in…
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Community: Longtime Winnebago Employees to Lead Forest City, Iowa, Parade
Harlan Rodberg and Larry Kearney of Forest City, Iowa, love reminiscing about the collective 100 years they’ve spent at Winnebago…
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Trailblazing Toy Haulers
In 2004, the founders of Heartland RV redefined RV manufacturing with the launch of their first RV, the Landmark luxury…
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Dolphin Motor Coach Partners with RV Station
Dolphin Motor Coach (DMC) has partnered with RV Station of Texas to expand its Class B motorhome product offerings at…
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NHTSA: Recalls Issued for Keystone, Forest River and More
Keystone RV is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 Keystone Cougar trailers equipped with an outdoor propane grill. The outdoor propane…
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Oregon Winnebago Plant Dragging Financially
A decade after the Great Recession decimated Lane County’s RV industry in Oregon, an iconic RV name has re-emerged as…
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Community: Jayco Holds Birthday Party for Boys & Girls Clubs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County has announced that Thor Industries and its subsidiaries, Heartland RV, Jayco, Keystone RV,…
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Lawsuit Filed to Fight Trump’s Tariffs
The American Institute for International Steel filed a lawsuit last week in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New…
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Spaces for California RV Show Sell Out
The 2018 California RV Show, the West Coast’s largest consumer RV show, has completely sold out of its available manufacturer…
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New VW California XXL Camper Debuting in August
Volkswagen has released a teaser sketch of its new Crafter-based camper van, confirming that it will base a new production…
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N.C. Governor Tours SylvanSport’s Factory
SylvanSport was honored this past weekend with a visit from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina First Lady…
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Harley-Davidson Lawyer Joins REV Group
REV Group named Stephen Boettinger, who had been a lawyer for Harley-Davidson, as its general counsel on Friday, continuing the company’s…
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Winnebago Co-founder Gerald Boman Dies at 82
Co-founder of Winnebago Industries, Gerald E. Boman, 82, passed away June 20 in Palm City, Fla., where he and his…
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REV Coach Partners with Daimler Buses’ Setra
REV Coach has been named the full-service distributor and after-sales partner for Daimler Buses’ Setra brand in the U.S. and…
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REV Group Introduces 2019 Discovery LXE
REV Recreation Group recently introduced the 2019 Fleetwood RV Discovery LXE, the brand’s high-end Class A diesel motorhome. The 2019…
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Regency RV Adds Berryland Campers to Network
Regency RV has added Berryland Campers in Ponchatoula, La., to its roster of dealers selling its new Xalta Class B and Ultra Brougham Class B-plus motorhomes. The…
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Camping World to Expand RV Sales Locations by More than 30 Percent
Camping World Holdings has announced plans to dramatically increase RV sales locations over the next 15 months through the launch…
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Thor Names New Lead on Strategic Marketing Efforts
Thor Industries has hired James Rigney to lead all strategic marketing efforts, including brand development, creative, public relations, social and…
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REV Group Announces Partnership with Outdoorsy
REV Group has partnered between REV Rentals and Outdoorsy to offer RV rentals through Outdoorsy’s RV marketplace. The partnership with REV Group…
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First-Year Airstream Dealer Places in Top 10
Airstream recently announced its top dealers based on retail units sold between May 2017 and May 2018. For the first time ever, a…
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REV Group Introduces Redesigned Fleetwood RV Flair
REV RV Group recently introduced the redesigned Class A Gas Fleetwood Flair. The Flair is a classic Fleetwood RV model,…
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REV Plans $1.9 Million Expansion of Presence
In a year from now Milwaukee-based specialty vehicle maker REV Group will have about 200 employees in the city, up…
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Curtin Sees Continued RV Growth for 2019
Industry analyst Dr. Richard Curtin continues to see bright prospects for RV wholesale shipments into 2019, despite his projection for…
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VIDEO: Leisure Travel Vans Introduces the Wonder Rear Twin Bed
Leisure Travel Vans, a brand of Triple E Recreational Vehicles, recently introduced the Wonder Rear Twin Bed (RTB), a new…
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May Motorhome Shipments Down 13 Percent
The RV Industry Association’s May survey of manufacturers found RV wholesale shipments finished at 45,070, a decrease of 1.7 percent…
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Study Shows RV Growth Through 2022
Technavio analysts forecast the RV market in North America to grow at a CAGR of more than 8 percent during the period 2018…
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Airstream CEO Added to National Forest Board
Bob Wheeler, president and CEO of Airstream, has been named to the volunteer board of directors of the National Forest…
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Elkhart Manufacturers to Celebrate Partnership
Lippert Components will be holding a press event to celebrate state and national recognition for Elkhart County’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector…
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Thor Pays Off Credit Facility, Announces Repurchase Authorization
Thor Industries has paid in full the outstanding balance on its revolving credit facility. This facility was initiated in association…
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Winnebago CEO Talks Growth Plans on CNBC
Winnebago CEO recently appeared on CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss the manufacturers growth plans and earnings during the RV boom.…
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REV Group Makes Aqua-Hot Standard Feature
Moving into the 2019 model year, REV Recreation Group will be offering Aqua-Hot’s 400D hydronic heating solution with on-demand hot…
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Winnebago Towables Leads to Q3 Revenue Increase
Winnebago has reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2018, showing revenues were $562.3 million, an increase…
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World RV Conference Early Bird Registration Ending
Registration for the World RV Conference in Shanghai, China, is available with early bird hotel rates at the Fairmont Peace…
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Tariffs May Lead to Financial Aid to Auto Industry
Canada is considering all options, including providing financial aid to the auto industry, to cope with possible U.S. tariffs, a…
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Park Models on the Move
If the word “momentum” can be assigned to a type of RV that’s built and then hauled to a site…
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Dolphin Motor Coach Partners for Clean Water
Dolphin Motor Coach, Ozotech, a manufacturer of activated oxygen/ozone generating equipment, and No Dirty Water (NDW), a leader in ozone-based…
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Chinese Aluminum Faces Duties of 210 Percent
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the preliminary determination that imports of common alloy aluminum sheets from China are…
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VIDEO: RVIA’s James Ashurst Talks RVX, Tech Institute and More
James Ashurst, the RV Industry Association’s senior VP of marketing and communications, visited RV PRO recently to discuss Advocacy Day,…
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Cirrus Solutions Opens Cirrus Learning Center
Cirrus Solutions recently opened the Cirrus Learning Center (CLC) in Reno, Nev. This new training facility is equipped with the…
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NHTSA: Recalls Issued for Tiffin and Forest River
Tiffin Motorhomes is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 Tiffin Allegro RED, Allegro Open Road, Breeze, Bus, Phaeton, and Zephyr motorhomes.…
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RVIA Members Build Trust with NHTSA
During Advocacy Day, 23 RV Industry Association members attended the visit to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to meet…
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RV Technical Institute Coming to Elkhart, Ind.
The RV Industry Association plans to launch a multimillion-dollar RV Technical Institute in Elkhart to address a shortage of trained technicians and better track the…
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RVIA Members Report Successful Capitol Hill Advocacy Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. – RV industry executives who met with members of Congress last week for Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill as…
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RVIA to Preview RVX Venue in July
In preparation for the national trade show, RVX: The RV Experience, next year, the RV Industry Association is inviting exhibitors…
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Carmakers Could Lose a Million Vehicle Sales
If President Donald Trump slaps a 25 percent tariff on imported vehicles, it may cost the U.S. auto industry 1…
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Community: Thor Employees Volunteer at Local KOA Care Camp
Thor Industries and Keystone RV employees and managers recently traveled to Camp Watcha-Wanna-Do near Fort Wayne, Ind., to facilitate hands-on…
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Regency RV Adds John’s RV to Roster
Regency RV has added John’s RV in Lexington, S.C., to its roster of dealers selling its new Xalta Class B and…
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Economists Say Tariffs May Trigger Trade War
Steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt many manufacturers. But the value of imports covered by the duties is only $10.8…
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Community: Newmar Partners with Non-Profit VetsRoll
Recently, Newmar partnered with VetsRoll, a non-profit that transports hundreds of U.S. military veterans per year to the nation’s capital. The…
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NHTSA: Recalls for Tiffin, Keystone RV, and More
Tiffin Motorhomes is recalling certain 2013 to 2018 Allegro Open Road motorhomes. Insufficient strength of the frame rail may allow the…
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RVDA Adjusts DSI Survey Schedule
The RV Dealer Association’s annual survey of dealers’ satisfaction with its manufacturers will now launch in late October and end…
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NAFTA Negotiations Trouble Auto Panel
Worries about the escalating U.S.-Canada trade feud dominated the annual Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association Conference last Wednesday. This story by Grace Macaluso…
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RV Industry Already Feeling Tariff Impact
President Donald Trump announced last week that the administration would follow through with 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and 10…
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VIDEO: Walorski Honors Jayco’s 50 Years
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) stood on the House floor recently to congratulate Jayco on its 50th anniversary and all…
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Community: Spartan Motors Sponsors Children’s Research Hospital Event
Spartan Motorshonored its commitment to the community and FedEx partnership through its 3rd annual sponsorship of the FedEx St. Jude Classic, this week, at the…
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Thor Sees Record Results in Q3
Thor Industries has announced record third quarter results with net sales of $2.25 billion, up 11.7 percent, and income before taxes…
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REV Group Second Quarter ‘Below Expectations’
REV Group has reported results for the three months ended April 30, showing net sales in the second quarter 2018…
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REV Group Appoints Ian Walsh as COO
REV Group recently appointed Ian Walsh to chief operating officer, replacing Thomas Phillips, who will remain at the company in an…
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Tariffs Can Lead to Enormous Job Loss, Study
The Trump administration is considering a 25 percent tariff on imported cars and auto parts to help support the domestic…
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Trump Seeks Bilateral NAFTA Approach
The Canadian government is rejecting a push by the Trump administration to strike separate, bilateral trade deals with Canada and…
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Luna Lite to Be Unveiled in Facebook Live Event
inTech RV will be doing a Facebook Live Event and unveiling for the new Luna Lite at 5 p.m. Thursday,…
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RVIA Reports New All-Time High for Shipments
The RV Industry Association recently reported that RV industry shipments will reach 539,900 units in 2018, marking nine straight years…
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Airstream Lists Its Five Rivet Dealers
Airstream has announced the top dealers who have earned the distinction of Five Rivet status. Launched in 2017, Airstream’s Five…
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Navistar Sees Revenue Increase 16 Percent in Q2
Navistar International has announced a second quarter 2018 net income of $55 millioncompared to a second quarter 2017 net loss of $80…
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FMCSA Provides Clarity on Logging Device Rule
Several RV transport companies have reported being told by the Indiana Highway Patrol that an electronic logging device (ELD) is…
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Winnebago Acquires Boat Builder Chris-Craft
Winnebago Industries has acquired Chris-Craft, a recreational boat builder, from Stellican Ltd., which has owned Chris-Craft since 2001. Terms of…
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Spartan Adds U.S. Steel Corp. Member to Board
Spartan Motors has appointed Paul A. Mascarenas to the company’s board of directors effective June 1. He was also appointed to the…
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Entegra Coach to Display Unit on Advocacy Day
Entegra Coach will display a luxury diesel coach in Washington, D.C., for the RV Industry Association’s Committee Week and Advocacy…
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NAFTA Decisions Remain Pending Near Deadline
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland ended trade talks with U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer a day early with the threat…
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Jayco Announces New Toy Hauler Sales Team
Jayco recently added a new sales team dedicated to its toy hauler business. The team of regional sales managers will…
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Thor Renews Silver Partnership for Las Vegas Expo
The RV Dealers Association recently announced that Thor Industries will be a Silver Partner for the 2018 RV Dealers Convention/Expo.…
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DexKo Global Partners with Air Suspension Maker
DexKo Global has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a minority shareholding in VB-Airsuspension, B.V., a company based in the Netherlands.…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Thor and Winnebago
Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2011 to 2017 Thor Tuscany and Venetian motorhomes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.…
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Spartan Motors to Present at Investor Conference
Spartan Motors’ management will participate in the 15th Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference at the Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. President…
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April 2018 Wholesale Shipments up 12 Percent
RV Industry Association’s April survey of manufacturers found RV wholesale shipments finished at 47,442, an increase of 12.2 percent from…
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Newmar, Spartan Partner on Five-Year Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty
Spartan Specialty Vehicles and OEM partner Newmar Corp. recently unveiled the 2019 Newmar model year at Newmar’s annual dealer meeting…
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How Long Can RV Continue to Grow?
Elkhart County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, just 2.2-percent. Many say the area is thriving,…
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Thor Makes the Fortune 500 List
Eight companies headquartered in Indiana made Fortune magazine’s updated list of the 500 businesses with the most revenue in the U.S. This story by Andrew Clark originally…
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Cummins Named a Top Company for Diversity for 12th Straight Year
DiversityInc has named Cummins one of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity for a 12th consecutive year. Cummins ranked No. 12 on…
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Canadian RV Industry Shows Growth in All Sectors
The RV Dealers Association of Canada and the Canadian RV Association (CRVA) are releasing an updated study, showcasing the economic…
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NATDA Report Shows Industry Attitudes
The North American Trailer Dealers Association’s (NATDA) first, industry-wide survey, the NATDA Dealer Satisfaction Report, concluded, giving manufacturers an accurate…
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Keystone RV Gets Storage Annex Approved
Goshen City Council members approved two annexation agreements during their meeting Tuesday evening. This story by John Kline originally appeared in the…
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Spartan Motors Makes Several Leadership Appointments
Spartan Motors has announced a series of actions to enhance the depth and bench strength of its senior leadership team,…
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Alliance Coach Adds New Vanleigh RV Line
Alliance Coach recently signed a dealer agreement with Vanliegh RV, adding Vilano fifth wheels to its selection of new motorized…
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Freedonia Research Predicts Billions in RV Growth
The Freedonia Group recently released a study showing that demand for travel trailers is expected to rise 5.2 percent per…
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Truma’s Combi Now Standard on Two Lance Models
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper has made the Truma Combi eco-plus furnace and water heater combination unit standard on its 1475…
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Thor Industries Teaches Manufacturing to Students
Thor Industries is sending teams of employees in actual RVs and carrying Lego versions to teach eighth-graders about the RV…
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