RV rental firm Outdoorsy announced that it has added Dodge vehicles to its Vehicle Purchase Program through a new partnership with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). By teaming with FCA to expand its purchasing platform, Outdoorsy will “continue to create avenues for entrepreneurs to quickly build their own rental businesses with a variety of vehicle options,” […]
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Stealth Enterprises LLC, a builder of quality cargo and specialty trailers, announced its exclusive partnership with Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) to provide the new Infinity sidewall composite products as an optional exterior skin on its new 2020 models. According to a press release, the Infinity sidewall is a seamless fiberglass composite panel installed as the […]
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U.S. factory activity hit its lowest level in more than a decade, as President Donald Trump’s trade wars take a toll on American manufacturing. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, said Tuesday that its manufacturing index shrank for the second straight month to 47.8% in September, down from 49.1% in August. […]
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Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) announced that the National Safety Council (NSC) presented its Rising Stars of Safety Award to LCI team member Lynne Syer for her continued dedication to workplace environmental health and safety. According to a press release, Syer is a senior environmental health and safety leader in LCI’s RV products division. Over her […]
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Independent RV industry analyst Richard Curtin reconfirmed an earlier projection in the Fall edition of RV RoadSigns, citing a “modest cyclical decline” for the remainder of 2019 and into 2020 with the largest sustained falloff occurring in the Class A and C motorhome sectors. “While the sharpest declines are likely to have already occurred, the […]
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Sumas, Wash.-based RVT.com, an online classified source for RVs on sale in the U.S. and Canada, reported that its RV shopper traffic hit record levels in September. According to a press release, RVT.com received more than 2 million consumer visits in September, up 5% from the same month one year ago. In addition, vehicle description […]
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Eighth-graders in Indiana’s Elkhart County are taking field trips this week that have them exploring career opportunities in manufacturing, according to a report by the Elkhart Truth. Organized by the Horizon Education Alliance, nearly 3,000 students are getting industrial tours from one of 78 participating manufacturing sites in the area. The event is being held […]
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With the arrival of Fall, Black Book is reporting a mixed market for RV sales at auction. “It’s always nice when the motorized and towable units move in the same direction, but this month they diverged,” said Eric Lawrence, principle automotive analyst, specialty vehicles for Black Book. “It’s also interesting to note that towables are […]
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Winegard Co. has introduced its FreedomGO data plans with a new $59, 10 GB, U.S.-only data plan for its lineup of ConnecT 4G LTE products. According to a press release, Winegard was the first antenna manufacturer to offer a series of prepaid data plans starting in 2018, which gives customers access to the Internet while […]
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Cleveland, Ohio-based United States Warranty Corporation (USWC) announced the addition of a Marine Division, rounding out the company’s diversified service contract portfolio. According to a press release, USWC has been providing service contracts to customers for 45 years. “For 45 years we have been committed to serving RV customers throughout the country and do it […]
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