NOVI, Mich.-based Spartan RV Chassis, a business unit of The Shyft Group a leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing, assembly, and upfit for commercial vehicles, has launched Spartan RV Dealer Connect, an easy-to-use mobile application geared toward Class A diesel RV salespeople offering Spartan RV chassis, according to a press release from the company. The Spartan […]
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Victoria, B.C.-based Go Power!, a leading provider of solar and mobile power solutions since 1996, has announces Dave Carter & Associates, Inc., as its new warehouse distribution supplier to the RV OEM market, replacing Collins & Company, according to a press release from the Go Power! Effective Jan. 1, this change will consolidate Go Power!’s […]
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Outdoorsy, the peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace, recently partnered with “The Ellen Show” for Ellen’s 12 Days of Giveaways, Outdoorsy’s April Cumming mentioned in an email to RVBusiness. Outdoorsy appeared on the show Dec. 4 for Day 8 of the giveaways. “We gifted the audience, including nurses from Regents Hospital in Minneapolis, with a $500 gift […]
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Winnebago Industries Inc. (NYSE: WGO), a leading outdoor lifestyle product manufacturer, outlines the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance progress and COVID-19 response in its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report. Throughout the Winnebago, Grand Design RV, Chris-Craft and Newmar brand families, 2020 was about caring for people—employees, communities and customers. “The onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic and […]
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Camping World discontinued Trailer Life and Motorhome magazines in September, officially “sunsetting” these long-time consumer publications in favor of a new monthly print magazine scheduled for release in January. While editorial content for the now-shuttered Trailer Life and Motorhome leaned towards how-to articles, technical advice, and hands-on reviews, the new RV Magazine takes a different […]
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Back on Oct. 12, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) debuted a brand new self-paced online course for its Level One training. The course provides RV technicians with the ability to complete training and testing on the RV industry’s only industry-wide certification at their own pace through an immersive, online program, according to a News & […]
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With a 17.5% year-over-year increase, the RV retail demand remained hot through the month of October. There were 40,467 retail registrations recorded in October 2020 compared to 33,390 in October 2019, according Statistical Surveys Inc., the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based provider of retail performance and consumer demographic data. The October 2020 figures represent the best performance […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt of an article by Mike and Jennifer Wendland, Michigan-based RVers and creators of the RV Lifestyle website, podcast and YouTube channel. Life has generally been impacted in many ways by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the ability to get out and see the latest and greatest RVs at RV shows. So we decided to […]
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Net sales for the first quarter were $2.54 billion, an increase of 17.5%. First-quarter results include $1.89 billion in North American RV net sales and $602.5 million in European RV net sales. Consolidated gross profit margin for the first quarter was 14.9%, a 60 basis point improvement over the prior-year period. Net income attributable to […]
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While the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) Board of Directors voted to cancel Industry Day at the 2021 Florida RV SuperShow set for next month, the five public days of the show will still take place as scheduled Jan. 13-17 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. “We’ve had a number of exhibitors request extra time […]
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