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Dometic Corp., a leading supplier to the recreational vehicle and marine industries, is partnering with Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) to provide a complete line of RV and camping products at KOA campground locations across North America. “Our goal was to become more relevant to camping customers,” said Mark Minatel, vice president of after markets […]

The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada’s national Education and HR Committee has developed a two-part webinar series with Diversity Trainers Plus on the changing face of the RV industry clientele and the new ethnic consumer. According to a report in RVDA of Canada’s latest e-bulletin, the first webinar examines immigration trends and the […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a column authored by Chuck Woodbury, editor of RVtravel.com, announcing  the completion of a new studio designed for producing RV consumer-oriented videos for use on YouTube. RVBUSINESS.com will be running a selection of RVtravel.com’s latest videos as a regular feature on the site. To access the videos scroll down the […]

When the national recession almost drove Blue Ox’s recreational vehicle business over a cliff, the Northeast Nebraska manufacturer looked for ways to diversify. Last year, that road took the company to the U.S. military as it sought to adapt its technology and craftsmanship to military vehicles. As reported by the Sioux City Journal, the small […]

Forest River Inc. announced the acquisition of certain assets of the Startrans Bus division from Supreme Industries Inc. According to a news release, Startrans Bus is a major builder of small to midsize shuttle buses for both the public and private transportation markets in the U.S. Forest River’s latest acquisition will be manufactured in one of […]

The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s annual Induction Dinner honoring the Class of 2014 will be Aug. 4 at the Hall of Fame’s Event Center in Elkhart, Ind. “Our 2014 Induction Dinner committee chairman, Mark Wasson (Bluelinx Corp.), has some exciting new ideas for this year’s program and I encourage all the friends of this year’s […]

Elkhart, Ind.-based ASA Electronics, an international manufacturer and supplier of RV audio and video electronics and appliances, announced the appointment of Jim Holtsberry as the senior ERP programmer and analyst. According to a press release, Holtsberry brings decades of experience to the ASA IT department. He initially started programming as a hobbyist in 1976, but […]

Speedway, Ind.-based Global Caravan Technologies Inc. (GCT), a luxury RV and specialty vehicle innovator, has released the first interior photos of its new CR-1 Carbon travel trailer. According to a news release, the CR-1 Carbon interior features a custom leather wrapped ceiling, with private jet-type leather soft-touch walls and residential furnishings that are at the […]

Dometic, a leading supplier to the recreational vehicle and marine industries, is partnering with Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) to provide a complete line of RV and camping products at KOA campground locations across North America. “Our goal was to become more relevant to camping customers,” said Mark Minatel, vice president of after markets for […]

Lippert Components Inc. is breathing new life into the Goshen, Ind., facility vacated last year by Cequent Performance Products. As reported by the Elkhart Truth, Lippert is consolidating its “interiors” division, which makes mattresses and furniture for the RV industry, into the 366,000-square-foot building that Cequent vacated last year when the company moved local operations to […]