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Coming summer 2021 with limited availability, Dean Rumpel, CEO of Pleasure-Way Industries, introduces the company’s all-new RECON 4×4 Adventure Van. Built on the Mercedes-Benz 2500 Sprinter 4×4 chassis, the RECON (MSRP: $171,600 US) performs like nothing else in the Pleasure-Way lineup, the company says. The demand for a compact RV capable of supporting extensive overlanding […]

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Results of the latest Baird RV dealer survey, conducted in partnership with the RV Dealers Association (RVDA), suggest that responding dealers are positive on both current conditions (80 out of 100) and the 3-5 year outlook (60). A reading over 50 is positive. For comparison, the previous survey for dealer sentiment of both current conditions and […]

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Newsy’s Chance Seales talks booming RV sales and the need for more skilled workers with Curtis Hemmeler, RV Industry Association senior vice president and executive director of the RV Technical Institute.

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LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII), which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc., supplies a broad array of highly engineered components in the recreation and transportation product markets, priced $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.125% convertible senior notes due 2026 in a previously announced private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A […]

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In a communication Monday (May 10) to its respective memberships, the RVDA of Canada and Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) said they are committed to making RVing and Camping a recognized element of Canada’s tourism sector. Toward that end, the videos above are the Parliamentary press conference held by RVDA of Canada Chairman Gord […]

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WAY Interglobal Network LLC was one of two companies recently seeking financial incentives from the Elkhart County Council. The company plans to hire 113 people and build an 800,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the Elkhart East industrial park, according to Chris Stager, president of the Economic Development Corp. of Elkhart County, according to a […]

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Ford’s smartest, most innovative truck yet will be all-electric and called F-150 Lightning. The all-new F-150 Lightning will be revealed May 19 at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn and livestreamed for millions to watch, according to a press release from Ford. The F-150 Lightning brings stunning innovation, technologies and capabilities to the F-Series, America’s best-selling […]

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The RVDA of Canada today (May 10) announced Anita Lien will be assuming the role of the director of marketing and communications, according to a release. The director of marketing and communications is responsible for executing the association’s marketing and communication strategies as well as continuing to increase RVDA of Canada’s and RV Careers’ brand […]

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The following is the latest list of RV recalls complied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA): • Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. is recalling 3,198 2017-2021 Bus and Phaeton vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.

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When former Chrysler Corp. President Bob Lutz intentionally drove the first Jeep Grand Cherokee through a plate-glass window at the 1992 Detroit auto show, the media stunt not only generated global headlines but also marked a new era, according to a report by Automotive News. Car shows were nearly a century old at the time, […]

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