Winnebago Industries distributes toolbox to dealers

(Nov. 11, 2013) -- The toolbox contains 11 sample pieces that represent the distinct advantages of Winnebago Industries, including exclusive vertical integration capabilities that enable the production of most of the parts used to create a motorhome to be manufactured in the company’s facilities to exacting standards, the company noted in a press release.

Showdown Brewing for CFPB and Auto Industry

The ongoing confrontation between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and automotive retailers and lenders is heating up, with two events in Washington this week and a disclosure from Ally Financial Inc. last week that illustrates the growing tension. Automotive News reported that CFPB Director Richard Cordray likely will face some critics in the U.S. [...]

Marathon Expansion Part of Oregon’s Comeback

Coburg, Ore.-based Marathon Coach Inc., a luxury motorcoach maker, plans to add more than 25 employees to its 125-­person work force in the next six months, an about-face from the layoffs and plant closures the area’s recreational vehicle industry has suffered in recent years. “The RV business, like a lot of other industries, has been [...]