Suppliers Benefit from Boom with New Product Development

Like the rest of the RV industry, those supplier companies producing products both seen and unseen on the RV exterior have benefited greatly from the boom of the last three years. And, again like the rest of the industry, many suppliers specializing in RV exteriors also are seeing a slowdown. That said, others selling into […]

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Tornado Strikes The Shyft Group Truck Facility in California

NOVI, Mich. — The Shyft Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHYF), a North American leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing, assembly, and upfit for the commercial, retail, and service specialty vehicle markets, today announced that its Montebello, California, facility experienced damage from a tornado on March 22. No injuries to company personnel were reported. Montebello is a 40,000-square-foot […]

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Winnebago Industries’ Unit Chris-Craft Opens New Factory

SARASOTA, Fla. – In a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, Chris-Craft, America’s boatbuilder since 1874 and wholly owned subsidiary of Winnebago Industries Inc. (NYSE: WGO), opened its doors to a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sarasota, Florida on March 28, according to a press release. The new building, known to the team at Chris-Craft as Building 5, increases […]

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Cruiser RV Announces Retirement of GM Dave Burroughs

HOWE, Ind. – Dave Burroughs, general manager of Cruiser RV, will retire at the end of the month after spending 12 years as part of the Cruiser RV and Heartland RV families. For the last six years, he’s served Cruiser RV as a territory sales manager, product manager and general sales manager, using his RV […]

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Janine Pettit Turns Lifelong Love of RVing into ‘Girl Camper’

Janine Pettit is known as the “Camper-in-Chief” to the women who engage with the Girl Camper website, her national network of Girl Camper guides, and her quarterly Girl Camper Magazine. She has been inspiring and empowering women to “Go Places and Do Things” — her company motto — for over a decade with a career […]

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Fogatti Launches High-Efficiency RV Tankless Water Heater

Fogatti, on the 20th anniversary of its parent company, has launched its new RV Tankless Water Heater, 8pro (55000 BTU RV), with advanced features like: high altitude suitability mode, instant hot water (2.9 gallons per minute), energy efficient and technology exclusively catering to the safety requirements of consumers. The new RV tankless water heater, 8 […]

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Ford’s BlueOval City to Produce 500K Electric Pickups a Year

STANTON, Tenn. — Ford Motor Co. on Friday said its BlueOval City manufacturing plant here will be able to produce 500,000 electric pickups per year when it comes online in 2025, according to a report by Automotive News. The site will build a next-generation truck that CEO Jim Farley has said would not be another F-150 Lightning. […]

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Happe: Winnebago Shows Resilience Amid Uncertainties

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Balance, diversification and resilience are traits that have helped steady Winnebago Industries through current economic uncertainty, President and CEO Mike Happe told investors during a March 22 earnings call following release of the company’s second quarter 2023 financial report. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based maker of a wide range of outdoor lifestyle […]

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Shawllar’s Flexible Solar Panels to ‘Power the RV World’

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following release is from Shawllar Energy, a tech-driven, clean energy solutions provider and an established industry leader focusing on smart energy and distributed smart photovoltaic systems with the world’s leading back contact MWT (metal wrap through) technology as the core. The parent company of Shawllar Energy is GoodWe Power Supply Technology Co. […]

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Brinkley RV Moves into 1st Plant at Goshen, Ind., Campus

Micah Staley, a co-founder of Brinkley RV, recently invited local pastor and motivational speaker, Phil Byers, to bless the company’s first new facility erected on its emerging 250-acre manufacturing campus. This small, private affair marked a major turning point for the Goshen, Ind., manufacturer. The benediction, which Staley noted was “to recognize and remind everyone […]

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Lippert Unit Taylor Made Simplifies Boat Launching, Loading

ELKHART, Ind. — Lippert Components, Inc. (Lippert), a supplier of a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading original equipment manufacturers in the recreation and transportation product markets announced in a press release a partnership with Centerline Products LLC as a distributor for EasyGuide, a boat trailer loading system for boats and personal […]

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Pamela Kermisch Joins Shyft Group’s Board of Directors

NOVI, Mich., – The Shyft Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHYF), the North American leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing, assembly, and upfit for the commercial, retail, and service specialty vehicle markets, today (March 21) announced in a press release that Pamela (Pam) Kermisch, chief customer growth officer at Polaris, has been appointed to the company’s board of directors, […]

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Aero Teardrops Makes Handcrafted Custom Trailers for Any Adventure

Teardrop trailers have been around for nearly a century, and thanks to their classic design and innovative use of space, they never seem to go out of style. These small and lightweight towables remain incredibly popular today, with dozens of companies offering unique and interesting models built for use on and off road. These manufacturers find…

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Brunoforte, Happe, Martin Panel Highlights RVIA Confab

PHOENIX, Ariz. – A Leadership Panel – featuring Debbie Brunoforte of Little Dealer, Little Prices, a Campers Inn company, as well as Mike Happe of Winnebago Industries Inc. and Bob Martin of THOR Industries Inc. – highlighted the first full day of the RV Industry Association (RVIA) Leadership Conference, which concludes today today (March 17) […]

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Motorhome Builder Newmar Corp. Recognizes Top Suppliers

NAPPANEE, Ind., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newmar Corporation, a subsidiary of Winnebago Industries Inc., recognized several suppliers and individual contributors for their supply chain performance for 2022, at its annual banquet held March 9th at the Samluung Platz Event Center in Nappanee, Ind. The annual awards recognize suppliers for outstanding performance based on […]

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New Edition of Canadian RV Standards Set to be Released

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is publishing a new edition of the CSA Z240 RV standard. The CSA Z240 is the Canadian RV industry safety standard equivalent of the American National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1192, according to a News & Insights report by the RV Industry Association (RVIA). The Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee […]

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Sold Out Work Truck Week Atrracts 14,885 Attendees

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Work Truck Week 2023 was back to full strength as a verified 14,885 industry professionals gathered at Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis March 7–10 for North America’s largest work truck event. Attendance returned to pre-pandemic levels, setting a new record with a 17% increase over the 2022 event. Green Truck Summit, […]

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Caravan Review: Wonder Roo Pearl XX3 Silver+

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NeXus RV Named Elkhart Chamber Business of the Year

While there seems to be little to tie northern Indiana to the traditionally warm-weather camping lifestyle during the colder months, the RV-building heart of Elkhart County tends to remain a hub of activity as RV dealers submit sales orders — taken during the winter show season — for spring and even summer delivery. For NeXus […]

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Goshen, Ind.-Based Genesis Products Makes ‘FDMC 300’ List

FDMC Magazine (WoodworkingNetwork.com) is a monthly publication covering the best practices in woodworking technology and business. Now in its 37th year, the FDMC 300 is the woodworking industry’s oldest recognized ranking – by sales – of the largest North American manufacturers of cabinetry, furniture, architectural millwork, retail fixtures, home organization, windows/doors, components and other wood-related […]

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