Grand Design Program to Survey New Owners
RV PRO StaffGrand Design RV recently announced a program to its dealer network that will survey all new Grand Design owners about their overall satisfaction with Grand Design products and the dealer...
View ArticleFCCC Debuts Production MT50e All-Electric Chassis
RV PRO StaffFreightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) has partnered with a leader in heavy-duty electric transportation to develop an enhanced, production-ready version of its all-electric MT50e...
View Article2020 RV Shipments Expected to Be 410,100
RV PRO StaffRV shipments are expected to stabilize in 2020, according to a new forecast prepared by longtime RV industry analyst, Richard Curtin, who is also a professor at the University of Michigan’s...
View ArticleRevised Canadian RV Standard in Alignment with U.S.
RV PRO StaffRecent revisions to the Canadian RV Standard, Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z240, have reduced trade barriers between the U.S. and its northern neighbor. The RV Industry Association,...
View ArticleNHTSA: Recalls Made for Forest River, Sprinters, and Heartland RV
RV PRO StaffForest River is recalling certain 2019 to 2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R-Pod, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail...
View ArticleNewmar Reportedly Lays Off 10% of Workforce
RV PRO StaffNappanee, Ind.-based Newmar Corp. has laid off workers.This story originally appeared on WSBT News 22.Newmar employees have reported that about 10 percent of the workforce was let go last...
View ArticleSpartan Motors’ Royal Truck Body Displays at Indianapolis Show
RV PRO StaffRoyal Truck Body, a go-to-market brand of Spartan Motors, will display at the Work Truck Show (NTEA) in Indianapolis from March 3-6, for the first time in nearly two decades. The most...
View ArticleCanada Made Labor Watchdog with New NAFTA Deal
RV PRO StaffLate changes made to the new North American trade pact place Canada into the role of an “honest broker” to assess whether Mexico’s manufacturing operations comply with new labor standards,...
View ArticleTPMS Now Standard for Riverstone, Cedar Creek
RV PRO StaffForest River’s Riverstone and Cedar Creek have announced factory-installed tire pressure management systems (TPMS) on new units built beginning this month. Truck System Technologies (TST),...
View ArticleSprinter Platform On the Rise
Russ Garfin, director of product management for Class B and C motorhomes at Winnebago Industries, still vividly recalls back in 2006 when he showed the company’s first Sprinter-based Class C to his...
View ArticleNATM Trade Show Features 223 Exhibitors
RV PRO StaffThe National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) hosted its 32nd annual Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas on Feb. 11-13. The recent trade show had nearly 300 trailer...
View ArticleHorizon Global Expands Board, Adds Oler
RV PRO StaffHorizon Global Corp.’s board of directors has increased the size of the board from eight to nine directors, and appointed Debra S. Oler as a director, effective immediately. Oler also was...
View ArticleProLite Names Dealer of the Year
RV PRO StaffCanadian RV OEM Roulottes ProLite presented Longhaul Trailer Sales with the “Dealer of the Year” award for 2019 during the Toronto RV Show last weekend.“Since joining the ‘ProLite Family’...
View ArticleREV Group Sees 2.6% Increase in First Quarter
RV PRO StaffREV Group has reported results for the three months ended Jan. 31, showing first quarter net sales of $532.1 million compared to $518.7 million in the prior year quarter. This represents an...
View ArticleRV Industry Secures Satellite Win
RV PRO StaffCongress has permanently reauthorized the Section 119 exemption for RVs that would have otherwise caused millions of RV owners to lose access to network programming, stated the RV Industry...
View ArticleCommunity: Rollin’ On TV, Forest River Team Up to Support Care Camps
RV PRO StaffRollin’ On TV and Forest River are teaming up with Care Camps, to help children with cancer and their families by raising funds enabling them to experience the healing power of the outdoors...
View ArticleNHTSA: Recalls Made for Keystone, Jayco, and Forest River
RV PRO StaffKeystone RV is recalling certain 2020 Hideout, Springdale, and Crossroads Zinger trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from...
View ArticlenuCamp Unveils Redesigned Cirrus Truck Camper
RV PRO StaffnuCamp recently announced the launch of the redesigned Cirrus 820 Truck Camper. The new 820 has component updates, additional features and a new interior color palette. The floorplan has a...
View ArticleTHOR Reports Net Sales of $2B, Monitors Coronavirus
RV PRO StaffTHOR Industries has announced results for the second quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended Jan. 31, showing net sales were $2 billion, an increase of $712.6 million, or 55.2 percent, compared...
View ArticleCommunity: New Horizons RV Builds Custom Fifth Wheel for Medical Company
RV PRO StaffWhen HealthCore’s new mobile clinic rolls into underserved communities, it always brings a lot of smiles – but the first two belonged to employees at the company that built it.Luis Alvarado...
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