Spartan Motors to Present at Investor Conference
RV PRO StaffSpartan Motors’ management will participate in the 15th Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference at the Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. President and CEO Daryl Adams will...
View ArticleNHTSA: Recalls Made for Thor and Winnebago
RV PRO StaffThor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2011 to 2017 Thor Tuscany and Venetian motorhomes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) chassis. The power steering hose on the affected...
View ArticleDexKo Global Partners with Air Suspension Maker
RV PRO StaffDexKo Global has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a minority shareholding in VB-Airsuspension, B.V., a company based in the Netherlands. This partnership strengthens the core...
View ArticleThor Renews Silver Partnership for Las Vegas Expo
RV PRO StaffThe RV Dealers Association recently announced that Thor Industries will be a Silver Partner for the 2018 RV Dealers Convention/Expo. As part of its 2018 partnership agreement with RVDA,...
View ArticleJayco Announces New Toy Hauler Sales Team
RV PRO StaffJayco recently added a new sales team dedicated to its toy hauler business. The team of regional sales managers will provide Jayco dealer partners with dedicated sales, training and support...
View ArticleNAFTA Decisions Remain Pending Near Deadline
RV PRO StaffForeign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland ended trade talks with U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer a day early with the threat of U.S. tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum and election...
View ArticleEntegra Coach to Display Unit on Advocacy Day
RV PRO StaffEntegra Coach will display a luxury diesel coach in Washington, D.C., for the RV Industry Association’s Committee Week and Advocacy Day.Committee Week, occurring June 3-7, is an event where...
View ArticleWalorski Says Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Will ‘Make Matters Worse’
RV PRO StaffU.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) recently released the following statement on the administration’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico, and the...
View ArticleRVDA of Canada: ‘Tariffs Will Hurt RV Users’
RV PRO StaffThe RV Dealers Association of Canada recently highlighted how American tariffs on steel and aluminum will increase the cost of manufacturing RVs, ultimately hurting consumers on both sides...
View ArticleSpartan Adds U.S. Steel Corp. Member to Board
RV PRO StaffSpartan Motors has appointed Paul A. Mascarenas to the company’s board of directors effective June 1. He was also appointed to the board’s compensation committee.The addition of Mascarenas...
View ArticleWinnebago Acquires Boat Builder Chris-Craft
RV PRO StaffWinnebago Industries has acquired Chris-Craft, a recreational boat builder, from Stellican Ltd., which has owned Chris-Craft since 2001. Terms of the transaction were not...
View ArticleFMCSA Provides Clarity on Logging Device Rule
RV PRO StaffSeveral RV transport companies have reported being told by the Indiana Highway Patrol that an electronic logging device (ELD) is required for the return trip after a unit has been delivered...
View ArticleNavistar Sees Revenue Increase 16 Percent in Q2
RV PRO StaffNavistar International has announced a second quarter 2018 net income of $55 millioncompared to a second quarter 2017 net loss of $80 million.Revenues in the quarter were $2.4 billion, up...
View ArticleAirstream Lists Its Five Rivet Dealers
RV PRO StaffAirstream has announced the top dealers who have earned the distinction of Five Rivet status. Launched in 2017, Airstream’s Five Rivet Dealer Standards Program requires dealers to meet the...
View ArticleRVIA Reports New All-Time High for Shipments
RV PRO StaffThe RV Industry Association recently reported that RV industry shipments will reach 539,900 units in 2018, marking nine straight years of growth and – for the second consecutive year – the...
View ArticleLuna Lite to Be Unveiled in Facebook Live Event
RV PRO StaffinTech RV will be doing a Facebook Live Event and unveiling for the new Luna Lite at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 7, on its Facebook page.Scroll down for photos.The Lite version pulls back some of...
View ArticleTrump Seeks Bilateral NAFTA Approach
RV PRO StaffThe Canadian government is rejecting a push by the Trump administration to strike separate, bilateral trade deals with Canada and Mexico instead of pushing ahead with a stalled effort to...
View ArticleTariffs Can Lead to Enormous Job Loss, Study
RV PRO StaffThe Trump administration is considering a 25 percent tariff on imported cars and auto parts to help support the domestic auto industry, but two new studies find that it would have the...
View ArticleREV Group Appoints Ian Walsh as COO
RV PRO StaffREV Group recently appointed Ian Walsh to chief operating officer, replacing Thomas Phillips, who will remain at the company in an advisory capacity through the end of fiscal year 2018 in...
View ArticleREV Group Second Quarter ‘Below Expectations’
RV PRO StaffREV Group has reported results for the three months ended April 30, showing net sales in the second quarter 2018 were $608.9 million, representing growth of 11.7percent over the three...
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