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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing of 1897 results for Recreational Vehicle Industry.

ID	102566
Title of Article	RV shipments up 4.4 percent, survey finds
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 28, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	102407
Title of Article	Dealership owners gather to see what’s new in RVs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dealers browse the models on display at Forest River’s 16th annual expo; interior of Forest River's 2025 expo country-western theme
Date	Sep 26, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	102408
Title of Article	Mixed results from survey of RV manufacturers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Total Monthly Wholesale RV Shipments chart; Total Monthly Wholesale Park Model Shipments chart
Date	Sep 26, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Manufacturing Industries

ID	102160
Title of Article	Monthly RV shipments down 6.1%
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 26, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RIVA)

ID	102152
Title of Article	Investment strategist: Buyers, businesses under shadow of tariff uncertainty
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brandon Eakins, Sarah Koontz, Patrick Englert, Tom Jalics
Date	Aug 21, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	101798
Title of Article	Report: RV shipments up nearly 14 percent in Q1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 26, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RIVA)

ID	101721
Title of Article	RV firms tell workers of mass layoffs
Notes	Cruiser RV; DRV RV
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Heartland RV
Date	Apr 23, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC, Jayco Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	101367
Title of Article	Survey: RV shipments up 6 percent in February
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 26, 2025
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RIVA), Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	100996
Title of Article	All about Elkhart
Notes	Business View Magazine; How the RV Capital is Reinventing Small-City Living
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 08, 2025
Page	B1
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (mayor), Magazines, City of Elkhart, Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	100933
Title of Article	Thor Industries: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 06, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	100784
Title of Article	Monthly RV shipment report shows spike
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 26, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RIVA), Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	100734
Title of Article	Trade negotiating tool
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rudy Yakym, Ryan Miller, Matt Jarvis; Welders; employee uses angle grinder
Date	Feb 20, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	PWI, Steel, Yakym, Rudy, Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	100451
Title of Article	RVs are getting more elaborate
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	luxury destination trailer with a back porch
Date	Feb 07, 2025
Page	E-edition EXTRA 14
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	100271
Title of Article	Report finds increase in RV shipments
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jan 29, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RIVA), Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	99315
Title of Article	Forest River mourns passing of founder Pete Liegl
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Peter J. Liegl
Date	Nov 20, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Forest River Inc., Liegl, Peter, Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	99689
Title of Article	Clark to lead Winnebago’s Towable RVs Division
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Don Clark
Date	Oct 19, 2024
Page	B4
Subjects	Winnebago Industries, Grand Design Recreational Vehicles, Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	98869
Title of Article	Thor unveils hybrid motorhome platform
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Attendee drives hybrid motorhome; Attendees inspect RVs; RV makers display vehicles
Date	Sep 27, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	100189
Title of Article	Montly RV shipments up from last year
Notes	Monthly RV shipments up from last year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jun 26, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RIVA)

ID	97072
Title of Article	Back from Mexico
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Awning production at Dometic; Todd Seyfert
Date	Jun 20, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Dometic Corp., Recreational Vehicle Industry, Manufacturing Industries

ID	96833
Title of Article	RV Power Breakfast sees record attendance
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Sherman Goldenberg speaks
Date	May 11, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, RV/MH Hall of Fame, RVBusiness (magazine)

ID	96749
Title of Article	Proposed $30K fine follows inspection at Forest River
Notes	3012 Mobile Drive Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 02, 2024
Page	A4
Subjects	Forest River Inc., Indiana Department of Labor, Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA), Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	96129
Title of Article	RV manufacturers pick up the pace
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	recreational vehicle shipments
Date	Mar 26, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry Association

ID	95567
Title of Article	RV industry anticipating slight recovery
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	ROG 12RK Survival Series
Date	Feb 27, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	95204
Title of Article	RV shipment report offers glimmer of hope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Warehouse RV parts; Graph Total Shipments vs. Last Year
Date	Jan 26, 2024
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	95053
Title of Article	Manufacturer gets automation boost
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	MORryde employees; Man sharing the Pico MES platform; MORyde employee demonstrating machinery
Date	Jan 18, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	MOR/ryde International, Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	94892
Title of Article	Pace of RV shipments up just a tick
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Recreational vehicle; Graph showing Total Shipments Monthly vs Last Year
Date	Jan 05, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RIVA)

ID	94426
Title of Article	RV shipments expected to rebound
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dealers tour Thor Motor Coach units
Date	Dec 08, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Manufacturing Industries

ID	93103
Title of Article	Custom vehicle maker sues Forest River over trade secrets
Notes	REV Group Inc.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Timothy Gray
Date	Oct 05, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Forest River Inc., Lawsuits, Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	93972
Title of Article	Massive RV dealer show returns
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dealers tour RVs
Date	Sep 23, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, RV/MH Hall of Fame

ID	92690
Title of Article	'Higher-end' RV campground planned
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 22, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Zoning

ID	92671
Title of Article	Congressman Tour Jayco
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	U.S. Representatives Rudy Yakym and Jim Banks get a tour of RV manufacturer Jayco from President Kenny Walters
Date	Aug 19, 2023
Page	A8
Subjects	Jayco Inc., Yakym, Rudy, State Representatives, Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	91727
Title of Article	Alliance RV announces 37 acre land acquisition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Alliance RV announced it has acquired additional acreage adjacent to its Elkhart campus for future growth.
Date	Aug 15, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Alliance RV, Recreational Vehicle Industry, Acquisitions and Mergers

ID	91048
Title of Article	RV production continues to lag, survey finds
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	RV workers
Date	Jul 26, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Manufacturing Industries

ID	89977
Title of Article	Local kids get into RVs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Paxton Yoder and Brooklyn Miller; Micah Ridenour; Asher Godman and Thor volunteer
Date	Jun 15, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Boys and Girls Club of Middlebury, Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	89650
Title of Article	Jayco celebrates RV industry icon
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joyce Skinner leads the conga line during the Entegra Coach event; Joyce Skinner
Date	Jun 03, 2023
Page	A8
Subjects	Entegra Coach, Jayco Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	89490
Title of Article	RV shipments down 52% so far this year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 26, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	89142
Title of Article	RV Volunteers roll up their sleeves
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nate Hose; Doug Graham and Cory Malcom; Steve Squibb; Wayne Wyatt
Date	May 11, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Volunteer Work, Ox Bow County Park

ID	88632
Title of Article	Survey finds RV shipments down 54%
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 26, 2023
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	87695
Title of Article	Agreement allows Brinkley RV partial occupancy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 15, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Brinkley RV, Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	87596
Title of Article	Airxcel announces warehouse expansion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Former Way Interglobal warehouse
Date	Mar 08, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Indiana Toll Road, Expansions

ID	87489
Title of Article	Congressman vows to step up for RV industry
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rudy Yakym and students; Sharonne Lee and Rudy Yakym
Date	Mar 03, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Yakym, Rudy

ID	87114
Title of Article	RV industry veteran Green remembered
Notes	Kelly Green
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 16, 2023
Page	A5
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Forest River Inc.

ID	86732
Title of Article	RVIA: Long-term future of RV industry ‘remains bright’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Alliance RV
Date	Jan 26, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	85959
Title of Article	Brinkey RV introduces first unit
Notes	Brinkley RV introduces first unit
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brinkley RV officials celebrate with ribbon-cutting ceremony
Date	Dec 16, 2022
Page	A1
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Brinkley RV, Manufacturing Industries

ID	85242
Title of Article	RV shipments off from record year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Graph of monthly RV shipments for 2021 and 2022
Date	Nov 23, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Manufacturing Industries

ID	84706
Title of Article	Pace of RV shipments dips more
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Graph of Wholesale RV shipments for 2021 and 2022
Date	Oct 26, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	84326
Title of Article	Terlep announces retirement as Coachmen RV president
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Coachmen President Michael R. Terlep
Date	Oct 08, 2022
Page	A7
Subjects	Coachmen Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	84140
Title of Article	Headquarters behemoth
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Way Interglobal ribbon-cutting ceremony; Attendees tour Way Interglobal's new headquarters
Date	Oct 06, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	83780
Title of Article	Dealers flock to RV open house
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dealers at the RV Open House; Dealers touring a Yukon Fifth Wheel
Date	Sep 28, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	83620
Title of Article	Brinkley RV announces Bill Fenech as co-owner
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ryan Thwaits, Ron Fenech, Micah Staley, Bill Fenech and Nate Goldenberg
Date	Sep 24, 2022
Page	A7
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry