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A 30-foot Cruise America Ford E-450 recreational vehicle. Cruise America is an American Employee Owned (ESOP) recreational vehicle rental and sales company based in Mesa, Arizona. The company was founded in 1972 and was publicly traded in the American Stock Exchange under the ticker “RVR” until 1997. [1] It then merged with Budget Group.
The company was founded by Forest City, Iowa businessman John K. Hanson in February 1958. At the time, the town, located in Winnebago County, Iowa, was undergoing an economic downturn, so Hanson and a group of community leaders convinced a California firm, Modernistic Industries, to open a travel trailer factory in a bid to revive the local economy.
The number one retail selling motorhome brand in North America, January 1, 10 through December 31, 2011. ... (RV) Pontiac, Michigan, United States. X. Volkswagen ...
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Forest River, Inc. was founded in 1996 by Peter Liegl [2] after purchasing certain assets of Cobra Industries, [3] where CEO Peter Liegl worked from 1985 to 1993. The company started by manufacturing tent campers, travel trailers, fifth wheels, and park models under the model lines Salem, Sierra, Sandpiper, Wildwood, Rockwood, Flagstaff, Summit, and Quailridge.
Raymond Frank gave these housecars their contemporary name of “motorhome". Following a pattern common in RV history, in 1958 Frank designed and built his first motorhome so his family could take vacations to Florida and the mid-west; it was 27 feet (8.2 m) long and mounted on a Dodge chassis. Soon afterwards, other campers took an interest in ...
Most cruise ships are built in Europe – 98% according to industry trade organization Cruise Lines International Association – including by Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France, Meyer Werft in ...
Keystone RV is a Goshen, Indiana-based RV manufacturer. It was founded in 1996 by Cole Davis and was listed at number 2 on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing companies in 2000. [ 49 ] It was acquired by Thor in 2001 and manufactures luxury travel trailers and fifth wheel brands including Cougar, Montana, Laredo, Passport, and Sprinter.