REV Group
{{Short description|American vehicle manufacturer}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = REV Group, Inc.
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| former_name = Allied Specialty Vehicles{{cite web |title=Allied Specialty Vehicles Selects ʺREVʺ as New Company Name |url=https://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/fire-apparatus/allied-specialty-vehicles-selects-rev-as-new-company-name/ |website=Fire Apparatu & Emergency Equipment |access-date=August 4, 2022 |date=November 2, 2015}}
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{NYSE|REVG}}{{cite web |title=REV Group, Inc. (REVG) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/REVG/ |website=Yahoo! Finance |access-date=August 4, 2022}}
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| location_city = Brookfield, Wisconsin
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| key_people = Mark Skonieczny
| industry = Automotive
| products = Ambulances, buses, firefighting vehicles, recreational vehicles
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REV Group, Inc. (formerly Allied Specialty Vehicles) is an American manufacturer of ambulances, buses, commercial vehicle, firefighting vehicles, recreational vehicles and other specialty vehicles, as well as aftermarket parts and services. It provides vehicles and services for public fire departments and emergency services, as well as commercial infrastructure and leisure vehicles for consumers.
Founded in 2010, the company encompasses 24 brands. It went public in January 2017 and is listed as REVG on the New York Stock Exchange.
History
Allied Specialty Vehicles was formed in 2010 from the merger of four companies owned by American Industrial Partners: Collins Industries, E-ONE, Halcore Group, and Fleetwood Enterprises.{{cite web |last1=Tackett |first1=Richard |title=REV Group sets itself apart |url=https://busride.com/rev-group-sets-itself-apart/ |website=BUSRide |access-date=August 4, 2022 |date=July 1, 2018}} Allied Specialty Vehicles changed its name to REV Group in November 2015 In January 2017, the company went public with ticker symbol REVG.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/company/rev-group-inc-1006755-81943|title=REV GROUP, INC. (REVG) IPO|website=NASDAQ.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-06-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/30/know-your-ipo-cramer-finds-out-if-fresh-faced-rev-group-is-ready-to-be-bought.html|title=Know your IPO! Cramer finds out if fresh-faced Rev Group is ready to be bought|last=Stevenson|first=Abigail|date=2017-01-30|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}}
=Acquisitions and divestitures=
In September 2010, ASV acquired the assets of ambulance manufacturer Road Rescue from Spartan Motors.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrescue.com/news.php?id=1|title=Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Road Rescue|date=2010-09-20|publisher=Roadrescue.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725063111/http://www.roadrescue.com/news.php?id=1|archive-date=2013-07-25|url-status=dead|access-date=2013-05-27}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_14ac6edd-2bb2-5585-ba4d-d42bf9e3a63d.html|title=Road Rescue to shut down in Marion|last=Mcfadden|first=Naeem|date=2010-09-23|website=SCNow|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605185556/https://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_14ac6edd-2bb2-5585-ba4d-d42bf9e3a63d.html|archive-date=2019-06-05|url-status=live}} REV Group purchased SJC Industries from Thor Industries in May 2013. It is a manufacturer of ambulances under the brand names McCoy Miller and Marque.{{cite web|url=http://www.alliedsv.com/files/ASV_-_SJC_Press_Release.pdf|title=Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc. Acquires Ambulance Manufacturer SJC Industries|date=2013-05-06|website=Allied Specialty Vehicles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501090622/http://www.alliedsv.com/files/ASV_-_SJC_Press_Release.pdf|archive-date=2015-05-01|url-status=dead|access-date=2015-05-01}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/keynews/localeconomy/elkhart-company-to-close/article_03acc89a-602c-5727-80ad-5c5dbba2cc47.html|title=Elkhart company to close|last=Meenan|first=Jim|date=2013-05-22|work=South Bend Tribune|access-date=2019-06-04}} A week later, it was announced that ASV was purchasing the RV assets of Navistar International, which include Monaco, Holiday Rambler, R-Vision and the Beaver and Safari brands.{{cite web|url=http://www.alliedsv.com/files/051613_ASV-Acquires-Monaco-RV.pdf|title=Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc. Acquires Monaco RV|date=2013-05-16|website=Allied Specialty Vehicles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415101721/http://www.alliedsv.com/files/051613_ASV-Acquires-Monaco-RV.pdf|archive-date=2014-04-15|url-status=dead|access-date=2013-05-17}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/05/16/navistar-sells-recreational-vehicle.html|title=Navistar sends RV biz on a one-way road trip|date=2013-05-16|work=Chicago Business Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620151700/https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/05/16/navistar-sells-recreational-vehicle.html|archive-date=2013-06-20|url-status=live}} In August 2013, ASV announced the purchase of Thor Industries' bus businesses, including the ElDorado Motor Corp., National Coach, Champion Bus, and Goshen Coach companies.{{Cite press release|title=Thor Sells Bus Business|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109235211/http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=60644|archive-date=2015-01-09|via=InsideINdianaBusiness|date=2013-07-31|url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=60644}}
In April 2016, REV Group acquired fire truck manufacturer Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lvb.com/kovatch-sells-kme-all-jobs-to-be-retained/|title=Kovatch sells KME; all jobs to be retained|last=Holland|first=Christopher|date=2016-04-12|work=Lehigh Valley Business|access-date=2019-06-04}} Later that year, REV Group acquired Ferrara Fire Apparatus{{Cite news|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_1a2e98ee-470f-11e7-8f37-53b59bd1bb3a.html|title=Here's how sale of Ferrara Fire Apparatus to affect Holden-based fire engine maker, 450 employees|last=Boone|first=Timothy|date=2017-07-01|work=The Advocate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623013038/http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_1a2e98ee-470f-11e7-8f37-53b59bd1bb3a.html|archive-date=2018-06-23|url-status=live}}{{Cite press release|title=REV Group acquires Ferrara Fire Apparatus|url=https://www.ferrarafire.com/2017/04/25/rev-group-acquires-ferrara-fire-apparatus/|date=2017-04-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605202224/https://www.ferrarafire.com/2017/04/25/rev-group-acquires-ferrara-fire-apparatus/|archive-date=2019-06-05}} and Class C motorhome manufacturer{{cite web |last1=Gerard |first1=Gary |title=Exhibitors 'Cautiously Optimistic' as Tampa RV Show Opens |url=https://rvbusiness.com/exhibitors-cautiously-optimistic-as-tampa-rv-show-opens/ |website=RVBusiness |access-date=June 4, 2023 |date=January 18, 2023}} Renegade RV.{{Cite press release|title=REV Group, Inc. Acquires Renegade RV|date=2016-12-30|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rev-group-inc-acquires-renegade-rv-300384185.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605202625/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rev-group-inc-acquires-renegade-rv-300384185.html|archive-date=2019-06-05|via=PR Newswire}} In April 2017, the company acquired sprinter van manufacturer Midwest Automotive Designs.{{cite web |title=Rev Group acquires Midwest Automotive Designsesigns |url=https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/news/shopmanagement/rev-group-acquires-midwest-automotive-designs |website=The Fabricator |access-date=May 21, 2023 |date=April 17, 2017}}
In January 2018, REV Group acquired California-based Lance Camper. Lance was founded in 1965 and manufactures truck campers and towable RVs.{{Cite news |title=REV Group acquires Lance Camper Adds California RV manufacturer to specialty vehicle lineup |date=January 15, 2018 |url=https://www.biztimes.com/2018/industries/banking-finance/rev-group-acquires-lance-camper/ |work=Biz Times/Milwaukee Business News |access-date=February 9, 2018 |first=Molly |last=Dill}} REV Group announced its acquisition of Spartan ER, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, in February 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://spartanmotors.gcs-web.com/node/17251/pdf|title=Spartan Motors Announcements|date=2020-02-03|website=Spartan Motors|access-date=2020-02-03}} REV Group sold its shuttle bus brands Champion, Federal Coach, World Trans, Krystal Coach, ElDorado and Goshen Coach to Forest River in May 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/press-release/21137633/rev-group-inc-rev-group-completes-sale-of-shuttle-bus-business|title=Forest River acquires REV Group's shuttle bus business|access-date=2020-05-13}}
In January 2024, REV announced it would be exiting the bus manufacturing business. The company reached an agreement to sell its Collins school bus brand to Forest River for $303 million and later its ENC transit bus division to Rivaz Inc. in October for $52 million.{{Cite web |url=https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/REV+Group%2C+Inc.+%28REVG%29+to+Exit+School+and+Transit+Bus+Manufacturing+and+Reorganize+Into+Two+Reporting+Segments%3B+Announces+a+Special+Cash+Dividend/22685087.html |title=REV Group, Inc. (REVG) to Exit School and Transit Bus Manufacturing and Reorganize Into Two Reporting Segments; Announces a Special Cash Dividend |website=streetinsider.com |date=2024-01-29 |access-date=2024-01-29}}https://revgroup.com/rev-group-completes-sale-of-enc-its-transit-bus-business/
Corporate structure
REV Group has around 6,800 employees. Its CEO is Mark Skonieczny.{{cite web |last1=Kirchen |first1=Rich |title=Rev Group makes it official for new CEO |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2023/05/18/rev-group-ceo-official-mark-skonieczny.html |website=Milwaukee Business Journal |access-date=June 4, 2023 |date=May 18, 2023}} 24 brands are part of REV Group's portfolio.
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|+ REV Group Brands{{cite web |title=Home - REV Corporate |url=https://revgroup.com/ |website=REV Group |date=March 15, 2022}} !Company name !Location !Product lines |
| colspan="3" |Commercial Vehicle Brands |
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| Capacity |
| LayMor |
| colspan="3" |Fire Vehicle Brands |
| E-ONE |
| Kovatch Mobile Equipment (KME)
|Firefighting apparatus |
| Ferrara Fire Apparatus
|Firefighting apparatus |
| Ladder Tower Company (LTC) |
| Smeal Fire Apparatus
|Firefighting apparatus |
| Spartan Emergency Response
|Firefighting apparatus |
| Spartan Fire Chassis
|Firefighting apparatus |
| colspan="3" |Emergency Vehicle Brands |
| American Emergency Vehicles (AEV)
|Ambulances (Type I, II, III) |
| Horton Ambulance
|Ambulances (Type I, II, III) |
| Leader Emergency Vehicles
|Ambulances (Type II, III) |
| Road Rescue
|Ambulances (Type I, II, III) |
| Wheeled Coach
|Ambulances (Type I, II, III) |
| colspan="3" |Recreational Vehicle Brands |
| American Coach
|Class A luxury motorhomes |
| Fleetwood Enterprises
|Class A, motorhomes |
| Goldshield Fiberglass |
| Holiday Rambler
|Class A motorhomes |
| Lance Camper
|Truck campers, travel trailers |
| Midwest Automotive Designs
|Class B motorhomes |
| Renegade RV
|Luxury motorhomes |
Brands
=Fire=
File:REV Fire Group – Vector – Fully Electric Fire Apparatus.jpg
REV Fire Group's Vector fire truck is the first full-electric North American fire truck.{{cite web |last1=Fine |first1=Ariana |title=City of Varennes Orders Customized Electric Rescue Truck from E-ONE |url=https://ngtnews.com/city-of-varennes-orders-customized-electric-rescue-truck-from-e-one |website=NGT News |access-date=April 9, 2023 |date=June 22, 2022}} It has been ordered in Charlotte, North Carolina,{{cite web |last1=Worford |first1=David |title=Charlotte Adds Electric Fire Truck for Sustainable Firehouse |url=https://www.environmentalleader.com/2022/12/charlotte-adds-electric-fire-truck-for-sustainable-firehouse/ |website=Environment + Energy Leader |access-date=April 9, 2023 |date=December 16, 2022}} Varennes, Quebec, and Mesa, Arizona,{{cite web |last1=Crider |first1=Johnna |title=Mesa Fire & Medical To Receive Fully Electric Fire Truck — An E-ONE Vector |url=https://cleantechnica.com/2021/11/17/mesa-fire-medical-to-receive-fully-electric-fire-truck-an-e-one-vector/ |website=CleanTechnica |access-date=April 9, 2023 |date=November 17, 2021}} and Toronto, Canada,{{cite web |last1=Schultz |first1=Becky |title=Toronto Fire Services orders electric Vector pumper trucks |url=https://www.newpowerprogress.com/news/toronto-fire-services-orders-electric-vector-pumper-trucks/8022942.article |website=New Power Progress |access-date=May 21, 2023 |language=en |date=August 29, 2022}} and was used in the 2023 Daytona 500.{{cite web |last1=Merrill |first1=Leila |title=All-electric Vector fire truck to be part of fleet at Daytona International Speedway |url=https://www.firerescue1.com/electric-vehicles/articles/all-electric-vector-fire-truck-to-be-part-of-fleet-at-daytona-international-speedway-tdrRxEyuLu40ceu0/ |website=FireRescue1 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |language=en |date=January 23, 2023}}
==E-ONE==
E-ONE was acquired by REV Group's in 2010 as its first fire apparatus manufacturer and is headquartered in Ocala, Florida.{{cite web |title=E-ONE Sold To N.Y. Investment Firm |url=https://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/fire-apparatus/e-one-sold-to-n-y-investment-firm/#gref |website=Fire Apparatus Magazine |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=August 1, 2008}} According to Buffalo Business First, E-ONE manufactures "stainless steel fire trucks, mostly tankers and pumpers" and its customers include both volunteer and municipal fire departments.{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Katie |title=E-One in Hamburg adds jobs to rev up fire truck manufacturing |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2022/02/04/e-one-revs-up-manufacturing.html |website=Buffalo Business First |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=February 4, 2022}} In November 2021, E-ONE was contracted by the city of Mesa, Arizona to build the first fully-electric firetruck in North America.{{cite web |last1=Ozdemir |first1=Derya |title=E-One Is Delivering the First Fully-Electric Fire Truck in North America |url=https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/e-one-is-delivering-the-first-fully-electric-fire-truck-in-north-america |website=interestingengineering.com |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=November 17, 2021}} As of February 2022, the company's Hamburg, New York plant employs around 100 people and produces around 90 trucks a year.
==Kovatch Mobile Equipment==
In April 2016, REV Group acquired Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania-based fire truck manufacturer Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp (KME), which services municipal, state and federal governments. KME was founded in 1946; it began by producing aircraft refueling trucks before shifting into the fire truck market in the 1980s.{{cite web |last1=Ruber |first1=Chris |title=KME plant to close in April 202 |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20210911/kme-plant-to-close-in-april-2022/ |website=Times News |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=September 11, 2021}}
REV Group announced that plants in Nesquehoning and Roanoke, Virginia would be closing in 2021, with KME production shifting to Holden, Louisiana.{{cite web |last1=Kirchen |first1=Rich |title=Rev Group closing plants in Virginia, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2021/09/14/rev-group-closing-plants-in-virginia-pennsylvania.html |website=Milwaukee Business Journal |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=September 14, 2021}}
The Nesquehoning plant was closed in April 2022.{{cite web |last1=Reber |first1=Chris |title=KME workers put in last shift |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20220402/kme-workers-put-in-last-shift/ |website=Times News |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=April 2, 2022}}
==Ferrara Fire Apparatus==
Ferrara Fire Apparatus was acquired by REV Group on April 25, 2017.{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Mike |last2=Farrell |first2=Maureen |last3=Kovaleski |first3=Serge F. |date=2025-02-17 |title=As Wall Street Chases Profits, Fire Departments Have Paid the Price |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/fire-engines-shortage-private-equity.html |access-date=2025-02-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} The company manufactures custom fire and rescue vehicles for municipal and industrial clients.{{cite web |last1=Schuyler |first1=David |last2=Shafer |first2=Dan |title= Rev Group buys Louisiana fire apparatus manufacturer |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2017/04/25/rev-group-buys-louisiana-fire-apparatus.html |website=Milwaukee Business Journal |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=April 25, 2017}} The company was founded in 1979 and employs around 450 workers as of 2017, with annual sales at $165 million.{{cite web |last1=Bone |first1=Timothy |title=Here's how sale of Ferrara Fire Apparatus to affect Holden-based fire engine maker, 450 employees |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_1a2e98ee-470f-11e7-8f37-53b59bd1bb3a.html |website=The Advocate |access-date=August 15, 2022 |language=en |date=June 1, 2017}} In November 2021, REV Group announced plans for a $7.46 million expansion of Ferrara's Holden, Louisiana manufacturing facility; the project is due to be complete in June 2023.{{cite web |last1=Stafford |first1=Jana |title=REV Fire Group plans $7.46M expansion at Holden, Louisiana, facility by 2023 |url=https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/investment-banking/rev-fire-group-announces-expansion-plans-in-holden-louisiana/ |website=BIC Magazine |access-date=August 15, 2022 |language=en-us |date=November 16, 2021}}
==Spartan Emergency Response==
In February 2020, REV Group announced its acquisition of Spartan ER, a subsidiary of The Shyft Group (at the time known as Spartan Motors), for $55 million.{{cite web |last1=Naczek |first1=Margaret |title=REV Group Inc. acquires Spartan Emergency Response |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/02/03/rev-group-inc-acquires-spartan-emergency-response.html |website=Milwaukee Business Journal |access-date=April 9, 2023 |date=February 3, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Boomgaard |first1=Joe |title=Spartan Motors divests fire apparatus business for $55 million |url=https://mibiz.com/sections/manufacturing/spartan-motors-divests-fire-apparatus-business-for-55-million |website=mibiz.com |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=February 5, 2020}} As part of the purchase, REV Group acquired Spartan Emergency Response and its subsidiaries (Spartan Fire Apparatus and Chassis, Smeal Fire Apparatus, Ladder Tower, and UST). The company designs, manufactures, and distributes custom emergency response vehicles across Asia, North America, and South America. Prior to its acquisition, Spartan recorded $253 million in revenue for the year ending in September 2019.{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Arthur |title=REV Group acquires Spartan Motors' emergency response vehicle business |url=https://biztimes.com/rev-group-acquires-spartan-motors-emergency-response-business/ |website=BizTimes |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=February 3, 2020}}
=Ambulance=
American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) is a manufacturer of ambulance vehicles. It was acquired by REV Group in 2010.{{cite web |title=American Emergency Vehicles introduces Firstar to its lineup of emergency vehicles available at AEV dealers across the country |url=https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/ambulances/press-releases/american-emergency-vehicles-introduces-firstar-to-its-lineup-of-emergency-vehicles-available-at-aev-dealers-across-the-country-2JaS34EeODxgXDs9/ |website=EMS1 |access-date=August 21, 2022 |language=en |date=January 6, 2021}} and is headquartered in Jefferson, North Carolina, where it has been based for over 30 years.{{cite web |last1=Parker |first1=Jason |title=AEV to centralize, modernize emergency vehicle plant in Jefferson, N.C. |url=https://wraltechwire.com/2021/04/09/draft-aev-to-centralize-modernize-emergency-vehicle-plant-in-jefferson-n-c/ |website=WRAL |access-date=August 21, 2022 |date=April 9, 2021}} Leader Emergency Vehicles company develops ambulance vehicles, including all-electric vehicles,{{cite web |last1=Shahan |first1=Zachary |title=You Can Now Buy An Electric Ambulance |url=https://cleantechnica.com/2021/04/15/you-can-now-buy-an-electric-ambulance/ |website=CleanTechnica |access-date=August 21, 2022 |date=April 15, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Kent |first1=Chloe |title=How hospitals and the medtech sector are tackling the climate crisis |url=https://www.medicaldevice-network.com/analysis/hospitals-medtech-environment/ |website=Medical Device Network |access-date=August 21, 2022 |date=September 28, 2021}} the first of their kind in the United States.{{cite web |last1=Mehar |first1=Pranjal |title=DocGo unveils first all-electric, zero-emission ambulance in the U.S. |url=https://www.inceptivemind.com/docgo-unveils-first-all-electric-zero-emission-ambulance/23715/ |website=Inceptive Mind |access-date=August 21, 2022 |date=March 16, 2022}} REV Ambulance Group Orlando{{cite web |last1=Fine |first1=Ariana |title=REV Group Signs Additional Agreements for Electric Ambulances |url=https://ngtnews.com/rev-group-signs-additional-agreements-for-electric-ambulances |website=NGT News |access-date=August 22, 2022 |date=December 13, 2021}} encompasses Wheeled Coach and Road Rescue.{{cite web |last1=Kirchen |first1=Rich |title=Rev Group furloughs 100 employees, cites supply-chain shortfalls |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2022/06/16/rev-group-furloughs.html |website=Milwaukee Business Journal |access-date=August 22, 2022 |date=June 16, 2022}} Horton Emergency Vehicles was founded by Carl Horton, who was an early leader in the IndyCar safety field;{{cite web |last1=VanTryon |first1=Matthew |title=Carl Horton, IndyCar safety pioneer, dies at 87 |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2021/12/22/indycar-carl-horton-dead-87-dies-death-safety-pioneer-cart/8997049002/ |website=The Indianapolis Star |access-date=August 22, 2022 |date=December 22, 2021}} the company was founded in 1968 and is based in Grove City, Ohio. As of 2014, Horton employs around 400 workers and produces around 600 ambulances a year, primarily for fire departments.{{cite web |last1=Kossler Dutton |first1=Melissa |title=Innovation drives Horton in producing ambulances |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2014/07/11/innovation-drives-horton-in-producing-ambulances.html |website=Milwaukee Business Journal |access-date=August 22, 2022 |date=July 11, 2014}} Horton vehicles produced after April 2023 feature the MBrace, a "four-point retractable harness that includes its own airbag"{{cite web |last1=Merrill |first1=Leila |title=7 innovative ambulance features |url=https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/ambulances/articles/7-innovative-ambulance-features-fQYb5t5hUuu7Pv9q/ |website=EMS1 |access-date=May 21, 2023 |language=en |date=May 12, 2023}} that can be deployed in a "fraction of a second."{{cite web |title=Video: Ambulance advances at FDIC 2023 |url=https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/ambulances/videos/ambulance-advances-at-fdic-2023-o3tqFl3bROEdn71L/ |website=EMS1 |access-date=May 21, 2023 |language=en |date=May 16, 2023}}
=REV Recreation Group, Inc.=
File:Collins Type A School Bus.jpg Type A school bus; Collins is the largest manufacturer of Type A buses in the United States.]]
REV Recreation Group comprises American Coach, Fleetwood Enterprises, and Holiday Rambler. In March 2023, REV completed its 40,000th unit at its Decatur, Indiana plant.{{cite web |title=March 9 - Decatur's REV Recreation Group, Inc. celebrates manufacturing milestone |url=https://www.fwbusiness.com/fwbusiness/article_276189da-82e0-5d72-a288-9a2c4aed9ff3.html |website=Fort Wayne Business Weekly |access-date=May 21, 2023 |language=en |date=March 9, 2023}}{{cite web |title=40k for Fleetwood |url=https://www.decaturdailydemocrat.com/news/40k-for-fleetwood/article_e157e268-bf68-11ed-af80-0b264588ad08.html |website=Decatur Daily Democrat |language=en |date=March 10, 2023}}
==Renegade RV==
Renegade RV was acquired by REV Group in 2016; as of December 2016, it has 175 employees and is based in Bristol, Indiana. The company manufactures recreational vehicles, trailers, and specialty vehicles.{{cite web |last1=Shafer |first1=Dan |title=REV Group acquires Indiana-based Renegade RV |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2016/12/30/rev-group-acquires-indiana-based-renegade-rv.html |website=Milwaukee Business Journal |access-date=August 28, 2022 |date=December 30, 2016}}
==Lance Camper==
Lance Camper was acquired by REV Group in January 2018.{{cite web |title=REV Group Acquires Lance Camper |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180112005618/en/REV-Group-Acquires-Lance-Camper |website=www.businesswire.com |access-date=August 28, 2022 |language=en |date=January 12, 2018}} The company is based in Lancaster, California and manufactures campers and travel trailers.{{cite web |last1=Szal |first1=Andy |title=Camper Manufacturer Announces $2.1 Million Indiana Factory |url=https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/camper-manufacturer-announces-2-1-million-indiana-factory/ |website=ThomasNet |access-date=August 28, 2022 |language=en |date=March 10, 2022}} In March 2022, Lance Camper announced plans to create a new manufacturing facility in Decatur, Indiana, which will employ an estimated 120-140 people, with economic assistance of up to $1.4 million from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.{{cite web |last1=Slater |first1=Sherry |title=Decatur getting trailer assembly site, 120-140 jobs |url=https://www.journalgazette.net/business/decatur-getting-trailer-assembly-site-120-140-jobs/article_186fe9d2-9cb0-5ceb-8f52-0019a4a4854a.html |website=Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |access-date=August 28, 2022 |language=en |date=February 25, 2022}} In April 2023, Lance entered the overland camper market with the Enduro Off-Road Trailer.{{cite web |title=Lance Camper Enters Overland Market - RV PRO |url=https://rv-pro.com/news/lance-camper-enters-overland-market/ |website=RV Pro |access-date=April 9, 2023 |date=March 10, 2023}}
=Commercial=
REV Group's commercial division includes several companies. ENC (formerly known as ElDorado National) was founded in 1981. ENC manufactures heavy-duty buses for mass transit, airport and university applications. It retrofits and modifies vehicles for both retail and commercial customers, as well as government agencies; the company lowers the floors of minivans so that they can be wheelchair-accessible.{{cite web |last1=Reporter |first1=Ken Hedler |title=ElDorado Mobility move to Longview makes way for growth in Kansas |url=https://www.news-journal.com/news/business/eldorado-mobility-move-to-longview-makes-way-for-growth-in-kansas/article_ede02d18-2597-5257-a4fe-e4671675f9ca.html |website=Longview News-Journal |access-date=August 28, 2022 |language=en |date=September 18, 2016}} In December 2022, the first orders were received for ENC's newest electric and hydrogen fuel cell busses.{{cite web |last1=Kirchen |first1=Rich |title=As Rev Group eyes infrastructure act contracts, unit delivers latest electric buses |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2022/12/27/rev-group-ev-bus.html |website=Milwaukee Business Journal |access-date=April 9, 2023 |date=December 27, 2022}}
Collins Industries was founded in 1967 and is based in South Hutchinson, Kansas. It employs over 5,000 workers as of October 2016.{{cite web |title=Parent company of Collins Bus going public |url=https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/local/2016/10/29/parent-company-collins-bus-going/21015238007/ |website=The Hutchinson News |access-date=August 28, 2022 |date=October 19, 2016}} It manufacturers Type-A school buses and activity buses,{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=John |title=Collins Bus temporarily closing due to COVID-19 impact |url=https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/coronavirus/2020/04/16/collins-bus-temporarily-closing-due-to-covid-19-impact/1343953007/ |website=The Hutchinson News |access-date=August 28, 2022 |date=April 16, 2020}} and is the largest manufacturer of Type A buses in the country.{{cite web |last1=Adler |first1=Alan |title=Motiv expands electric chassis footprint |url=https://www.freightwaves.com/news/motiv-expands-electric-chassis-footprint |website=FreightWaves |access-date=August 28, 2022 |date=June 23, 2020}} LayMor Sweepers and Capacity Trucks are headquartered in Longview, Texas and manufacture street sweepers and yard trucks, respectively.{{cite web |title= REV: Announces new Vice President and General Manager for Capacity and Laymor |url=https://marketscreener.com/quote/stock/REV-GROUP-INC-33385196/news/REV-ANNOUNCES-NEW-VICE-PRESIDENT-AND-GENERAL-MANAGER-FOR-CAPACITY-AND-LAYMOR-40171686/ |website=MarketScreener |access-date=August 28, 2022 |date=April 27, 2022}} Capacity unveiled a hydrogen-fuel cell terminal tractor in February 2023{{cite web |last1=Laity |first1=Edward |title=Capacity Trucks launches zero-emission hydrogen-powered truck |url=https://www.h2-view.com/story/capacity-trucks-launches-zero-emission-hydrogen-powered-truck/ |website=H2 View |access-date=April 9, 2023 |language=en |date=February 22, 2023}} and a battery electric vehicle in May 2023 at ACT Expo in Anaheim, California.{{cite web |last1=Lovrac |first1=Tess |title=Capacity Trucks debuts electric terminal truck at ACT Expo |url=https://www.fleetequipmentmag.com/capacity-trucks-electric-terminal/ |website=Fleet Equipment |access-date=May 21, 2023 |date=May 2, 2023}}
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