Manufacturing Industry
For Fleetwood RV, air pollution control gets great mileage: in an effort to satisfy the changing demands of its customers, Fleetwood RV--one of the nation's largest makers of recreational vehicles--recently opened a pair of state-of-the-art paint facilities ...
Products Finishing, May, 2005 by Little, Matthew J.
If you're looking to gauge the popularity of recreational vehicle industry these days, you need to look no further than eBay[R]. According to the online auction giant, "RV" was its number one search term in 2004, beating out "gold," "BMW" and even "iPod."
That's good news for Fleetwood RV, one of the nation's largest makers of gas and diesel-powered recreational vehicles. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Riverside, CA, the Fortune 100 company has enjoyed unparalleled growth in recent years thanks primarily to the emergence of the baby-boomer demographic (the median age of all RV owners is 49 years old). Also influencing the industry's expansion is the introduction of younger, wealthier buyers to the market and a desire on the part of many Americans to...
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