REV Group (formerly Allied Specialty Vehicles) is an American manufacturer of

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s, buses, firefighting vehicles,

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and other specialty vehicles. The company has yearly revenue of over $1 billion.

History

Allied Specialty Vehicles was formed in 2010 from the merger of four companies owned by American Industrial Partners:

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, E-One, Halcore Group, and Fleetwood Enterprises. In September 2010, ASV acquired the assets of ambulance manufacturer Road Rescue from

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. In 2013, three acquisitions were announced. SJC Industries was purchased in May 2013 from

Thor Industries Thor Industries, Inc. is an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs). The company sells towable and motorized RVs through its subsidiaries brands including Airstream, Heartland RV, Jayco, Livin Lite RV, and others. The company's hea ...

. It is a manufacturer of ambulances under the brand names ''McCoy Miller'' and ''Marque''. A week later, it was announced that ASV was purchasing the RV assets of

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, which include

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, R-Vision and the Beaver and Safari brands. In August 2013, ASV announced the purchase of

' bus businesses, including the ElDorado Motor Corp., National Coach, Champion Bus, and

Goshen Coach Goshen Coach was an American cutaway bus builder located in Salina, Kansas. The company was founded in 1985 and was owned by Thor Industries from 2005 until August 2013, when Thor sold the company to Allied Specialty Vehicles (later renamed REV ...

companies. Allied Specialty Vehicles changed its name to REV Group in November 2015. In April 2016, REV Group acquired fire truck manufacturer

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. In January 2017, the company went public with

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REVG. In 2017, REV Group acquired

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and Renegade RV. In January 2018, REV Group acquired California-based Lance Camper. Lance was founded in 1965 and manufactures truck campers and towable RVs. In February 2020, REV Group announced its acquisition of Spartan ER, a subsidiary of

. In May 2020, REV Group sold its shuttle bus brands

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, Federal Coach, World Trans, Krystal Coach,

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and

to Forest River. In September 2021 REV it will close KME fire-truck apparatus plants in Virginia and Pennsylvania over the next year and transition production to other facilities in Brookfield-based Rev Group’s fire-equipment manufacturing group.

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* {{Automotive industry in the United States Manufacturing companies established in 2010 Private equity portfolio companies Companies based in Wisconsin Emergency services equipment makers Fire service vehicle manufacturers School bus manufacturers Recreational vehicle manufacturers Bus manufacturers of the United States