Thor/Heartland buys out DRV

laknox wrote:

Softballdad wrote:
Would it have been better for DRV to go out of business? I don't know all the details, but Thor/Heartland buying them may have been the lifeline the brand needed to keep the doors open. The future cost savings everyone is mentioning could be the elimination of redundancies in their operational/manufacturing process. That shouldn't affect the quality of customer service nor production. Without details we just don't know, but hope for the best.

IMO, there would have been at least =some= ripples in the RV world, if DRV were having issues; same with Cruiser. Vendors complaining about late, or missed, payments; warranty issues going through the roof; dealers bailing out, etc. OR, it could be simply that, as a privately held company, the principals were to the point in life where they wanted out and, either younger family didn't want to (or have the skills) to take over, or the elders simply didn't trust them to run the company. Who really knows unless one of them grants a candid interview...and who really believes any of the attorney involved will let that happen?

Lyle