REV Group (formerly Allied Specialty Vehicles) is an American manufacturer of ambulances, buses, firefighting vehicles, recreational vehicles and other specialty vehicles. The company has yearly revenue of over $1 billion.
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Formerly | Allied Specialty Vehicles |
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Type | Public |
Traded as | NYSE: REVG Russell 2000 Component |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 2010; 12 years ago (2010) |
Headquarters | Associated Bank River Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States [1] |
Key people | Rod Rushing (CEO) |
Products | Ambulances, buses, firefighting vehicles, recreational vehicles |
Number of employees | 8,000[2] |
Divisions | See Divisions section |
Website | revgroup |
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.[3]
In September 2010, ASV acquired the assets of ambulance manufacturer Road Rescue from Spartan Motors.[4][5]
In 2013, three acquisitions were announced. SJC Industries was purchased in May 2013 from Thor Industries. It is a manufacturer of ambulances under the brand names McCoy Miller and Marque.[6][7]
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.[8][9]
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.[10]
Allied Specialty Vehicles changed its name to REV Group in November 2015.[11]
In April 2016, REV Group acquired fire truck manufacturer Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.[12]
In January 2017, the company went public with ticker symbol REVG.[13][14]
In 2017, REV Group acquired Ferrara Fire Apparatus[15][16] and Renegade RV.[17]
In January 2018, REV Group acquired California-based Lance Camper. Lance was founded in 1965 and manufactures truck campers and towable RVs.[18]
In February 2020, REV Group announced its acquisition of Spartan ER, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors.[19]
In May 2020, REV Group sold its shuttle bus brands Champion, Federal Coach, World Trans, Krystal Coach, ElDorado and Goshen Coach to Forest River.[20]
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.[21]
Company name | Location | Product lines | Notes |
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Buses | |||
Collins Bus | South Hutchinson, Kansas | School buses | |
ENC | Riverside, California | Transit buses | |
Firefighting vehicles | |||
E-One | Ocala, Florida | Firefighting apparatus | |
Kovatch Mobile Equipment (KME) | Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania | Firefighting apparatus | To close in 2022.[21] |
Ferrara Fire Apparatus | Holden, Louisiana | Firefighting apparatus | |
Ladder Tower Company (LTC) | Ephrata, Pennsylvania | Ladder trucks | |
Smeal Fire Apparatus | Snyder, Nebraska | Firefighting apparatus | |
Spartan Emergency Response | Brandon, South Dakota | Firefighting apparatus | |
Ambulances | |||
American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) | Jefferson, North Carolina | Ambulances (Type I, II, III) | |
Horton Ambulance | Grove City, Ohio | Ambulances (Type I, II, III) | |
Leader Emergency Vehicles | South El Monte, California | Ambulances (Type II, III) | |
Road Rescue | Winter Park, Florida | Ambulances (Type I, II, III) | |
Wheeled Coach | Winter Park, Florida | Ambulances (Type I, II, III) | |
Recreational vehicles | |||
American Coach | Decatur, Indiana | Class A luxury motorhomes | |
Fleetwood Enterprises | Decatur, Indiana | Class A, Class C motorhomes | |
Monaco Coach | Decatur, Indiana | Class A luxury motorhomes | Not Currently in Production |
Holiday Rambler | Decatur, Indiana | Class A, Class C motorhomes | Not Currently in Production |
Renegade RV | Bristol, Indiana | Class C luxury motorhomes, travel trailers | |
Midwest Automotive Designs | Elkhart, Indiana | Class B motorhomes | |
Lance Camper | Lancaster, California | Truck campers, travel trailers | |
Other manufacturing | |||
Capacity Trucks | Longview, Texas | Terminal tractors | |
Laymor Street Sweepers | Longview, Texas | Street sweepers | |
Goldshield Fiberglass | Decatur, Indiana | Molded fiberglass manufacturing |
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