REV Group
REV Group, Inc. 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. Allied Specialty Vehicles changed its name to REV Group in November 2015 In January 2017, the company went public with ticker symbol REVG.Acquisitions and divestitures
In September 2010, ASV acquired the assets of ambulance manufacturer Road Rescue from Spartan Motors. 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. 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. 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.In April 2016, REV Group acquired fire truck manufacturer Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. Later that year, REV Group acquired Ferrara Fire Apparatus and Class C motorhome manufacturer Renegade RV. In April 2017, the company acquired sprinter van manufacturer Midwest Automotive Designs.
In January 2018, REV Group acquired California-based Lance Camper. Lance was founded in 1965 and manufactures truck campers and towable RVs. REV Group announced its acquisition of Spartan ER, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, in February 2020. REV Group sold its shuttle bus brands Champion, Federal Coach, World Trans, Krystal Coach, ElDorado and Goshen Coach to Forest River in May 2020.
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.
In July 2025, REV announced that it had sold Lance Camper Mfg. to Vision Kore Inc., effective Thursday, June 26, 2025.
In October 2025, REV announced its planned merger with Terex.
Corporate structure
REV Group has around 6,800 employees. Its CEO is Mark Skonieczny. 24 brands are part of REV Group's portfolio.Brands
Fire
REV Fire Group's Vector fire truck is the first full-electric North American fire truck. It has been ordered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Varennes, Quebec, and Mesa, Arizona, and Toronto, Canada, and was used in the 2023 Daytona 500.E-ONE
E-ONE was acquired by REV Group's in 2010 as its first fire apparatus manufacturer and is headquartered in Ocala, Florida. 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. In November 2021, E-ONE was contracted by the city of Mesa, Arizona to build the first fully-electric firetruck in North America. 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, 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.REV Group announced that plants in Nesquehoning and Roanoke, Virginia would be closing in 2021, with KME production shifting to Holden, Louisiana.
The Nesquehoning plant was closed in April 2022.