Founded in 2010 asAllied Specialty Vehicles, it provides vehicles and services for public fire departments and emergency services, as well as commercial infrastructure and leisure vehicles for consumers. REV encompasses 24 brands.
Allied Specialty Vehicles was formed in 2010 from the merger of four companies owned by American Industrial Partners:Collins Industries, E-ONE, Halcore Group, andFleetwood Enterprises.[3] Allied Specialty Vehicles changed its name to REV Group in November 2015[1] In January 2017, the companywent public withticker symbol REVG.[7][8]
In April 2016, REV Group acquired fire truck manufacturerKovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.[16] Later that year, REV Group acquiredFerrara Fire Apparatus[17][18] and Class C motorhome manufacturer[19] Renegade RV.[20] In April 2017, the company acquired sprinter van manufacturer Midwest Automotive Designs.[21]
In January 2018, REV Group acquired California-based Lance Camper. Lance was founded in 1965 and manufactures truck campers and towable RVs.[22] REV Group announced its acquisition of Spartan ER, a subsidiary ofSpartan Motors, in February 2020.[23] REV Group sold its shuttle bus brandsChampion, Federal Coach, World Trans, Krystal Coach,ElDorado andGoshen Coach toForest River in May 2020.[24]
In January 2024, REV announced it would be exiting the bus manufacturing business. The company reached an agreement to sell itsCollins school bus brand toForest River for $303 million and later itsENC transit bus division to Rivaz Inc. in October for $52 million.[25][26]
In July 2025, REV announced that it had sold Lance Camper Mfg. to Vision Kore Inc., effective Thursday, June 26, 2025.[27]
In October 2025, REV announced its planned merger withTerex.[28] The transaction was finalized in February of the following year.
E-ONE was acquired by REV Group's in 2010 as its first fire apparatus manufacturer and is headquartered inOcala, Florida.[35] According toBuffalo Business First, E-ONE manufactures "stainless steel fire trucks, mostly tankers and pumpers" and its customers include both volunteer and municipal fire departments.[36] In November 2021, E-ONE was contracted by the city ofMesa, Arizona to build the first fully-electric firetruck inNorth America.[37] As of February 2022, the company'sHamburg, New York plant employs around 100 people and produces around 90 trucks a year.[36]
In April 2016, REV Group acquiredNesquehoning, Pennsylvania-based fire truck manufacturerKovatch Mobile Equipment Corp (KME), which services municipal, state and federal governments.[38] KME was founded in 1946; it began by producing aircraft refueling trucks before shifting into the fire truck market in the 1980s.[39]REV Group announced that plants in Nesquehoning andRoanoke, Virginia would be closing in 2021, with KME production shifting toHolden, Louisiana.[38]TheNesquehoning plant was closed in April 2022.[40]
Ferrara Fire Apparatus was acquired by REV Group on April 25, 2017.[41] The company manufactures custom fire and rescue vehicles for municipal and industrial clients.[42] The company was founded in 1979 and employs around 450 workers as of 2017, with annual sales at $165 million.[43] In November 2021, REV Group announced plans for a $7.46 million expansion of Ferrara'sHolden, Louisiana manufacturing facility; the project is due to be complete in June 2023.[44]
In February 2020, REV Group announced its acquisition of Spartan ER, a subsidiary of The Shyft Group (at the time known as Spartan Motors), for $55 million.[45][46] As part of the purchase, REV Group acquired Spartan Emergency Response and its subsidiaries (Spartan Fire Apparatus and Chassis, Smeal Fire Apparatus, Ladder Tower, and UST).[46] The company designs, manufactures, and distributes custom emergency response vehicles acrossAsia,North America, andSouth America. Prior to its acquisition, Spartan recorded $253 million in revenue for the year ending in September 2019.[47]
American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) is a manufacturer ofambulance vehicles. It was acquired by REV Group in 2010.[48] and is headquartered inJefferson, North Carolina, where it has been based for over 30 years.[49] Leader Emergency Vehicles company develops ambulance vehicles, including all-electric vehicles,[50][51] used by partners includingDocGo, the first of their kind in the United States.[52] REV Ambulance Group Orlando[53] encompasses Wheeled Coach and Road Rescue.[54] Horton Emergency Vehicles was founded by Carl Horton, who was an early leader in theIndyCar safety field;[55] the company was founded in 1968 and is based inGrove City, Ohio. As of 2014, Horton employs around 400 workers and produces around 600 ambulances a year, primarily for fire departments.[56] Horton vehicles produced after April 2023 feature the MBrace, a "four-point retractable harness that includes its own airbag"[57] that can be deployed in a "fraction of a second."[58]
Renegade RV was acquired by REV Group in 2016; as of December 2016, it had 175 employees and was based inBristol, Indiana. The company manufacturesrecreational vehicles, trailers, and specialty vehicles.[61]
