RV production remains strong
More than half of the 21,300 RVs built in Australia last year were traditional caravansAustralian RV production has cracked 20,000 units for the fifth year running, according to latest statistics released by the Caravan Industry Association of Australia.
The industry body said 21,300 RVs were built in Australia in 2014, which is the second highest annual production in two decades and just behind a peak of 22,083 units in 2011. It’s also 4.4 per cent higher than in 2013.
All up, towable RVs totalled 20,337 (or 95.5 per cent overall), compared to 963 motorised RVs.
Demand for traditional caravans remains strong, with that segment comprising well over half, or 58.6 per cent, of all towable RVs built.
Almost a quarter of towable RVs, or 21.83 per cent, were pop-top caravans while close to 4000 camper and tent trailers (19.33 per cent of towable RVs) were produced locally.
After years of decline, the homegrown motorhome and campervan sector remained steady, with 15 Class A, 335 Class B and 440 Class C motorhomes and 173 campervans produced (4.5 per cent of the overall market).
Over the same period 32 fifth-wheelers and 16 slide-on campers were built; about the same as last year, despite Jayco’s new fifth-wheeler range entering the market.
Caravan Industry Association of Australian CEO, Stuart Lamont, said the latest production figures are part of a continued growth trend in the Australian caravanning and camping industry.
“In the context of failed car manufacturing, it’s great to see our industry punching above its weight, producing product that Australians want to use. Over 70 percent of all caravans bought in Australia are made here,” he said.
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