Top RV News: AUG 27, 2024

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Bowlus Debuts Endless Highways 95th Anniversary Edition

OXNARD, Calif.?–?Bowlus, the world leader in performance luxury recreational vehicles, is thrilled to release the 95th Anniversary Edition of the new Endless Highways Series.

“The Endless Highways 95th Anniversary Edition celebrates the incredible history of the Bowlus brand – both modern and vintage – including the first riveted aluminum RV. Commemorating?Hawley Bowlus’?vision of aerodynamic land travel is very special and close to our hearts. The Bowlus brand continues to ignite the spirit of adventure and deliver on our promise of being the ultimate in luxury land travel,” says CEO?Geneva Long.

The Endless Highways 95th Anniversary Edition is limited to 25 exquisite RVs. It includes the following packages & options: Adventure Package, Luxe Package, Off-Grid Power Package II, and the stunning Bowlus screen door. The Bowlus screen door takes over 100 hours to build – almost double the time spent manufacturing an entire traditional RV – and is available exclusively on the 95th Anniversary Edition. Each 95th Anniversary Edition is badged, numbered, and signed by Long.

RVIA’s Craig Kirby Featured in ‘Aboutcamp BtoB’ Magazine

From Aboutcamp BtoB, a trade media outfit that covers the RV industry in Europe: The new issue of Aboutcamp BtoB is online! Last week, issue 44 of Aboutcamp BtoB was delivered by mail to key players in the caravanning industry worldwide. Now, we are also making our renowned publication available online, free of charge, in anticipation of the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf. In addition to the usual interviews and in-depth articles on markets and technologies, this issue features more than 50 pages dedicated to the latest innovations that component manufacturers and suppliers for motorhome and caravan builders will showcase at the world’s largest trade show in our industry.

China Now Said to be the World’s Fourth Biggest RV Market

China has emerged as the world’s fourth-largest market for recreational vehicles, after Australia, the European Union and North America, according to a report by Yicaiglobal.com. This growth is driven by the rising popularity of unique travel experiences, with glamping, or glamorous camping, becoming a significant trend.

Some 14,365 RVs were sold in China last year, according to the latest data.

“China’s RV industry is developing quickly as RV culture becomes more popular and consumer demand for personalized tourism grows,” Gao Wei, boss of a RV assembling company based in eastern Zhejiang province, told Yicai. “And it will also usher in broader development prospects.”

“To many people RVs are still a luxury and are out of reach,” Gao said. “But actually, there are quite a few affordable RVs on the market in China now.”

Priced at around CNY300,000 (USD42,135) each, Class C RVs, which come equipped with beds, ovens, refrigerators, sofas, bathrooms, televisions and stereo equipment, are the best-selling mobile homes on the Chinese market at present, Gao said. Class B RVs are cheaper at CNY200,000 each, and caravans with lower specifications cost even less.

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