European Caravan Federation Releases Market Analysis – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
The European Caravan Federation has published an analysis of the leisure vehicle market in Europe in 2023 and for the first quarter of 2024 detailing which countries have experienced major changes and the trends in caravan and motorhome sales, according to a report by AboutCampBtoB.com, a trade media company that covers the overseas RV industry.
Across Europe and the UK as a whole, there was a decrease of 4.2% in total registrations in 2023 compared to 2022. Specifically, caravan registrations declined by 10.9%, while motor caravan registrations saw a slight reduction of 1.0% in 2023.
Registrations January – December 2023
Countries with Major Changes
- Austria: Recorded a 20.7% decrease in total registrations, with a 20.1% drop in caravan registrations and a 20.8% decline in motor caravan registrations.
- Belgium: Saw an overall decrease of 9.4%, with caravan registrations down by 21.4% and motor caravan registrations by 6.8%.
- Germany: Despite being one of the largest markets, it experienced a slight decrease of 0.7% in total registrations. Caravans fell by 10.5%, but motor caravans increased by 3.0%.
- France: Total registrations decreased by 1.7%, with a 1.6% increase in caravans and a 2.7% decrease in motor caravans.
- Italy: Showed stability with an almost unchanged total registration figure (from 6,487 to 6,484).
- United Kingdom: Recorded a 1.1% decrease in total registrations. Caravan registrations declined by 5.0%, while motor caravan registrations increased by 3.3%.
Click here to read the full report at AboutCampBtoB.com.
