The growing number of new leisure vehicle buyers are having to wait longer and longer for the delivery of their motorhome, caravan or campervan. The shortage of electronic chips is forcing factories saturated with orders to shut down production.
Accelerated by the traffic and regrouping restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic, the craze for motorhomes, campervans and other leisure vehicles is now a victim of its success. Its development is somewhat hampered by longer delivery times for buyers of new vehicles.
Shortages in already saturated factories
Motorhome manufacturers and leisure vehicle development companies are no exception. semiconductor shortage which concerns the entire automotive industry, and this leads to breaks in vehicle production. In addition, the pandemic has led to an increase in deliveries of vehicles to homes and the utilities used for this are running out at factories, causing even more delays. Meanwhile, while the car market remains sluggish, orders for leisure vehicles in France jumped 26% over the first nine months of this year compared to the same period in 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the turnover of the French group Trigano, which controls the Chausson brand in particular, increased by 40.4% compared to the same months in 2020.
“” Order books saturate production capacities for the 2022 season », Reveals the company.“
Up to three years of waiting
The direct consequence of this bottleneck phenomenon between increased demand and production limitations is the lengthening of delivery times. Customers in a hurry can turn to copies in stock. Those who want a custom configuration will have to wait until 2022, or even 2023 or even 2024 according to the manufacturers to take possession of their vehicle. If you are going to order, you better hurry.
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