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Is the Netherlands a real caravan country? Sure, but the Dutch are also crazy about campers. In fact, never before have there been so many caravans and camper vans in the Netherlands as there are now.
Branch association Kampeer & Caravan Industrie (KCI) reports that for the first time there are more than 600,000 caravans and campers in the Netherlands. The limit of 600,000 units was broken at the end of 2022.
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Although there is a record number of motorhomes and caravans in the Netherlands, sales of new motorhomes and caravans in 2022 lagged behind the numbers that left the showroom in 2021. Last year, more than 7 percent fewer caravans were sold than in 2021. A significant decrease, but the sale of new campers took a harder hit in 2022. Last year, almost 29 percent fewer new motorhomes were sold than a year earlier.
According to KCI, the decline in new sales of caravans and motorhomes is mainly due to – you guessed it – problems in the supply chain. Factories have been at a standstill during the pandemic and the backlog that has accumulated as a result has not yet been caught up, according to the trade association. In addition, there is not only a shortage of cable harnesses, but also of mounting materials and things such as wood for slatted bases.
It is also undoubtedly a factor that caravans and camping cars were extremely popular during the heyday of the corona pandemic because the Dutch saw such holiday products as ‘corona-safe’. In addition, the sky-high inflation affects the sale of caravans and motorhomes. Incidentally, a record number of used caravans were brought to the Netherlands from abroad last year.