"Overall retail RV sales are down or flat in many parts of country. But guess how Roadtrek retail sales are doing? They’re doing just great. For the first quarter, Roadtrek retail deliveries matched last year’s record pace. This is better than it looks when you consider that Sprinter inventory is still being built up with our RS and SS models on the recently introduced completely redesigned Sprinter vans. In fact, retail deliveries of our Chevy based models were up 10%!
But how are class B's in general doing? According to statistics from the U.S. RV Industry Association, class B shipments hit their highest levels this millennium (on a seasonally adjusted basis) in late 2006 and early 2007 as the popularity of Sprinter-based models peaked. This was followed by a decline in the last half of 2007 as manufacturers, including Roadtrek ran out of the "old" style Sprinter vans well before the new style became available in volume in North America. While no longer declining, shipment levels on a seasonally adjusted basis have not increased because most manufacturers have not started shipping new style Sprinter based models in volume. Roadtrek is the only manufacturer doing so and enjoying sales growth and growing market share as a result."
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