Ventes de VR tractés au Canada en juin 2015: bonnes hausses!

[Serge Loriaux]

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RÉSUMÉ:
Les immatriculations de VR tractés au Canada pour juin 2015 ont connu une très intéressante hausse de 15,7% sur le même mois de juin de l'an dernier et une intéressante hausse de 16,7% pour les 6 premiers mois de 2015 comparé au même 6-mois de l'an dernier!!!

Historiquement parlant, mai et juin sont les 2 meilleures mois de l'année pour les concessionnaires canadiens de VR. Il sera intéressant de suivre les résultats pour juillet 2015 afin de voir si les ventes maintiennent le cap? Contrairement aux VR motorisés qui ont subi une chute brutale des immatriculations de plus de 34% en juin, les immatriculations de VR tractés semblent tenir le coup malgré les premiers signes d'une récession potentielle!

SSI: Trailer Sales Drive June Towables Up 15.7%

August 24, 2015

Year-over-year towable RV retail registrations grew 15.7% in June and 16.7% for the first six months of 2015, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI).

Results by category showed:
◾Sales for the high volume travel trailer segment jumped 18.6% for the month and 20.1% year-to-date.
◾Fifth-wheel registrations were up 7.8% for June and 9.9% for the first six months.
◾Folding camping trailer sales rose 11.3% for the month but edged down 1.9% year-to-date.
◾Park model RV sales fell 11.7%% for June but were up 9% for the first six months.

Forest River Inc. was the towable sales leader through the first six months of the year with a 38.4% share of the market, ahead of Thor Industries Inc. which had market share of 35.2% and Jayco Inc. with a 13.4% share.

By segment, Forest River was No. 1 in travel trailers through June with a 39.7% market share, followed by Thor (33.4%) and Jayco (14.6%). Thor held the biggest market share for fifth-wheels (46.2%) followed by Forest River (31.8%), Jayco (9.4%) and Grand Design RV Co. (7.8%).

In folding camping trailers, Forest River led for the first six months with a 62.2% market share, followed by Jayco (16.9%) and Columbia Northwest/Aliner Inc. (9.4%). Kropf Manufacturing Co. Inc. led the park model segment with 14.9% market share, followed by Skyline Corp. (14.4%) and Fleetwood Homes Inc. (7.3%).