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Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing in the U.S.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Executive Summary

  • Scope
  • Methodology
  • Description of the Market
  • Structure
  • Seasonality
  • Regulatory
  • Product Categories Covered
  • Motorized RVs
  • Non-motorized RVs
  • The Market
    • U.S. Market for RVs Contracts to $12.3 Billion
    • Figure 1-1 U.S. Market Supply for RVs, 2002-2006 (in billion $)
    • Table 1-1 U.S. Market Supply for Motorized and Non-motorized RVs, 2002-2006 (in billion $)
    • Figure 1-2 Market Supply Share of U.S. Motorized and Non-motorized RVs, 2006 (%)
    • RV Shipments Flatten out at 391,000 Units
    • Figure 1-3 Estimated Number of Motorized and Non-motorized RV Units Shipped and Registered in the U.S., 2002-2006 (in thousands)
    • Shipment Values Slow to $13.5 Billion
    • Table 1-2 U.S. RV Shipment Values by Category and Segment, 2002-2006 (E) (in million $)
    • Exports Triple During 2002-2006 Period
    • Table 1-3 U.S. Market for RVs by Shipment and Import-Export Values, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Motor Homes Lead in Imports, Trailers Lead in Exports
    • RV Market Forecast
    • RV Market to Reach $15.9 Billion by 2011
    • Figure 1-4 Forecasted U.S. Market for RVs, 2006-2011 (in billion $)
    • Total Unit Shipments to Top 431,000 by 2011
    • Figure 1-5 Forecast Number of Motorized and Non-motorized RV Units Shipped and Registered in the U.S., 2006-2011 (in thousands)
  • Growth Factors
    • Slowing GDP
    • Interest Rate Dilemma
    • Raw Material Prices
    • RVs and the Housing Bust
    • Industry Consolidation: Is Bigger Better?
    • Cocooning Consumer Meets Wanderlust
    • The High Impact of Aging Baby Boomers
    • Hispanics Hitting the Road
    • Recreational Vehicle Ownership Forecast
    • The New RV Consumer Motivational Trifecta: Safety, Convenience and Luxury
    • Safety from the Inside Out and Outside In
    • Convenience Enhanced by Improved Technology
    • The High-end Luxury Market
  • Corporate and Retail Market Dynamics
    • Corporate Acquisitions and Consolidations Change Landscape
    • Figure 1-6 Estimated U.S. RV Market Share Based on Retail Unit Registrations, 2006
    • Figure 1-7 Estimated U.S. RV Market Share Based on Value of Shipments, 2006
    • Overview of Fragmented Retail Marketplace
    • Figure 1-8 Estimated Total Sales by RV Dealerships, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Franchising a Hard Sell?
    • Marketing Activity Overview
    • National Advertising Limited
    • Strong Internet Presence
    • Great Western Sports Teams with Great American RV
    • Expo Attendance Increasing
    • Texas RV Rewards Creates Loyalty Card Program
    • Try Before You Buy
    • RV Expo at Indy 500 Race
    • Go RVing, Go Sports!
    • Winnebago Profits from TV Publicity
    • Fleetwood RV Provides 2007 Bounder to RVIA Tailgating Family
    • Monaco Offers Incentives on RVs
    • Fleetwood' s RV Vacation Club

Chapter 2 Market Size and Growth

  • Scope
  • Methodology
  • Description of Market
  • Structure
  • Seasonality
  • Regulatory
  • Product Categories Covered
  • Motorized RVs
  • Non-motorized RVs
  • The Market
    • Total Number of Households with RVs Reaches 8.2 Million
    • Figure 2-1 Estimated Number of Households with New and Existing RVs in the U.S., 2002-2006 (in millions)
    • U.S. Market Supply for RVs Contracts to $12.3 Billion
    • Figure 2-4 U.S. Market Supply for RVs, 2002-2006 (in billion $)
    • Towables Boom, Motor Homes Stall
    • Table 2-1 U.S. Market Supply for Motorized and Non-motorized RVs, 2002-2006 (in billion $)
    • Market Shifts Toward Towables
    • Figure 2-5 Market Supply Share of U.S. Motorized and Non-motorized RVs, 2006 (%)
    • RV Shipments Flatten out at 391,000 Units
    • Hurricane Katrina Stems Slowdown in 2006
    • High Interest Rates, Gas Prices and Housing Bust Daunt Consumers
    • Vehicle Preference Shift
    • Figure 2-2 Estimated Number of Motorized and Non-motorized RV Units Shipped and Registered in the U.S., 2002-2006 (in thousands)
    • Figure 2-3 Market Share of Motorized and Non-motorized RV Units Shipped and Registered in the U.S., 2002-2006
    • Shipment Values Slow to $13.5 Billion
    • Motorized RVs Down from 2003/2004 Levels
    • Towables See Double-digit Increases
    • Table 2-2 U.S. RV Shipment Values by Category and Segment, 2002-2006 (E) (in million $)
    • Exports Triple During 2002-2006 Period
    • Table 2-3 U.S. Market for RVs by Shipment and Import-Export Values, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Figure 2-6 Imports as a Percentage of the U.S. Market vs. Exports as a Percentage of U.S. Shipments for RVs, 2002-2006
  • Imports and Exports
    • Motor Homes Lead in Imports, Trailers Lead in Exports
    • Table 2-4 U.S. Imports and Exports of RVs by Type, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Figure 2-7 Market Share of U.S. RV Imports by Type, 2006
    • Figure 2-8 Market Share of U.S. RV Exports by Type, 2006
    • Data Point to Increasing Preference for Trailers
    • Top Country Imports: Canadian Motor Homes Lead
    • Table 2-5 U.S. RV Imports by Country, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Figure 2-9 Share of U.S. RV Imports by Country, 2006
    • Country Imports by RV Type
    • Table 2-7 U.S. Imports of Motor Homes with Spark Ignition Engines of 1,500-3,000 cc, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Table 2-8 U.S. Imports of Motor Homes with Spark Ignition Engines Over 3,000 cc, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Table 2-9 U.S. Imports of Motor Homes with Diesel Engines Over 2,500 cc, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Table 2-10 U.S. Imports of Slide-in Campers, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Table 2-11 U.S. Imports of Trailers and Semi-trailers for Housing or Camping, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Top Country Exports: 94% to Canada
    • Table 2-6 U.S. Exports of RVs by Country, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Figure 2-10 Share of U.S. RV Exports by Country, 2006
    • Country Exports by RV Type
    • Table 2-12 U.S. Exports of Motor Homes with Spark Ignition Engines of 1,500-3,000 cc, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Table 2-13 U.S. Exports of Motor Homes with Spark Ignition Engines Over 3,000 cc, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Table 2-14 U.S. Exports of Motor Homes with Diesel Engines Over 2,500 cc, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Table 2-15 U.S. Exports of Slide-in Campers, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Table 2-16 U.S. Exports of Trailers and Semi-trailers for Housing or Camping, 2002-2006 (in thousand $)
  • Forecast
    • RV Market to Reach $15.9 Billion by 2011
    • Figure 2-10 Forecasted U.S. Market for RVs, 2006-2011 (in billion $)
    • Motorized RVs to Reach $6.1 Billion
    • Non-motorized RVs to Reach $9.7 Billion
    • Table 2-17 U.S. Market for RVs by Category, 2006-2011 (in million $)
    • Total Unit Shipments to Top 431,000 by 2011
    • Figure 2-11 Forecast Number of Motorized and Non-motorized RV Units Shipped and Registered in the U.S., 2006-2011 (in thousands)

Chapter 3 Growth Factors

  • Introduction
  • Economic Factors Facing the RV Industry
    • Slowing GDP
    • Figure 3-1 U.S. Current-Dollar GDP vs. Real GDP, 2002-2006 (in trillion $)
    • Interest Rate Dilemma
    • Figure 3-2 Federal Funds Target Rate at End of Year, 2002-2006
    • Debt
    • Inflation
    • Currency
    • Raw Material Prices
    • Figure 3-3 Producer Price Indexes for Selected Commodities, 2002-2006
    • Table 3-1 Producer Price Indexes for Selected Commodities, 2002-2006
    • RVs and the Housing Bust
    • Table 3-2 Sales of New and Existing Homes in the U.S., 2000-2006 (in thousands)
    • Table 3-3 U.S. Housing Starts, 2000-2006 (in millions)
    • Industry Consolidation: Is Bigger Better?
    • Financial Effects of Warming Trend
  • Key Consumer Attitudes and Segments
    • Cocooning Consumer Meets Wanderlust
    • "Go RVing" Campaign
    • The High Impact of Aging Baby Boomers
    • Table 3-4 Projected U.S. Population by Age Group, 2000-2010 (in millions)
    • From Bohemian to Bourgeois
    • Hispanics Hitting the Road
    • Table 3-5 Purchasing Power of U.S. Minorities: 1990, 2000, 2005 and 2010 (in billion $)
    • Recreational Vehicle Ownership Forecast
    • Figure 3-4 Projected Number of U.S. Households Owning an RV, 2002-2006
    • Recreational Vehicle Purchase Intentions
    • The New RV Consumer Motivational Trifecta: Safety, Convenience and Luxury
    • Safety from the Inside Out and Outside In
    • Convenience Enhanced by Improved Technology
    • The High-end Luxury Market
    • Table 3-6 Standard Features in High-end Luxury Motor Homes
  • Areas to Explore
    • Do Innovations Edge out Affordability?
    • The Montana Discount
    • Growth in Alternative Uses: Celebrity Travel and Law Enforcement
    • RVs Get Their Green on
    • RV Road Safety at Issue
    • From Trailer Parks to RV Resorts
    • Social Networking: Members Only
    • Organization and Cooperation
    • Players
    • Oh Canada
    • What' s Happenin'
    • Table 3-7 Selected List of Upcoming RV Shows, 2007-2008
    • Testing the Waters through Renting

Chapter 4 Corporate Profiles

  • Overview
  • Figure 4-1 Estimated U.S. RV Market Share Based on Retail Unit Registrations, 2006
  • Figure 4-2 Estimated U.S. RV Market Share Based on Value of Shipments, 2006
  • Coachmen Industries, Inc.
    • Overview
    • Performance
    • Figure 4-3 Total Revenues for Coachmen Industries, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Figure 4-4 RV Revenues for Coachmen Industries, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Table 4-1 RV Revenues for Coachmen Industries by Category, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Product Portfolio
    • Table 4-2 Coachmen Industries Product Portfolio by Vehicle Type, 2007
    • Significant Events
  • Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
    • Overview
    • Performance
    • Figure 4-5 Total Revenues for Fleetwood Enterprises, 2002-2006
    • (in million $)
    • Figure 4-6 RV Revenues for Fleetwood Enterprises, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Table 4-3 RV Revenues for Fleetwood Enterprises by Category, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Product Portfolio
    • Table 4-4 Fleetwood Enterprises Product Portfolio by Vehicle Type, 2007
    • Significant Events
  • Forest River, Inc.
    • Overview
    • Performance
    • Figure 4-7 Estimated Total Revenues for Forest River, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Product Portfolio
    • Table 4-5 Forest River Product Portfolio by Vehicle Type, 2007
    • Significant Events
  • Jayco, Inc.
    • Overview
    • Performance
    • Figure 4-8 Estimated Revenues for Jayco, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Product Portfolio
    • Table 4-6
    • Jayco Product Portfolio by Vehicle Type, 2007
    • Significant Events
  • Monaco Coach Corp.
    • Overview
    • Performance
    • Figure 4-9 RV Revenues for Monaco Coach, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Table 4-7 RV Revenues for Monaco Coach by Category, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Product Portfolio
    • Table 4-8 Monaco Coach Product Portfolio by Vehicle Type, 2007
    • Significant Events
  • National RV Holdings, Inc.
    • Overview
    • Performance
    • Figure 4-10 Total Revenues for National RV Holdings, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Product Portfolio
    • Table 4-9 National RV Product Portfolio by Vehicle Type, 2007
    • Significant Events
  • Thor Industries, Inc.
    • Overview
    • Performance
    • Figure 4-11 Total Revenues for Thor Industries, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Table 4-10 Revenues for Thor Industries by Segment, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Product Portfolio
    • Table 4-11 Thor Industries Product Portfolio by Vehicle Type, 2007
    • Significant Events
  • Winnebago Industries, Inc.
    • Overview
    • Performance
    • Figure 4-12 Total Revenues for Winnebago Industries, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Figure 4-12 Revenues for Winnebago Industries by Segment, 2002-2006 (in million $)
    • Product Portfolio
    • Table 4-13 Winnebago Product Portfolio by Vehicle Type, 2007
    • Significant Events
  • Selected Private Company Snapshots
  • Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.
  • Newmar Corp.
  • Prevost Car, Inc.
  • Tiffin Motor Homes, Inc.

Chapter 5 Distribution and Promotion

  • Overview: A Fragmented Retail Marketplace
  • Figure 5-1 Estimated Total Sales by RV Dealerships, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • Selected RV Dealership Snapshots
    • FreedomRoads LLC
    • General RV Center
    • La Mesa RV Center, Inc.
    • Lazydays RV Center, Inc.
  • Franchising a Hard Sell?
    • Monaco Coach Creates First Dealer Franchise Program
  • National Advertising Limited
    • Ad Spends by Selected Retailers and Manufacturers
    • Retailer Focus on Outdoor and Spot
    • Table 5-1 Selected RV Retailer and Manufacturer Estimated Ad Spends, 2006
    • Manufacturers Light in Advertising
    • Go RVing' s $22.5 Million Ad Spend Working
    • Go RVing Campaign in 2007
  • Other Selected Promotional Endeavors
    • Strong Internet Presence
    • The Auto Channel Adds RV Buyer' s Guide
    • RVListingsOnline.com' s Automated Delivery of Dealer Inventory Listings
    • Great Western Sports Teams with Great American RV
    • Expo Attendance Increasing
    • Third-Highest Attendance Ever at National RV Trade Show
    • Texas RV Rewards Creates Loyalty Card Program
    • Try Before You Buy
    • RV Expo at Indy 500 Race
    • Go RVing, Go Sports!
    • Winnebago Profits from TV Publicity
    • Fleetwood RV Celebrates 20 Years with "The Price Is Right!"
    • Fleetwood RV Provides 2007 Bounder to RVIA Tailgating Family
    • Monaco Offers Incentives on RVs
    • Fleetwood' s RV Vacation Club

Appendix: Selected Manufacturer Addresses

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