In the first half of 2021, exactly 5.400 new caravans were registered in the Netherlands, or more than 35 percent more than in the same period last year and the highest number since 2011 for the first half of the year. The figures from BOVAG, KCI (Camping and Caravan Industry) and data supplier RDC also show that sales of new motorhomes reached a record high with 2.041 units. In any case, the Netherlands seems to be preparing en masse for a corona-proof camping holiday this summer. The first school holidays have already started in the North region.
The number of new motorhomes up to and including June was more than 43 percent higher than in the first six months of 2020. The motorhome sales in the first half of the year have never before exceeded 1.500 units. Since the outbreak of the corona virus in March 2020, the total number of motorhomes in the Netherlands has therefore increased by more than 16 percent, to 152.203 units on 1 July 2021. The caravan total, on the other hand, decreased by a small percentage in the same period to almost 419.000 units, in the same period. in line with the steady decline in recent years. However, caravan ownership has been on the rise again for several months, bringing the total of caravans and motorhomes to an absolute record level of 1 on 570.872 July. This means that many thousands of new caravan and motorhome owners have joined during corona time.
Brabant at the top
More than 17 percent of all caravans and motorhomes in the Netherlands, or almost 98.000 units, are currently registered in North Brabant. South Holland has almost 82.000, Gelderland more than 79.500 and North Holland has more than 71.000 caravans and motorhomes within the provincial borders. In the province of Utrecht, caravan and motorhome ownership increased the most during corona time (between the end of March 2020 and 1 July 2021), at 4,4 percent.
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The sale of second-hand caravans by the specialist trade rose in the first half of 2021 to the highest level since 2010. 8.244 used units were delivered, almost 16 percent more than in the first six months of last year. Second-hand trade between private individuals increased by 23 percent compared to a year ago to more than 18.500 transactions. The number of used motorhomes sold by the specialist trade has surpassed the sale of second-hand caravans in the past six months; 9.336 used motorhomes were delivered, or 41 percent more than a year earlier and even four times as many as in the first half of 2008. Private trade in second-hand motorhomes increased by just under 2020 compared to the period January to June 5. percent to more than 10.000 units, according to BOVAG.
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