Recreational Vehicle Industry Analysis

“People think about trucking as a meat and potatoes business where you pick something up and then deliver it to a destination, but it’s not that simple, it’s a highly competitive business, and in order to thrive, firms need to implement innovations that will give them a competitive edge.”

The purpose of this report is to become familiar with research tools, to introduce a framework for secondary industry research and gain to practical experience in creating an executive summary. This research paper looks at a broad set of indicators on the Canadian new vehicle industries. The Canadian automotive industry produces light duty vehicles — cars, vans, pickup trucks; heavy duty vehicles—trucks, transit buses, school buses, military vehicles; and a wide range of parts, components, and systems used in vehicles of this nature. To complement its manufacturing activities, the industry boasts a well-developed vehicle dealer network, plus an aftermarket organization which has grown into a world-class distribution system and service provider (Canadian automotive industry, 2014). Canada accounts for a small amount of 4.6% of the Americas new cars market value (New Cars in Canada, 2016). Throughout the project I became more aware of how much the industry is worth. The worlds automotive industry accounts for around $1 trillion in annual sales. (Canada’s Auto and Auto Parts Industry Industrial Outlook, 2006). However, in 2015 the Canadian new cars market had total revenues of $15.0 billion. The market is expected to grow substantially by 18% in 2020 (New Cars in Canada, 2016).

Let’s Go Aero manufactures travel trailers bought primarily by young families and retirees interested in a light, low-cost trailer that can easily be pulled by a mid-sized family car. The market for travel trailers has expanded nicely over the past few years due to the number of families seeking a relatively low-cost, outdoor vacation experience. But in the view of Let’s Go Aero’s president, Mark Newman, the real growth in the future is in the retiree market. Newman believes the vigorous health of the average retiree, coupled with the

* Sales results over the past 5 years indicated strong growth in forklift and truck sales. The rental market has been in decline. Result in company decided to reposition itself to focus solely on retail sales and service and exit the rentals market.

There has been a demand for steel doors from new homes, and from homes looking to replace older wooded doors. Richard Hawly, Peak’s Director of Sales and Marketing, conducted a survey to prospective garage buyers; he also commissioned a study to identify number of dealers that are in the same markets as Peak. The results of the survey found that brand awareness was very low showing that only 10% surveyed were able to provide a brand name. The survey also found that independent dealers did not sell all brands at an equal rate. For the dealers that sold 3 brands, the dominant brand made up 60% of the sales for that store, 2nd brand made 30%, and 3rd brand made 10%.

Ever since Ford rolled out the first factory-produced pickup truck in the 1920’s, pickup trucks have been a workhorse commonly used among blue-collar Americans. In the beginning these rugged, utilitarian vehicles were used mainly by laborers, farmers, and others who were in need of some method of transportation that could handle heavy loads and large amounts of cargo. While still a staple of American society, the days of pickup trucks being purely utilitarian are long gone. Trucks of today are owned by construction workers and businessmen alike. No longer outfitted with only the bare bones essentials, pickup trucks are now found with many of the same comforts one would expect to find in a luxury sedan, while being much more capable than their

Our Chatham factory is manufacturing trucks for its customers ranged from no-frill models to highly customized units for last 17 years. Customers were designing their won trucks which represent 50-80 percent of production volumes. Our technical department spent months to decide manufacturing procedure and accessories. Customers were intolerant of delays, quality problems or other factors that failed to meet their expectations.

The automobile industry has brought the United States economic growth due to the impact that automobiles have made on society. There has been a plethora of jobs associated with the auto industry, including manufacturing, auto repairs, insurance, and the development of roads, sales, and auto parts to enhance vehicles. Cars, trucks, and SUVs’ have become a way of life for people and have made an additional economic impact by becoming the primary means of transportation for consumers to commute to and from work, vacations, and travel between destinations. Most family households live on a budget and they must make the decision of how much of their budget they can allocate to transportation costs.

Finally, an aging driver workforce is expected to result in driver shortages as drivers will be leaving the market at a faster rate than can be replaced by interested qualified new drivers. For these reasons, the overall transportation industry and global supply chain will be challenged as trucking is the common thread needed to complete rail, ocean and air moves. In addition to lower service levels for shippers, higher driver pay due to driver a shortage and rising transportation costs, a potential impact on the industry is a shift in focus toward driver productivity maximizing initiatives like reducing terminal/shipper dwell, improving chassis quality, or increasing number of drop pools (at the expense of container utilization). While a driver shortage should bode well for the fundamentals of intermodal (ie. fewer total truck miles) versus full OTR truck offerings, a significant driver shortage would nonetheless be a major challenge for the intermodal

A recent purchase I made was for our 10 year-old son’s Christmas gift. I chose to purchase an all-terrain vehicle, also known as an ATV. There were several influences that made me decide to make the purchase.

Beginning in 1948, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) organized the sport in almost all of the Southeastern part of the United States. North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama were among some of the first tracks on which NASCAR competed. With little change in its relatively small fan base, fifty years later NASCAR began to search for ways to gain mass appeal.

The investment company is confident in establishing an RV park in the preferred location of the Northwestern Florida region. The RV park industry in this area shows a considerable advantage since tourism is the number two economic strength and is the top travel destination in the world (Florida Dept. of State, Internet). Business for the area should flow easily and steadily. Taxes and cost of living are considerably lower than many other states, the weather is more conducive to a year-round operation of an RV park. Travelers are drawn to Florida for many reasons: great weather, notable attractions, and affordability. This is indicative of the Northwestern region

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Information about competitive transportation services will be gathered. Questionnaires will be distributed to students and faculty of Kent State University in order to gather customer insight. Also, a financial consulting firm will be hired to provide professional assistance.

RV vehicles (RVs) are recreational vehicles combining transportation and temporary living quarter for recreation, camping and travel. RVs started early 1900s when nature enthusiasts customized their vehicles. The RV industry flourished after the World War II. In 2000, RV industry consisted of 135 manufacturers and more than 200 suppliers of parts and services. RVs are divided into two categories (motorhomes and towables) and five classes ranging from affordable vehicle to normal people up to luxury one ($ 500,000). In 2002, about 7.5 million households owned an RV in US and projected to reach 8.5 million in 2010. This offers great opportunity for EMR innovations to succeed since the RVs exist in considerable number and will grow in the future.