Faced with a “perfect storm” of record fuel prices, reduced credit availability, rising unemployment, and a deepening recession, some RV dealers have adapted their inventory to changing times with reduced inventories and smaller RVs. One such dealership in Oregon, owned by Gary and Kay Craven, is featured today in an article, Not-quite-as-big rigs, in The Bulletin in Bend, Oregon.
Craven said he and his staff “moved aggressively” to reduce inventory, adjust his product line to feature smaller RVs and beef up the dealership’s training and customer service. Also, several employees were let go.
The big bus-sized motor homes, referred to in the industry as Class A RVs, get roughly 8 to 10 miles per gallon and cost around $200,000, Craven said. As Craven moved those off his lots, he didn’t replace them, opting for smaller motor homes and less expensive, towable RVs.
Read the rest of the article, Not-quite-as-big rigs, in The Bulletin of Bend, Oregon.