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Autotrail in trouble?

 ·  Posted: 01.11.2018  ·  #1
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 ·  Posted: 01.11.2018  ·  #2
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 ·  Posted: 01.11.2018  ·  #3
Not good news unfortunately.
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 ·  Posted: 01.11.2018  ·  #4
What are we ever going to do once Brexit is out of the way? in my opinion every business that has ever existed has had its highs and lows. Two major manufacturers have dissapeared from my local town in recent months and it is a good job that these closures were announced a long time before Brexit.
Ok maybe these companies knew brexit was coming and ran :happy: :happy: :happy:
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 ·  Posted: 01.11.2018  ·  #5
One of the unintended consequences, pity in a year when other manufacturers seem to be making record sales. Hope they can see an improvement soon.
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 ·  Posted: 01.11.2018  ·  #6
Did they ever export to the continent? dont think I ever saw a LHD
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 ·  Posted: 01.11.2018  ·  #7
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Did they ever export to the continent? dont think I ever saw a LHD


Have to say that i have never saw a LHD Autotrail either.
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 ·  Posted: 01.11.2018  ·  #8
Motorhome sales over the last few years has been booming. It is only natural that this will reach a peak and then perhaps fall back. I also believe the ability of people to release cash from pension pots has been a big influence over the last year or so in the boom. A down turn is sure to follow a peak sure as day follows night. The uncertainties and scaremongering by all sides of the UK exit from the EU are bound to be a factor, or an excuse to reduce workforce. It will be interesting to see if other manufacturers follow suit.

These are the graphs I have been sending to our local councils in support of Aire provision in the future.

https://www.thencc.org.uk/our_industry/statistics.aspx

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 ·  Posted: 01.11.2018  ·  #9
Davy/Ally. there was an announcement from the minister in charge of heritage about a lot of money to be spent in the area of heritage sites., asking for submissions from interested parties before next year. I am thinking of the TITS in the North. It may be time for our new club to put down a marker in this arena. I'm thinking of some heads getting together to adopt a proposal for motorhomes from far and wide to have access to all our heritage sites. Lough Bora was mentioned as an example of what they want to do.
It is a great spot, but I think it would have been an awful lot better if they had facilities for motorhomes so maybe we should get our spoke in for the future and maybe a bit of retrofit also.
I'm going to post this on the advice section also.
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 ·  Posted: 02.11.2018  ·  #10
Just hope they get my van repaired before the lay-offs. It's in The Grimsby factory for the next 2 weeks (hopefully).
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 ·  Posted: 02.11.2018  ·  #11
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Just hope they get my van repaired before the lay-offs. It's in The Grimsby factory for the next 2 weeks (hopefully).



I have to say that their factory backup service was perfect on the one occasion that I had to go there.
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