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mlts22
May 18, 2013Explorer II
Not surprising. HYMER has a lot of experience on the Ducato/ProMaster, but in the US, they would have to retool to either the E450 platform or the Sprinter (and compete in a very saturated high end market due to the price premium.)
For them, they have all the fiberglass molds, CAD files needed to upfit Ducatos with furniture, as well as the electrical schematics they have developed. They just need to set up a shop somewhere in the US, contract with a local mill and other suppliers, and they could be up and upfitting in a short time.
I am eager to see what they produce. Ducato chassis offerings are very RV friendly (in fact, Fiat has a site for those, fiatcamper.com.) With this in mind, I can see HYMER making a fast market dent. Especially in today's market where fuel economy is important.
Of course, there are some things that European campers don't have which US motorhomes do, for example air conditioners and generators. I'm sure it won't be too much of an engineering hassle for HYMER to deal with those things.
For them, they have all the fiberglass molds, CAD files needed to upfit Ducatos with furniture, as well as the electrical schematics they have developed. They just need to set up a shop somewhere in the US, contract with a local mill and other suppliers, and they could be up and upfitting in a short time.
I am eager to see what they produce. Ducato chassis offerings are very RV friendly (in fact, Fiat has a site for those, fiatcamper.com.) With this in mind, I can see HYMER making a fast market dent. Especially in today's market where fuel economy is important.
Of course, there are some things that European campers don't have which US motorhomes do, for example air conditioners and generators. I'm sure it won't be too much of an engineering hassle for HYMER to deal with those things.
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