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RobertRyan
Explorer
Nov 03, 2021

What happened to Winnebago in Australia?


You can look for Winnebago Motorhomes in Australia and find
that they are" Proudly designed and Manufactured in Australia "
So what happened to the law suit done by Winnebago Industries as regards Copyright infringement?
Well the Judge ruled that the " Illegal" Australian Winnebago could still produce a Winnebago as long they said it was not produced by Winnebago Industries.
As a result Winnebago industries joined forces with Apollo RV, to import relevant Motorhomes and Caravans.
Well as you can see it never worked out that way
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  • IAMICHABOD's avatar
    IAMICHABOD
    Explorer II
    Nov 03, 2021
    Apollo here in the US was a large rental company I understand was based in Australia that rented out Winnebago RVs

    Here is a picture of their lot near me. One side if the street is rental and the other side are the units for sale. As you can see there were a lot of them.

    Then one day they were all gone and Apollo closed operations,I wonder where they all went. Also if it had anything to do with the lawsuit.
  • RobertRyan's avatar
    RobertRyan
    Explorer
    Nov 03, 2021
    MDKMDK wrote:
    I'm not sure I understand your question.
    Are you suggesting that a Winnebago wannabe is still operating in OZ without legal authority? And that the real Winnebago is also still in business?
    Sorry, I don't get it, is:h this a complaint, or praise, or ???

    It is very confusing. The Wannabe is still operating and doing very well as AVIDA.Apollo RV who have the licence to import and distribute Winnebago RV's are doing nothing of the sort. They in a new factory are producing " Australian designed and manufactured" Winnebago's:?
    Upshot NO Winnebago's except for a small batch of brightly coloured Caravans have been imported.
  • MDKMDK's avatar
    MDKMDK
    Explorer
    Nov 03, 2021
    I'm not sure I understand your question.
    Are you suggesting that a Winnebago wannabe is still operating in OZ without legal authority? And that the real Winnebago is also still in business?
    Sorry, I don't get it, is this a complaint, or praise, or ???

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