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T18skyguy
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Jul 30, 2018

Tariffs hit RV prices

In today's Wall Street Journal, Michael Happe, CEO Winnebago, " We've had to go to market a bit more frequently and a bit more aggressively with some price increases as of late" They are also modifying RV floor plans to trim cost. He went on to say " Tariffs, broader trade tensions, and rising inflation are clouding the outlook for Winnebago"
This is coming as they are doing a 25 million dollar expansion. They are worried the uncertainty will cause consumers to hit pause. I never thought about how much Chinese materials are in an RV.

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  • F150 will also cost $5K more. Understandbly for aluminum intensive RV. The sad part is that domestic manufacturers also increased their prices to take advantage of price parity with tariff hit imports.
  • The new steel and aluminum tariffs apply to pretty much every country we buy from except Canada and Mexico so far. If the NAFTA renegotiation falls through, they could be added as well. Interesting times...

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