How many different TT models are there?
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For TTs, it is not millions, because annual sales are in the 200,000 to 300,000 range.
But maybe approaching 10,000 any particular model year, and the lines and models will change year to year. A large manufacturer like Forest River, or the Keystone or Dutchmen divisions of Thor, may have 15 to 40 overlapping model lines in their catalogs and 10 to 30 models in each line. Smaller manufacturers like Sunnybrook or Jayco might have a tighter lineup, but still a half dozen lines catering to different markets and a few to a dozen models in each line.
But this does not mean you won't see two the same, because the largest selling lines, mostly entry level, will be most of the production, and a few most popular models will be a big part of the total sales. And if a model is successful, it will be unchanged for years. F-R's Flagstaff/Rockwood line is a good example of this, persistent production of a line of TTs that sell well.
Those catalogs are made up by marketing departments for sales to dealers, and sometimes some of those models will be produced in very small numbers, and occasionally not at all, because no dealer ordered it. This turns out to be a problem for consumers who "shop" the brochures, paper or online, because they'll decide they want a particular model, no dealer has that one, and the factory does not want to make one on order because they don't have enough orders to switch production to a batch of that type.
You will sometimes see two of the same model of motorhome, however, because there is not that degree of model proliferation, and even among what is offered, dealers (and rental companies) will buy duplicates of the few models they know are popular and best meet consumer needs. If someone wants something different, it is usually not difficult to order because motorhome production is managed differently that travel trailer production, with running assembly of different models rather than batches of a type.
But maybe approaching 10,000 any particular model year, and the lines and models will change year to year. A large manufacturer like Forest River, or the Keystone or Dutchmen divisions of Thor, may have 15 to 40 overlapping model lines in their catalogs and 10 to 30 models in each line. Smaller manufacturers like Sunnybrook or Jayco might have a tighter lineup, but still a half dozen lines catering to different markets and a few to a dozen models in each line.
But this does not mean you won't see two the same, because the largest selling lines, mostly entry level, will be most of the production, and a few most popular models will be a big part of the total sales. And if a model is successful, it will be unchanged for years. F-R's Flagstaff/Rockwood line is a good example of this, persistent production of a line of TTs that sell well.
Those catalogs are made up by marketing departments for sales to dealers, and sometimes some of those models will be produced in very small numbers, and occasionally not at all, because no dealer ordered it. This turns out to be a problem for consumers who "shop" the brochures, paper or online, because they'll decide they want a particular model, no dealer has that one, and the factory does not want to make one on order because they don't have enough orders to switch production to a batch of that type.
You will sometimes see two of the same model of motorhome, however, because there is not that degree of model proliferation, and even among what is offered, dealers (and rental companies) will buy duplicates of the few models they know are popular and best meet consumer needs. If someone wants something different, it is usually not difficult to order because motorhome production is managed differently that travel trailer production, with running assembly of different models rather than batches of a type.
