New Models?
I am curious what time of year do TT manufacturers put our new models? In the automobile industry, in is in August/September.
Does anyone know.
Does anyone know.
Forum Discussion
- I got my 2015 Springdale in August of last year.
- I wouldn't sweat the model year too much. There is really nothing dramatically different... No technology break thrus etc.
There may be be some different floor plans... But that is not always a good thing. My present TT floorplan is no longer made in the same class as the one I have. To get a new one like it, would mean a downgrade in a lot of areas.
So I focus on the right TT for me... If that happens to be this years, next years, or last years model, it makes no difference to me. I'm gonna have it probably 10 years or so.. Having the right TT is much more important than having the latest one out. - The 2016s will be coming off the assembly lines any day now !!!!! Usually April - May
- Just yesterday (Mar 17, 2015) got an email from one of our local dealers. Subject was "The 2016's Are Coming Soon! Save Big an All Remaining 2015 Models!?"
- Going through Elkhart in late winter or early spring, I usually see "next year" models stacking up for delivery in February or March, with deliveries to dealers starting soon after. So for some manufacturers, 2016 model year started at least as early as February or March 2015. Last production of 2015 models would have been late in 2014.
The trade show is early December, usually. Prototypes or pre-production show models of 2016 line would have been at the 2014 show. This December they will be bringing 2017 model year, for sales in 2016. The RV industry model year is thus almost a full year ahead of the calendar year, for some of the major producers.
The model year for automobiles (and motorhome chassis) is regulated to a particular window, and if manufacturers exceed that with early introductions they might have to skip a model year. This is all about what production goes into calculation of CAFE for the model year. RV manufacturers are not so regulated.
Not every manufacturer plays it this way, particularly not those who sell direct rather than through dealers. - Sept the manufacturers have their big show in Louisville, KY that is closed to Customers. So they will take months to design and build them, but won't release to the Public until after the show.
Beats me why, but that's how it seems to work. - Our dealer had to order what we wanted. He ordered it April 2013 and it came in June 2013. It is a 2014 model. I think a lot of manufactures do a model year changeover in late spring-early summer.
- Every mfg is different - but a lot of them introduce in Oct - Nov - Dec
