[Viewpoint] Dometic Liu Jia: Chinese RV accessories, what I have seen for ten years

As a practitioner who has worked hard in the RV accessories system for ten years, he has witnessed the development of the Chinese RV industry and RV accessories from scratch. Today, I would like to share with you the Chinese RV accessories market in my eyes.

The domestic RV accessories market is mainly composed of three parts: European imported accessories, American imported accessories, and Chinese counterfeit accessories.

After 100 years of development, European and American products have achieved humanized design and stable product quality. and a more beautiful design. The product quality between different brands is almost the same, just make a difference in the design of some details to avoid vicious competition between the same products.

China’s accessories manufacturing is still in the primary stage of appearance imitation, and the internal design principle has not been understood more. The most important thing is the problem of the material of the accessories, which is the biggest fatal injury of domestic accessories. The starting point of the design of RV accessories is based on the vehicle. The safety standards and manufacturing standards of the vehicle are different. The mobility, bumpiness and aging of the vehicle must be considered. These factors have not yet been established in domestic accessories. Achieve basic performance indicators.

To some extent, these problems represent the biggest gap between domestic accessories and imported accessories. In the rapid development of China’s RV industry, only by overcoming these problems can it compete with European and American accessories and improve the overall level of the RV industry.

Since the first domestic RV rolled off the production line in August 2001, China’s RV industry has gone through 16 years, and China’s RV parts industry has started from all imported parts. At present, the domestic RV accessories industry is still dominated by imported RV accessories, including awnings, sunroofs, ventilators, generators and other products involving relatively high material and technical content. In some auxiliary accessories, such as sinks, tables and chairs, It is mainly domestic accessories. However, the lack of national standards and norms related to the domestic parts industry has resulted in uneven quality levels of parts produced for RVs, which has affected the overall image and healthy development of the domestic parts industry. Imported high-quality accessories. Because of transportation and tariffs, it is still in a relatively high position. Domestic accessories are still very cost-effective in terms of materials and labor costs. But cost performance is not the only criterion for RV accessories. What we want are lightweight, user-friendly, functional and environmentally friendly materials. This is the eternal development of RV accessories.

I hope that China’s RV accessories industry will have more original intentions, be more rational, and calm down. Only then can we go further.