Online-Shopping Boom Delivers Haul for Van Makers

[Boxster1971]

This article in WSJ might explain some of the delays the RV industry has experienced in getting vans for conversions. Competition for larger fleet buyers.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-...0192aae7eb726d

Ford, Mercedes, Ram log big cargo-van sales amid e-commerce surge

[JebTN]

Subscription only, could you summarize?

[Boxster1971]

Originally Posted by JebTN

Subscription only, could you summarize?

I thought the sharing token would allow non-subscribers to read it - guess not.

Here is the intro paragraphs. . .
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The humble cargo van is having its moment.
Sales of vans used to transport packages and other internet-ordered items are booming, driven by a continued surge in online shopping and the popularity of free delivery services, auto executives and analysts say.
Auto makers are notching record van sales and adding features to the traditionally no-frills vehicles as they vie for a bigger share of a category that executives expect to outpace the broader auto market in coming years.
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Copy of full article attached.

[JebTN]

Thanks, does look like the delivery business is a boom to the van market right now. How much it impacts what the conversion people can get I don't know. I did hear there were some delivery problems for one conversion company getting Sprinters last year because of the Amazon order.