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Old 09-07-2017, 08:37 PM   #9
Bratmanstudio
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It's a strange situation, I think.
(Long post, hopefully worth the read)
Unlike the auto industry, each one of these RV's are custom made. Each one!

With cars, the assembly line is so slick that it's kind of hard not to be consistent from vehicle to vehicle and very little craftsmanship are involved past the design phases.

RV's are ever evolving and changing sometimes on a monthly bases... plus they can be customized way beyond any automobile. The assembly process allows for this by design.

The structures are not made by one person placing 6 bolts in a door panel all day long then passing it along.

RV's need to be built for the most part by craftsmen, apprentices and workers, that can do multiple things.

When they hire the right people and treat them right, it is a great thing and we RV'ers benefit.
But it's hard to keep skilled labor now days and the companies are so competitive that without a solid workforce and good management, they are ripe for failure.
RV's are more in demand than ever placing huge growing pains on the industry. ...And no-one want to pass up the money, so quality control suffers first from the "get it down the line and we'll fix it at the end" 80's US CAR MAKER MENTALITY).
Tiffin seems to have the best reputation for quality, they produce, if I remember 17 coaches a day, where the bigger companies boast somewhere around 37-ish...?

Point being, management and worker loyalty seems to be lacking when it comes to the almighty dollar (not unlike the US auto industry of the late 70's & eighties).
But unlike the car industry we have fewer configurations and floor plans and manufactures to choose from, toss in a large price and we end up being stuck with the state of the art as it is now.
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