Knaus Tabbert sees record deliveries

Knaus Tabbert reached a sales record with 25,922 deliveries last year. However, ongoing supply chain issues and the resulting underuse of capacity meant overall earnings dropped 10.3% to €60.7m for the German brand.

The Knaus, Weinsberg and Morelo manufacturer also warned it expects to see price rises of 6-8% in 2022. The supply chain difficulties meant its order backlog reached an all-time high of 32,398 units at the end of the year. That compares with 18,736 units at the end of 2020.

Sales growth was driven in both premium and luxury markets, with the luxury market, including the Morelo, seeing a 13.8% rise in revenues to €122m, and earnings rising by 20.7% to €15.4m.

The motorhome brand had a successful showing at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2022, with three Knaus models shortlisted across two categories, including the Knaus Van TI 640 MEG Vansation, which made it onto our list of the best motorhome for couples.

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PeterBaber

Peter Baber is Reviews Editor of both Practical Motorhome and Practical Caravan. He has been reviewing motorhomes for the best part of a decade now. His first caravan reviews date back to the early 1990s when he first worked on Practical Caravan, before he embarked on a 20-year career in business journalism which saw him edit a wide variety of magazines, and launch a few too, including one that won an award. Although he enjoyed that, he always knew he wanted to come back. Peter reports on all the new models that make it to dealer forecourts each season, giving his judgement online and in magazine reviews. He has twice been shortlisted for a Caravan Writers Guild award. When he is not working, apart from going on motorhome trips himself (mostly local to where he lives in West Yorkshire, but also last year right across France) he likes trying to write novels, cooking, throwing the odd pot, and has just taken up tennis.