Bailey Caravans enjoy record year, thanks to popular Pegasus range
The Pegasus model is among the most popular caravans on UK roads - in the first year of sale
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Thursday, 14, Jan 2010 08:48
The massive popularity of its new Pegasus range helped Bailey Caravans enjoy a record year for sales in 2009, it has been announced.
Reporting news of its performance over the past 12 months, the company has revealed that the Bailey Retailer Network sold just over 9,500 new caravans over the course of last year, a record high achieved in spite of the tough economic climate.
Notably, of these, 65 per cent were caravans from the ground-breaking Pegasus range launched towards the beginning of the year, making these models among the most popular on UK roads and at campsites across Europe.
At the same time, however, Bailey has confirmed that it has discontinued its Senator Series with immediate effect.
"[The success of the Pegasus range] has been to the detriment of the performance of Senator Series 6 - to the extent that this established range no longer generates enough orders to justify its continued inclusion within the portfolio," a company statement read.
Bailey will, however, continue to carry on with its after-sales and replacement part service for caravanners with any of the Senator models.
Bristol-based Bailey celebrated its diamond anniversary in 2008, making it the longest-established UK caravan manufacturer.