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Bailey Caravans adds two family layouts to lightweight Orion range

Bailey launched the Orion at the 2011 Boat and Caravan Show at the Birmingham NEC

The Alu-Tech 'vanmakers have announced details of the Orion 460-5 and the 530-6, which will both be launched at the London show next month

Eterniti Caravans reveals prices and pictures of new slide-out range

Eterniti is a completely new caravan company, based in Cheshire

The brand new slide-out range, which is due to launch at next week's Manchester show, will feature four layouts, with prices starting at just under £22k

Top towcars for 2012: Vauxhall Mokka and new Toyota Land Cruiser

The Mokka is Vauxhall's first ever compact SUV

This year is looking very busy for new towcar launches, with a brand new Vauxhall SUV as well as a new version of the ever-popular Toyota Land Cruiser

Swift breaks the mould with four-berth Autocruise van conversion

The automatic version of the Quartet (pictured) is based on the Fiat Ducato

The UK's biggest caravan maker is hailing a first in panel van conversions, with its new four-berth Autocruise offering, which will be launched in Manchester later this month

New Coachman Pastiche and VIP layouts to be launched in the New Year

The recent trend for fixed twin single bed caravans has reached Hull, with Coachman announcing details of two new arrivals for 2012

Details of the new Bailey Retreats begin to emerge

Details of the eagerly-awaited Bailey Retreats range are slowly emerging

The Bristol-based manufacturer has revealed the first snippets of information about its brand new range of caravans, offering up a teaser ahead of the Bailey Retreats' full launch in February

Elddis join forces with Marquis for new lightweight Majestic range

Based on its own Elddis Xplore tourers, the caravan manufacturer from Durham has teamed up with Marquis to create the all new bespoke lightweight Marquis Majestic range of touring caravans exclusive to the retailer

2011 Swift Caravans: New products double Lawns sales to 3.5 million

The new Conqueror is one of four updated ranges from Swift Caravans

2011 Swift Caravans: Full price list for Conqueror and Challenger

The panoramic sunroof (pictured) is an optional extra on the Challenger range

Swift Caravans has published the full price list for its new redesigned Swift Conqueror and Challenger ranges.

2011 Sterling Caravans: Full price list for Eccles and Elite

The panoramic sunroof (pictured) is an optional extra on the Eccles range

Swift Caravans has published the full price list for the new redesigned Sterling Eccles and Elite ranges.

Wednesday, 08, Sep 2010 11:51

by Marcus Dubois

Swift Caravans has received early confirmation of the popularity of its newest ranges after achieving record sales last weekend. The firm saw over £3.5million worth of sales in just two days at the Lawns Caravan Show at Cottingham near Hull.

The Lawns show was the first opportunity for the public to view the new models, though over 110,000 people were known to have visited the Swift website following the press and dealer launch of the new range. As reported on Monday, the turnout for last weekend's Caravan Extravaganza was the best in two decades and thousands of visitors were present to take a closer look.

Caravan Times took a video tour of the new Swift and Sterling models and found a radical new exterior and interior treatment which the company believes will "shape the future design of touring caravans". Much of the design stems from the firm's construction of motorhomes and the standout new feature is a panoramic sunroof window over the lounge area.

Swift's commercial director Nick Page believes that the caravanning public are eager for new and modern designs.

"We were confident we had some revolutionary new products - but the speed at which the public have latched on to these new designs via our web site shows record levels of interest" he noted after the show's figures were announced.

"To achieve this level of retail sales less than two weeks after the launch clearly demonstrates a massive pent up demand for a more modern design of tourer. This gives us great confidence going into the major show at the NEC in October".