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They had already launched the ADX as a more traditional RV option (and the Grenadier was featured in that marketing) - so I have absolutely no idea. All I know is that based on that press release, I wouldn’t touch it for now until there’s more clarity for the future. Interested to see what our Aussie friends think about it. Wish we had more Australian options here in the US.
We’ll have to see how they fare - they whiffed that press release badly enough where I would choose to wait - I had already called their US sales office in Texas several months ago, but this makes me want to wait. Didn’t need to hear all about the philanthropic ventures or that the new owner admired them from afar. Really, really cool caravans - but a lot of money to drop when they don’t have a robust NAM support structure and are going through ownership changes. Glad to hear you guys are feeling positive about it, though!No inside knowledge here but this article may give some more insight:
Queensland's Bruder X gets new lease on life - caravancampingsales.com.au
Former New Age Caravans boss takes the reins at Brisbane expedition trailer specialistwww.caravancampingsales.com.au
The new owners are very experienced in the field, the Bosschieter brothers have stayed on and Melbourne is the centre of Australia's caravan production industry and supply chain (90% of volume and 120+ brands) so seems a good story. I would have thought the expanding Patriot ST range will be putting pressure on the Bruder EXP product so the move into a slightly more main stream offering like the ADX will help keep the company viable?
Ironically the biggest risk to these guys and the entire Australian caravan industry is the US operation in Iran. If fuel prices stay elevated the grey nomads will reconsider their plans, deposits will dry up at the same time as input costs start to rise. Fewer progress payments flowing in over the next six to twelve months will result in many operations considering their future.
You guys just have better options - Bruder, Lotus, Patriot - some of them we can get, but service and parts can be sketchy, especially if the company is in trouble. The US market was geared more towards highway cruisers parking in RV lots with water and shore power. I’m just going to wait for now - maybe a few years down the line. Let’s see if Bruder (or I) am still around ;o)
We have even more options like Vista RV and a few other locally made brands.
