OREANDA-NEWS. August 3, 2012. GE Capital, Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) has released its outlook for the Canadian recreational vehicle (RV), motorsports and marine industries. In general, each is performing well, with volume growth and relatively healthy inventory turns, in spite of some regional variations.

CDF provides inventory financing, also known as floorplan financing, that allows dealers to stock, market and sell a wide variety of products from manufacturers, including those in the RV, motorsports and marine industries. It’s an important element of a successful manufacturer-dealer business model.

As a result of its longstanding position as the leading financing provider to Canadian manufacturers and distributors and their dealers, CDF periodically provides market intelligence that may help companies throughout the supply chains to manage their businesses.

Recreational vehicles

The outlook for the Canadian RV industry is positive in light of solid overall unit sales, respectable inventory turns and the continuing strength of the national economy.

“There has been a positive increase in orders by Canadian RV dealers,” said Howard Shiebler, president and CEO of CDF in Canada. “Another encouraging and related health barometer for the industry is that the national level of dealer inventory aged over one year is just 16%.”

CDF has released an audiocast, titled “Performance of the RV Industry in Canada,” that features a discussion between CDF’s Shiebler and Garth Bromley, chairman of the Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada. They discuss their optimistic outlook for the RV industry and factors impacting the market, including the health of the Canadian economy, regulatory issues and RV imports.