Zach Woods
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This includes mention of a couple of different RV Conversion options
that will be available in the US. Unfortunately it is now looking like the 2007 Westfalia will not be available in the US.
BREAKING NEWS
DaimlerChrysler to Debut Updated Sprinter
RV Business
Thursday, July 21, 2005
DaimlerChrysler AG will introduce the next generation of Sprinter
commercial vans to North America in January 2007, according to
Automotive News. The new Sprinter will include a motorhome version.
The updated Sprinter will be unveiled in Europe in February, the
trade newspaper said.
For North America, the Dodge Sprinter will continue to be assembled
in Freightliner Custom Chassis LLC's Gaffney, S.C., plant from kits
manufactured in Europe. The plant has the capacity to assemble
20,000 units annually. In Europe, the vehicle will be available as
the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Volkswagen LT, and produced in
Germany.
The current Sprinter, launched in 1995, came to the U.S. in 2000
bearing a Freightliner nameplate. It became available through Dodge
in 2003 and the new version will be available only through Dodge
dealerships.
The current 154-hp 5-cylinder diesel engine that gets up to 26 miles
per gallon will be replaced with a 3.0 liter V-6 powerplant
introduced recently in several Mercedes-Benz cars.
For 2005 as many as eight American and Canadian manufacturers built
Class B motorhomes on the Sprinter chassis. Winnebago Industries
Inc., Forest City, Iowa, introduced the View and Navion Class C
motorhomes built on a Sprinter cutaway chassis.
For the upcoming model year Airstream Inc., Jackson Center, Ohio,
recently released a more affordable Parkway van camper based on the
Sprinter Class B chassis and also is marketing Sprinter-based
Interstate and Westphalia van campers based on the Sprinter
platform.
In 2003, the most recent year for which figures are available, 9,000
Sprinter vans were imported into the United States for both
commerical and recreational use, according to Dodge."
that will be available in the US. Unfortunately it is now looking like the 2007 Westfalia will not be available in the US.
BREAKING NEWS
DaimlerChrysler to Debut Updated Sprinter
RV Business
Thursday, July 21, 2005
DaimlerChrysler AG will introduce the next generation of Sprinter
commercial vans to North America in January 2007, according to
Automotive News. The new Sprinter will include a motorhome version.
The updated Sprinter will be unveiled in Europe in February, the
trade newspaper said.
For North America, the Dodge Sprinter will continue to be assembled
in Freightliner Custom Chassis LLC's Gaffney, S.C., plant from kits
manufactured in Europe. The plant has the capacity to assemble
20,000 units annually. In Europe, the vehicle will be available as
the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Volkswagen LT, and produced in
Germany.
The current Sprinter, launched in 1995, came to the U.S. in 2000
bearing a Freightliner nameplate. It became available through Dodge
in 2003 and the new version will be available only through Dodge
dealerships.
The current 154-hp 5-cylinder diesel engine that gets up to 26 miles
per gallon will be replaced with a 3.0 liter V-6 powerplant
introduced recently in several Mercedes-Benz cars.
For 2005 as many as eight American and Canadian manufacturers built
Class B motorhomes on the Sprinter chassis. Winnebago Industries
Inc., Forest City, Iowa, introduced the View and Navion Class C
motorhomes built on a Sprinter cutaway chassis.
For the upcoming model year Airstream Inc., Jackson Center, Ohio,
recently released a more affordable Parkway van camper based on the
Sprinter Class B chassis and also is marketing Sprinter-based
Interstate and Westphalia van campers based on the Sprinter
platform.
In 2003, the most recent year for which figures are available, 9,000
Sprinter vans were imported into the United States for both
commerical and recreational use, according to Dodge."