Campervan manufacturers
From major manufacturers to bespoke converters, the campervan industry is bustling with new designs and innovation - and here's where you can keep track of the key players.
Adria
Located in the beautiful town of Novo Mesto, Slovenia, Adria Mobil is a leading European manufacturer of campervans, as well as motorhomes and caravans. Adria manufactures three distinct ranges of campervans: the entry-level Adria Twin Sports, the popular and high-top Adria Twin Supreme and its flagship campervan, the Adria Twin Max. The three layouts in the Twin Sports, Adria's iconic pop-top campervan, all offer four berths and are all based on the Fiat Ducato.
Auto-Sleepers
British manufacturer, Auto-Sleepers, has over 60 years’ experience in creating British-built campervans and motorhomes. Based at Willersey in the Cotswolds, this famous converter offers a range of high-end campervans perfect for British buyers looking for high-quality, well-designed campers.
Auto-Trail
British manufacturer, Auto-Trail, which is based at a modern production facility in the northeast of England, offers a range of quality high-top and pop-top campervans. Four model ranges make up Auto-Trail's line-up of campervans, all of which are based on the ubiquitous Fiat Ducato.
Bailey
Bailey of Bristol has over 65 years’ experience in leisure vehicle production and design. Since its entry into the campervan market with the launch of its Ford-based Endeavour camper, Bailey has quickly built a reputation for building top-quality, well-designed 'vans offering great value for money. All of its leisure vehicles (Bailey manufacturers motorhomes and caravans, too) are built at its state-of-the-art production facility in Bristol.
Bilbo's Motorhomes
Bilbo's is one of the UK's largest specialist Volkswagen campervan converters. It has been building award-winning campervans for over 47 years. Its team designs and assembles Bilbo's range of conversions and, because its staff use and enjoy Bilbo's campervans, they know what works. This means the interiors it designs aren’t just cosy and secure, they’re clever and work perfectly.
Bürstner
German manufacturer, Bürstner, which makes both campervans and motorhomes, is well established and has a very loyal following in the UK. It has 17 dealers throughout the UK and Northern Ireland offering its range of Fiat Ducato-based high-top Eliseo C and Campeo C campervans.
Carado
Carado is a company within the Erwin Hymer Group. It offers a comprehensive range of entry-level campervans (as well as a range of motorhomes) aimed at buyers looking for quality models at competitive prices. Carado campervans range from the flagship I-Series of A-class models (three models from four to five berths) to three ranges of low-profile coachbuilt motorhomes.
Chausson
Chausson is a French manufacturer of innovative high-quality campervans (and coachbuilt motorhomes). Chausson currently offers one campervan range – called Chausson Vans – which has two models the V594 and V597, both of which are based on the Fiat Ducato.
CamperKing
CamperKing is a multi-award winning British manufacturer of Volkswagen campervans. It manufacturers five ranges of rising roof campervans and one day van (the Pursuit) all based on the VW Transporter series of vans (either new or used).
Coachman
Coachman’s journey began in 1986 with its first hand-built caravan in Hull, East Yorkshire. While production has evolved, Coachman has upheld its reputation for superior craftsmanship and design. More recently, Coachman entered the campervan market with its Duro campervan, a Mercedes Sprinter-based high-quality van conversion.
Dethleffs
German manufacturer Dethleffs is well established in the UK with 12 dealers across England, Wales and Scotland. It manufacturers the Globetrail range of Fiat and Citroen-based campervans offering between five and seven berths.
Eriba
Eriba, which is famous for its distinctive caravans, also manufacturers a high-quality campervan, under the Eriba Car name. The only model in the current range is the Eriba Car 600, which is based on the VW Crafter and is available in as a two/three-berth fully equipped model.
Ford
Auto manufacturer, Ford, offers buyers its own Ford-based campervan called the Nugget. This four-berth, five-seat campervan has a rear kitchen layout with a rising roof and is based on the Ford Tourneo Custom and is now available with a plug-in hybrid power version.
Frankia
Respected German manufacturer, Frankia, is known throughout Europe for its high-quality coachbuilt motorhomes. It also recently entered the campervan market with its new Yucon campervan range. The Yucon is available on a Fiat Ducato, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Renault Trafic in high-roof and rising-roof chassis and with twin or double bed layouts.
Hillside Leisure
Hillside Leisure has changed a lot over the years but at its core it is still the same family business that was established by the Cross brothers in 2004. To this day Hillside is still owned and managed by Adrian and David Cross, who have many years of experience in the motor industry as well as enjoying camping with friends and family. Its current range of campervans includes the two-berth VW Crafter and MAN TGE-based Hopton campervan and the four-berth Birchover, based on the VW T6.1.
Hymer
German premium manufacturer, Hymer, offers a comprehensive range of two and four-berth campervans on both two and four-wheel drive chassis from Mercedes-Benz (Sprinter) and Fiat (Ducato). Hymer campervans are sold in the UK by 15 dealers spread throughout England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Jerba
Jerba Campervans is a very well-established name in the campervan conversion industry offering conversions on the VW Transporter, CW Crafter and the Ford Transit Custom. Jerba Campervans is a certified Motorhome Qualified Converter for Volkswagen UK and is working towards approval under the Ford Converter Programme. It has full Type Approval certification and is NCC approved.
Knaus
German manufacturer, Knaus Tabbert, is one of Europe's largest manufacturers of leisure vehicles. It makes campervans, motorhomes and caravans. In its comprehensive campervan line-up, it offers models with two to seven berths in its Boxlife and Boxdrive range of Fiat Ducato and MAN TGE-based high-top campervans. It also has one four-berth Fiat-based rising roof campervan, called the Knaus Campervan Pop-Up Roof.
Malibu
German manufacturer, Malibu, which is part of the Carthago Group, makes a range of top-quality campervans and motorhomes, which are sold in the UK by 14 dealers throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its comprehensive campervan range includes its all-new Genuis, a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based campervan range of two models (two and four-wheel drive) that feature a coachbuilt rear extension allowing for two full-length rear single beds to be accommodated above a large garage.
Mercedes-Benz
Auto manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz, offers a range of campervans to buyers through its dealerships. While it does not convert these campervans itself (they are built on its behalf by the world-famous converter, Westfalia), it does retail them as Mercedes vehicles. Its current offering, which is based on the V-Class, is the new Marco Polo campervan.
Mobilvetta
Italian campervan and motorhome manufacturer, Mobilvetta, is imported and sold in the UK exclusively by Britain's largest dealer group, Marquis Leisure. These quality campervans are all right-hand drive and specified by Marquis to suit the needs of British buyers.
Pilote
French manufacturer, Pilote, manufactures a range of campervans in addition to motorhomes under the Vega campervan name and some are available with the Evidence specification. Pilote campervans are sold in the UK by 15 franchise dealers.
Rapido
French manufacturer, Rapido, offers buyers a choice of three campervans (as well as motorhomes) through its 11 UK dealers, which are spread throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Spartan Campers
Spartan Campers is a UK manufacturer of Volkswagen-based campervans. It builds a range of custom-build VW rising-roof campervans, based on the T6 and T6.1, called the Adventurer, Sport and Expedition as well as a range of stock VW campervans.
Swift
British manufacturer, Swift, offers a comprehensive range of campervans (as well as motorhomes and caravans). Its current range features the Monza, Carrera and Trekker.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a name synonymous with campervans. This German auto manufacturer is rare in that it manufactures its campervans at its own factory rather than having them built by a third-party converter. All VW campervans are sold by a selection of Volkswagen Van franchised dealers throughout the UK and Ireland.
Weinsberg
Weinsberg, which is part of the Knaus Tabbert empire, manufactures a range of campervans, as well as motorhomes and caravans. Its current range of campervans is sold in the UK by six dealers.
Wellhouse Leisure
Wellhouse Leisure is a UK manufacturer of campervans. Situated near Barnsley, Wellhouse offers a range of campervans based on used Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mazda/Ford vehicles, as well as a range of campers based on the new Ford Transit Custom.
Westfalia
German campervan manufacturer, Westfalia, is one of the most famous names in the campervan world. It has been converting vans into campervans for decades and has always been closely linked to the Volkswagen, although it does now convert other auto manufacturers' base vehicles. Westfalia manufacturers its own range of campervans, as well as creating campervans for other manufacturers.
WildAx
WildAx Motorhomes is a British manufacturer of high-quality campervans, based in Elland near Halifax. It is part of the French Rapido Group and makes a huge range of campervans, all of which have European Whole Vehicle Type Approval, catering to every budget and customer need.
Xplore
Xplore is a new campervan (and caravan) range from the Erwin Hymer Group UK, which is based in Consett, County Durham. The Xplore range of campervans is currently made up of two models: the CV X8 and CV X5.
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