As you would expect, the industry is centred in the Klang Valley around Kuala Lumpur at the moment, with few RV dealers setting up shop further afield. Johor, for instance, has only one dealer based near Muar.
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This September, Melaka will host the Caravan Jamboree, timed to fall on this year’s World Tourism Day. State chief minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said at January’s launch of Camper Rally Melaka 2025 that the event, co-organised with the Malaysian Campervan and Motorhome Association, will attract 155 delegations from around the world with plans for 1,000 campervans to converge at the city’s Dataran 1Malaysia square.
Meanwhile, foreign players have already joined the fray. In 2022, Europe’s leading RV manufacturer, Knaus Tabbert AG, was awarded Malaysia’s first Vehicle Type Approval certificate to start manufacturing, selling and distributing Outdoor Motor Vehicles (OMVs) in the country. That was soon followed by a visit to Malaysia, hosted by the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), of Knaus Tabbert and three other German RV makers, RV component manufacturers and a caravan trade fair organiser.
