Motorhome and caravan sales rise in Germany and Finland in early 2026

Almería is putting up physical barriers to keep motorhomers off its former fairground — while Turkey simply evicts them from the beach. Lightship is quadrupling its electric-caravan factory in Colorado, even as 50% of Italian motorhome renters turn out to be under 35. Plus 800 kg of hashish in a motorhome at the Spanish border, Anker's 800 W charger running off the alternator, and Carstay as the mobile HQ of a Tokyo festival — all in this issue.

A traffic accident involving a motorhome has occurred. The incident took place in the Finnish city of Rauma, where the motorhome rear-ended a passenger car.

Spain introduced new road sign S-128 and banned camper vans from parking near beaches. Germany responded with a 3.82-metre electric camper van — fits anywhere, furniture not included. JAL now rents out motorhomes from Narita with miles earned per rental. Storm Ali blowing a traveller's caravan off an Irish cliff, and the Outbound demo for PS5 — all in this issue.

Combined reports: in early episodes of the documentary series, lawyer Lisa travels the US in a homemade camper, changes route due to a hurricane and learns of her father’s death; a second season is announced where the protagonist prepares for an Arctic winter.

ARI Motors released a camper van the size of a regular van — and it's now Germany's smallest production electric camper at €30,000. JAL decided its passengers hadn't traveled enough and offered a sequel: a motorhome pickup straight from Narita. The lawsuit against Stellantis over "cheat" diesel software, a yellow DHL van in the hands of a retiree, and 413 million campsite overnight stays across Europe — all in this issue.

Erika Kytömaa and Leila Väänänen are traveling across Europe in a modified 1998 motorhome. They report varying attitudes toward homosexuality: comfortable in Spain, but cautious in other countries.