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A decade ago the average age of an RV-owner was 49, and over 90% were white, says Kevin Broom of the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) , an industry body.
房车行业协会(RVIA)的Kevin Broom说,十年前,RV车主的平均年龄是49岁,超过90%是白人。
That didn't bode well for the future. But stereotypes are being dented.
这对未来而言并不是好现象,但如今已不是老样子了。
Anecdotal reports suggest that ethnic minorities now make up around a sixth of all new customers, says Mr Broom.
Broom先生说,非正式报告显示,少数民族现在占全部新客户的六分之一。
The fastest-growing customer demographic is 35- to 44-year-olds.
增长最快的客户群体是35岁至44岁的车主。
Another boost comes from affluent immigrants, who are keen to experience long, self-planned road trips in America.
另一块增长来自于富裕的移民家庭,他们想要在美国进行长途自驾游。
Mr Troiano's most recent big sale was to a rich Asian family.
Troiano先生最近的一笔大生意就来自一个富裕的亚洲家庭。
The industry hopes that its poor record with foreign sales—last year less than 1% of RVs produced domestically were shipped to foreign markets (excluding Canada) —may improve, too.
产业经营者希望国外销量同样也能增加,去年国内生产的房车只有不到百分之一的出口额(不包括加拿大)。