Press releases

The winter performance of the new OPTIMA ONTOUR EDITION has now been tested us-ing the first prototypes in the icy wilderness of northern Norway. Over several days, em-ployees from the Hobby factory and international press representatives put the new van through its paces. The heat insulation, heating system and handy gas bottle pull-out shelf were particularly impressive at an extremely chilly -20 degrees. From March onwards, the new OPTIMA ONTOUR EDITION will also be available for test drives by end customers at all participating dealers.

Hobby’s wide range of products went down a storm with visitors to the CMT in Stuttgart once again in 2019, attracting huge crowds of potential customers. The new OPTIMA ONTOUR EDITION motorhome range, which was officially unveiled at the Holiday Exhibition in Stuttgart, was one of the crowd-pullers. Visitors were completely bowled over by the affordable yet fully equipped van.

There’s never been an offer like it! For the first time, anyone interested in the new OPTIMA ONTOUR EDITION can take it for a preliminary test drive. It all kicks off at the annual spring event held at Hobby dealer centres. The test drives can be arranged directly with all participating HOBBY dealers. The affordable yet fully equipped VAN was officially unveiled at the CMT Holiday Exhibition in Stuttgart.

To kick-start the year, Hobby is unveiling two new HOBBY VANS at the CMT in Stuttgart under the name OPTIMA ONTOUR EDITION. The two entry-level models – the V65 GE and V65 GF – are absolute bargains and come fitted with all the equipment you could ever need when they leave the factory. Thanks to their many ingenious solutions, they also have ample storage space and a generous payload. On 11 January 2019, trade experts will get their first glimpse of the new OPTIMA ONTOUR EDITION during the guided tour for the press at Hobby’s stand in Hall 5. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to see the new models for themselves from 12 January 2019 onwards.

Caravanning market leader Hobby builds an additional production hall and warehouse at its Rendsburg site. This will allow the company to simplify in-house logistics and manufacture more efficiently in the future. The new hall should be complete by early October 2018. The costs for the new building amount to approximately 1.2 million euros.

Hobby has got the 2019 caravanning season off to a successful start. The Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, the world’s largest motorhome and caravan trade fair, is closing with a record number of visitors.The revamped Hobby VANTANA range of vans and the mobile on-board control system using the HobbyConnect app were very well received by the general public in particular.

Compact vans and connectivity are Hobby’s focus at this year’s Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf. The manufacturer from Schleswig-Holstein will be putting its popular van VANTANA on the market in three different equipment variants for the first time ever in the 2019 season. The “MyHobby” app will also play an important role, as it makes it possible to control various vehicle functions with a smartphone or tablet. Hobby will be presenting its comprehensive product portfolio as usual at the main stand in Hall 9 and with a stand in Hall 15 specifically for the vans.

Good news for all van fans: Hobby is offering a 2018 limited edition of the popular Vantana with a top-of-the-range equipment package – bells and whistles included!