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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.
房車行業協會(RVIA)的Kevin Broom說，十年前，RV車主的平均年齡是49歲，超過90%是白人。
That didn't bode well for the future. But stereotypes are being dented.
這對未來而言并不是好現象，但如今已不是老樣子了。
Anecdotal reports suggest that ethnic minorities now make up around a sixth of all new customers, says Mr Broom.
Broom先生說，非正式報告顯示，少數民族現在占全部新客戶的六分之一。
The fastest-growing customer demographic is 35- to 44-year-olds.
增長最快的客戶群體是35歲至44歲的車主。
Another boost comes from affluent immigrants, who are keen to experience long, self-planned road trips in America.
另一塊增長來自于富裕的移民家庭，他們想要在美國進行長途自駕游。
Mr Troiano's most recent big sale was to a rich Asian family.
Troiano先生最近的一筆大生意就來自一個富裕的亞洲家庭。
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.
產業經營者希望國外銷量同樣也能增加，去年國內生產的房車只有不到百分之一的出口額(不包括加拿大)。
China's government, for example, has pledged to build 2,000 campgrounds by 2020, up from an estimated 300 today, in a bid to promote domestic tourism, particularly to remote rural regions.
例如，中國政府承諾到2020年將建成2000個露營地，而目前估計為300個，以促進國內旅游發展，尤其是偏遠鄉村地區。
Chinese firms such as Yutong Bus make RVs, but not of the quality that many Chinese want.
宇通巴士等中國企業也生產房車，但其生產的性能并不符合大多數中國人的要求。
The country imported 1,000 vehicles last year, over half of them American.
去年，中國房車進口量為一千輛，其中超過一半是美國制造。
RV manufacturers are also marketing the notion that their motor homes can be commercial as well as leisure vehicles.
房車制造商也在推銷這樣的觀念：房車可以是商務車，同樣也可以是休閑車。
They can allow travelling salesmen, businessmen and university-admissions officers to save on food and hotel costs, for example, when they hit the road trying to recruit prospective new clients and students.
而且房車能夠節省飲食和住宿的開銷，比如，當旅行推銷人員、商人和大學招生辦人員在外尋找潛在的顧客和學生這種時候。
The office, as well as home, can be wherever you park it.
房車可以是你的辦公室，也可以是你的家，它能夠停留在任何你想停留的地方。
譯文來源考研英語時事閱讀
