Russia develops affordable camper van based on Chinese truck

Algovia Vans has introduced the Escape 540, a compact camper based on Stellantis vans. Its key feature is a rear kitchen that doubles as an outdoor cooking area when the tailgate is open. The model sleeps up to six people and includes a pop-up roof, gas hob, and Truma systems.

A motorhome equipped with a sink, shower, toilet, stove with oven, and refrigerator has been listed for sale on Avito in the Altai Republic. Price is 1 million rubles. It features two fold-out sofas, a gas boiler, and mosquito nets on windows. The owner is open to exchanging it for a truck, dump truck, or tow truck.

Bürstner has halted caravan production as demand fell 13%. Poland is proposing to scrap road tolls for campervans, while Liguria counts the cost of 8,000 motorhomes descending on the region. Tom Hanks' son has swapped Hollywood for a trailer in pursuit of a music career, and a French couple has driven 100,000 km from the North Cape to Senegal — and that's not even the whole story. All this in this issue.

Greece has cancelled its own camper van ban — a year and a half on, as if it got cold feet. In Tenerife, 500 motorhomes blocked a motorway demanding the same — pitches and dump stations. In Miami, 200 families are being evicted from a motorhome park by September, while Córdoba is only just applying for permission for a new overnight area. Plus 21 kg of cocaine in a motorhome in Lanzarote, a fake eight-wheeled Mercedes-AMG G63 and a Starbucks coffee trailer in Seoul — in this issue.

A court in Kimovsk dismissed a criminal case against 27-year-old Alexey O., accused of stealing a caravan. The incident occurred in December 2025 at the 'Anomaly' glamping site, where he hitched the trailer to his UAZ vehicle and drove away. The damage amounted to 245,000 rubles. The case was closed due to reconciliation after compensation and apologies.

An enterprise in Kotovo village near Istra, producing aircraft parts and premium motorhomes, has started construction of a new metalworking workshop. A hangar for large aircraft and helicopter components will be built on a 1.5-hectare site. The factory also repairs Chinese premium cars and manufactures freeze dryers for blood plasma. Last year, over 50 million rubles were allocated for equipment modernization.