April 16, 2025

Rudi - The first online shop for purchasing motorhomes and camper vans for commercial rental companies

16 April, 2025 - RUDI online shop is modernizing the commercial rental market. Fast direct purchase of motorhomes and camper vans. Flexible pickup options make fleet expansion easier.


RUDI - The first online shop for motorhomes and camper vans designed specifically for commercial rental. The online shop enables the direct digital purchase of vehicles that are optimized for the rental market. The platform places particular emphasis on transparent, efficient and flexible order processing. RUDI has been live since August 20, 2024, and is available to commercial rental companies at www.rudi.business.

Julian Manz, Managing Director of Carado GmbH, sees RUDI as a key contribution to modernizing the industry: “With RUDI, we are offering commercial rental companies an online shop that not only simplifies the purchasing process but also maximizes flexibility and transparency. In a rapidly growing market, it is essential to develop innovative solutions that enable fleets to be expanded efficiently and economically.”

Vehicle availability and models 
At launch, RUDI offers the following immediately available models:

  • CV600 
  • CV640
  • T338S 
  • T334S 

These vehicles are tailored to the needs of commercial rental operations, combining a compact design with functional layouts.

A digital solution for a growing market: the numbers
According to an analysis by the German Caravanning Industry Association (CIVD), over 10,000 new motorhomes were registered in Germany in 2024. In the past five years, the CIVD has recorded an average growth of 12 percent in commercial rentals. This growing demand is also reflected in the motorhome rental market. Data from the information service Listflix show that new commercial rental companies are emerging daily. Currently,  there are 1,889 motorhome rental operations in Germany.

Benefits for Commercial Rental Companies with RUDI
With RUDI, Carado is responding to this market development by offering a digital solution for companies looking to expand their fleets efficiently. The online shop provides immediately available vehicles that are specially optimized for rental operations. By digitizing the ordering process, RUDI offers an efficient alternative to traditional vehicle purchasing. Transparent tracking reduces administrative overhead. In addition, rental companies  can pick up their vehicles from a nearby delivery partner.
RUDI was developed based on the most common challenges in the rental business, including durable construction, functional equipment, and ease of use. These quality features help maintain the vehicles’ value, ensuring long-term economic efficiency. A 24-month warranty via CarGarantie enables warranty services across Europe, and the warranty is transferable.

Further information 
Details on available vehicles, ordering options, and terms can be found at www.rudi.business or by emailing kontakt@rudi.business.

About Carado

Carado GmbH is a company of the Erwin Hymer Group. Carado offers durable and well thought-out motorhomes, vans and camper vans with the best price-performance ratio in the entry segment. These convince with practical and solid functionality, high quality "Made in Germany" and modern design with smart details.  They are characterized equally by the highest reliability and safety as well as comfort and versatility. Carado is the brand for families, singles, couples and for all people who are looking for a home for the time on the road, a place to feel good with which they can visit their favorite places and in whose life travel plays a very special role.

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About the Erwin Hymer Group SE

The Erwin Hymer Group is a 100 percent subsidiary of THOR Industries, one of the world's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles with more than 32,000 employees worldwide. The Erwin Hymer Group unites motorhome and caravan manufacturers as well as motorhome and caravan accessory specialists, hire and financing services under one roof. The motorhome and caravan brands Buccaneer, Bürstner, Carado, Crosscamp, Compass, Dethleffs, Elddis, Eriba, Etrusco, Hymer, Laika, LMC, Niesmann+Bischoff, Sunlight and Xplore, the rental companies Crossrent, McRent and rent easy, and also the chassis specialist Goldschmitt, the accessories specialist Movera and the touring portal freeontour all belong to the Erwin Hymer Group. Further information is provided at www.erwinhymergroup.com.

Press contact

Sandra Schlude
Carado GmbH