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RV Industry News and a Word of Caution

Rather than paraphrase the RVIA, I thought I’d share their own words with you: “Demand for RV units has grown month-over-month in 2021, breaking all previous wholesale shipment records. The latest projection shows the most likely year-end total for RV units built in… Continue Reading →

The RV Industry Projections for 2022

If your following the RV industry shipments you realize that this year is a banner year for manufacturers. In fact, August 2021 shipments were 33.8% greater than August of 2020.  The 52,819 shipments recorded last month set a new monthly… Continue Reading →

Why you should consider Grand Design

When I say Grand Design has the best customer service in the industry it’s because I know it to be true based on my personal experience.  

Should the Buyer Beware?

Wow, the RV industry continues to best previous records. In February the RV shipments were 30.1% higher than February of 2020. Should the buyer beware?

January’s RV Shipments

January’s RV Shipments are in, and the RV industry had its best January on record. One would think that’s a good thing; and it is for the RV industry, but what is the impact to new buyers? Folks that bought… Continue Reading →

RV Manufacturing is off the charts!

RV manufacturing is off the charts; here are Septembers numbers: The RV industry is now only down only .8% over 2019 for all “towable RV’s” and down 3.2% for all RV shipments which include all classes of Motorhomes. This is… Continue Reading →

The Trip to The Factory

The trip to the factory came after a surprise phone call on the 25th of September, just four days after they started repairs on the unit. I was really expecting that it wouldn’t be ready until the date they gave… Continue Reading →

July RV Shipments and the Travel Trailer Shortage

You may remember from my earlier blog about June shipments, that I thought the RV industry would make up for the Covid19 shut down. I think there is very little doubt about that happening. But there is a lot more… Continue Reading →

RV Shipments are up, but there’s more to the story!

RV shipments are up, but there’s more to the story than just an increase in shipments. More new people are entering the RV market this year, and trade ins are down. First let’s just start with the June Shipments. Remember… Continue Reading →

The RV Slump Continues……

Here is the latest from the RVIA on November Shipments; the RV slump continues: The RV Industry Association’s November survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 29,644 wholesale shipments, a decrease of 10.2% from the 33,023… Continue Reading →

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