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RV Manufacturing continues to slip…

As predicted in my previous post last month, the RV shipments continue their decline. RV shipments for September fell to 28,333 units. That is a decrease of (-48.5%) compared to the 55,014 units shipped in September 2021. If you are… Continue Reading →

RV Shipments Drop Again in August

The RV shipments dropped again in August. Please remember as you read this that “shipments” do not equal “RV sales”. Shipments are just the number of RV’s leaving the manufacturing plant en-route to RV dealerships. Results based on a survey… Continue Reading →

The RV Industry Tailspin has started

The June Shipments report is not in but the RV Industry Tailspin has started. As I predicted in the blog post regarding May shipments (click here to read), this seemed inevitable. Remember last year when Thor was actually sold out… Continue Reading →

Record Number of RV Shipments in January

Of course we were all expecting this; January sets a new record number of RV shipments. Of course shipments don’t always equate to sales, but in this environment of back-ordered units – it probably does. The following is from RVIA.org:… Continue Reading →

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 →

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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