January RV Shipments Jumped 29% Over Last Year

Above, two new Coachmen Orion Class C motorhomes in transit at
 the Flying J in Jamestown, New Mexico. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Over the past year, it was written that the RV industry was slowing down in the number of new unit shipments and sales.

You can toss that out the window as this year's RV shipments have jumped over the same period last year.

Goshen News reported:

RESTON, Va. — The shipment of recreational vehicles from manufacturers to dealers climbed 29.2% in January over the same month in 2019. 

The RV Industry Association's January survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 33,003 units, up from the 25,540 units shipped in January of 2019.

At the Flying J travel center in Jamestown, New Mexico, I see many new RVs being transported (they are clearly marked with special plates, usually from the RV capital of the U.S., Indiana) to dealers further west, so I am not surprised that shipments jumped 29%.

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