RV Industry Had A Record August

Above, RVs on display at the California RV Show. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The RV industry recorded the best August in shipment of new RVs.

Since the supply pipeline of parts for the manufacture of new RVs has been seeing shortages, the record would have been even more impressive had there not been any parts shortages.

According to the Goshen News:

RESTON, Va. — The RV industry had a record August, according to the RV Industry Association.

In a news release Tuesday, the RVIA, said a survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 52,819 units, an increase of 33.8% compared to the 39,489 units shipped during August 2020. The 52,819 shipments recorded last month set a new record for August and is the second most units to be shipped in any single month, behind only March 2021.

A new record was also set for Class B motorhomes (camper vans), which saw 1,442 units shipped in August, a 29% increase over the previous record, also set in March 2021. Class B motorhomes have been growing in popularity, posting significant monthly increases for 16 straight months, the association stated.

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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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