The monthly manufacturers survey by the RV Industry Association for December showed that total RV shipments ended 2021 with a record 600,240 wholesale shipments, surpassing the 2017 total of 504,599 shipments by 19 percent.
“For decades, the RV industry has been growing with more and more people turning to RVs as the perfect way to experience the great outdoors. While the demand for RVs has been amplified over the past two years, the pandemic also created several obstacles and challenges for our industry,” said RVIA President & CEO Craig Kirby. “But through their hard work and innovation, our manufacturers and suppliers are rising to meet these challenges, building a record 600,000 RVs this past year, sending more RVs to dealer lots across North America than ever before, and allowing more people to experience the joys of RVing.”
Total RV shipments for 2021 increased 39.5 percent over the 430,412 units shipped in 2020. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, ended 2021 up 39.6 against 2020 with 544,028 wholesale shipments. Motorhomes finished the year up 37.8 percent compared to 2020 with 56,212 units. Park Model RV finished the year up 5.7 percent compared to 2020 with 3,923 units shipped.
Results from the RVIA’s December 2021 survey of manufacturers also determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 40,347 units, a decrease of (-0.1 percent) compared to the 40,382 units shipped during December 2020. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, ended the month up 1.1 percent against last December with 36,908 wholesale shipments. Motorhomes finished the month down (-11.3 percent) compared to the same month last year with 3,439 units. Park Model RVs ended the month down (-9.0 percent) compared to December 2020 with 244 wholesale shipments.
