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April RV Shipments Down Dramatically Due to COVID-19 Plant Closures
As expected, due to nationwide retail and manufacturing shutdowns during the month related to the COVID-19 pandemic response, the RV Industry Association’s April 2020 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments were reduced significantly, ending the month with 7,197 units.
Towable RVs totaled 6,503 units, motorhomes 694 units, and Park Model RVs totaled 240 wholesale shipments for the month.
In terms of Park Models, 240 were shipped in April compared with 433 last April, a decline of 45 percent. Year-to-date through April, 1,283 have been shipped this year, compared with 1,497 during the same period a year ago.