RV Sales & Shipments Up Big from ‘09
// March 9th, 2010 // By: Phil // No Comments » // Features
RESTON, Va. — Shipments of recreation vehicles from manufacturers to dealers posted a 116 percent increase in January, compared to January 2009, the RV Industry Association announced today.
“Wholesale shipments to retailers of all RVs were reported at 15,800 units in the January 2010 survey of manufacturers, more than twice the total from this same month last year,” said Bill Baker, senior director of communications for RVIA. “Both towable and motorhome categories participated in this month’s growth with all categories at the same or substantially above their January totals last year.
“Importantly, this marked the sixth consecutive monthly improvement for RV shipments as dealer orders more closely reflected retail sales during the month,” said Baker. (more…)
