Motorhome sales drop 14.8 percent through August

The overall U.S. motorhome market experienced a 14.8% year-over-year retail sales decrease for the first eight months of 2019 as both Class A and Class C markets registered double-digit declines.

The Class A motorhome market was down 14% through August as Thor led the segment with a 34.4% market share. Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. held the No. 2 spot with a 15.3% share of the market followed by Forest River Inc. at 14.8 percent.

Class C sales declined 15.3% for the eight months with Thor leading the category holding a 45.7% market share, followed by Forest River (28%) and Winnebago Industries Inc. at 13.5 percent.

Chuck Woodbury
Chuck Woodburyhttps://www.rvtravel.com
I'm the founder and publisher of RVtravel.com. I've been a writer and publisher for most of my adult life, and spent a total of at least a half-dozen years of that time traveling the USA and Canada in a motorhome.

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3 Comments

Tina
6 years ago

Sales dropped because they got too expensive!

Billy Bob Thorton
6 years ago

Tis a mere bag of shells, business cycle.

Hubert Hurst
6 years ago

I just love your RV Travel News. Thank you.