RV shipments continued their monthly fall as they have for every month so far this year. Results for the RV Industry Association’s October 2023 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 28,371 units, a decrease of 13.1% compared to the 32,652 units shipped in October last year. So far this year, RV shipments are down 40.6% with 266,492 units.
Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, ended the month down 9.2% from last October with 24,825 shipments. Conventional travel trailers led the way with 19,744 units shipped.
Motorhomes finished the month down 33.4% compared to the same month last year with 3,546 units, most of which were Class C models with 1,893 sales, which was down from 2,622 last year. Only 780 Class A motorhomes shipped from factories for the month.
Park model RVs finished October down 15.0% compared to the same month last year, with 431 wholesale shipments.
Below you will find charts showing 2022/2023 month-over-month total wholesale RV shipments, excluding park models.
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I’m not at all surprised on the motorized as the pricing is still unbelievably high. My wife and I are looking, kinda, but there is absolutely no way I’m going to trade in my perfectly good 2013 Newmar for a new one AND give them hundreds of thousands to boot. Even used pandemic era models are still astronomical in price, and who knows what kind of long term build problems those things have! No, thanks.
If prices stay as they are we’ll just keep on maintaining and using what we have.
We are of the same mind set. Our 40′ 2006 Tiffin QSH DP is pre DEF, pre covid crappy build and suits our needs fine. Rather spend the money on upkeep and upgrades.
I have seen 2018-21 used motorhomes for sale for long periods with no change in pricing. People are unwilling to accept that each model year has deflationary effects as well as higher interest rates. They paid too much for their rigs and are likely in trouble.
I’m guessing the downward trend in shipments reflects the downward trend in sales. If your sales lot is packed full, you aren’t going to order more with no room.