Results for the RV Industry Association’s December 2021 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments for 2021 ended with a record 600,240 wholesale shipments, surpassing the previous record total from 2017 of 504,599 shipments. This is an increase of 19%.
RVIA President and CEO Craig Kirby said the RV industry has grown for decades due to individuals choosing RVing as their access to the 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 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% 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% compared to 2020 with 56,212 units. Park Model RV finished the year up 5.7% compared to 2020 with 3,923 units shipped.
Results from the RVIA December 2021 survey of manufacturers also determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 40,347 units, a decrease of 0.1% compared to the 40,382 units shipped during December 2020. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, ended the month up 1.1% against last December with 36,908 wholesale shipments. Motorhomes finished the month down 11.3% compared to the same month last year with 3,439 units. Park Model RVs ended the month down by 9% compared to December 2020 with 244 wholesale shipments.
Click here to view the December 2021 shipment numbers published on the RV Industry Association website and click here to view the Shipment Report in PDF format.
