Retail sales of towable RVs climbed 11.5% in March from a year ago while registrations were up 13.9% for the first quarter.
According to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc., results by category showed:
• Sales for the high-volume travel trailer sector grew 14.2% for the month and 16.3% year-to-date.
• Fifth-wheel registrations were up 6.8% in March and 10.2% for the three months.
• Folding camping trailer sales fell 10.7% for the month and 7.1% year-to-date.
• Recreational park trailer sales were up 16.4% in March, and 6.1% for the first quarter.
Forest River Inc. was the towable sales leader through March with a 37.6% market share, edging out Thor Industries Inc. which captured a 35.2% share. Jayco Inc. was No. 3 with a 12.7% share.
By segment, Forest River was No. 1 in travel trailer sales for the first three months with a 39.2% market share, ahead of Thor (32.7%) and Jayco (14%). Thor was the leader in fifth-wheel sales, capturing a 47.6% market share, followed by Forest River (31.3%), Jayco (9%) and Grand Design RV Co. (8.1%).
Forest River was the folding camping trailer sales leader year-to-date with a 61.4% market share while Jayco (16.6%) held the No. 2 position followed by Columbia Northwest/Aliner Inc. (10.5%). In the park model segment, Skyline Corp. was No. 1 with a 15.6% share, followed by Kropf Manufacturing Co. Inc. (10.5%) and Cavco Industries (8.7%).
This article originally appeared on RVBusiness.com.
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