RV Industry Expects Another Big Year

The recreational vehicle industry is expecting 2022 will continue to see strong consumer demand and that means Indiana’s vast RV sector will remain busy. The RV Industry Association is forecasting manufacturers will produce approximately 613,000 motorized and towable units this year, an increase of 1.9% over 2021. While still waiting for the year-end final production output from last year, the RVIA says the industry was on pace to produce a record 602,200 units, a nearly 40% gain over 2020.

In an interview with Inside Indiana Business, RVIA spokesperson Monika Geraci explained what is driving demand.

“Obviously the pandemic has had an influence. But when we’re asking what was the [main] reason you bought it, it’s the love of road trips. It’s wanting to spend time outdoors,” said Geraci.

Geraci says while government travel restrictions, such as on airlines, pushed some families to purchase an RV, she says it was not the top issue when surveying customers.

“It was third from the bottom. It wasn’t the driving reason for people to be buying RVs,” said Geraci. “People really have rediscovered the great outdoors since the onset of the pandemic. There’s been this reset in people’s just what they value and getting outdoors is one of those things that has really become a priority for people.”

Read the full article from Inside Indiana Business here.