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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer
I think the RV inventories at these large dealers are pretty much in line with sales. I know when you drive by some of these super centers, you wonder how in the world could they sell that many RVs?! But it's a very small market relative to automobiles and there are very few dealers compared to car dealerships. So there are a lot of RVs concentrated on relatively few dealer lots. I think there's around 300,000 RVs sold annually in the US (versus what, 15 million cars?). Even the largest dealer in the US (Lazy Days in Tampa FL) stocks only about 1500 RVs. Most super center dealers have maybe 300-500 units. So I think it's really just a matter of the RVs physically taking up a lot of real estate that makes it look like there are so many. Plus, there are only a handful of these super center RV dealers in each state. One of these dealers told me last year they routinely sell 25-35 units on a good Saturday.
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Sales are closer to 430K in 2016
The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association: Business Indicators
2017 should be a good year for RVs, as sales are already up almost 9%