The RV Industry Association is reporting that the July 2026 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 19,948 units, an 11.9 percent year-over-year (y/y) decline compared to the 22,633 units shipped in July 2025.
Through seven months (YTD), shipments are down 13.9 percent with 183,592 RVs shipped, compared to 213,338 for the comparative YTD period last year. Shipments had been down 14.2 percent through the first half (H1) of the year, making July a moderating element to the decline.
As the market has seen all year, the business has clearly shifted, with Travel Trailers falling double-digits again as sales in the Towables Segment continues to shift to Truck Campers.
The Towables segment, led by conventional travel trailers, ended the month down 9.8 percent y/y with 17,754 shipments. The segment was down 16.8 percent for the H1 period and down 14.3 percent in June so the more moderate July decrease has to be seen as a win of sorts.
Motorhomes finished the month down 25.6 percent y/y with 2,194 units. Sales were actually up 9.8 percent for the H1 period after posting a 1.6 percent decline in June so the July decline is a considerable shift in the trend lines. Still, Van Campers still boasted double-digit growth in July and Mini Campers were up nearly 10 percent y/y.
Park Model RVs finished July up 29.7 percent compared to July last year, with 410 wholesale shipments. Year-to-date, park model RVs are up 24.5 percent with 3,015 units shipped.
As SGB noted last month, nine states comprise a super majority of all Park Model RVs for the U.S. and Canada, but this month New Mexico took the lead with nearly 13 percent of total shipments as Texas shifted from nearly 17 percent to less than 10 percent of the total shipments for the month.
July 2026 RV Wholesale Shipment Summary
Image courtesy Enduro Campers; Data and table courtesy RV Industry Association
