Well this doesn’t look good, what do you think?

[Joe Hogan]

During my employment financing RV dealership inventory for Bombardier Capital (purchased by GE Capital), we used the empirical data derived from the RV sector sales to predict the strength of the overall economy. During this time, I also was responsible for Powersports Inventory, Marine and Mobile Home dealer financing. The lead indicator was RV. We also watched the banking loan sector and home equity loans to predict RV sales trends. Using this data, 2007, 2008, 2009 was no surprise. Most of us prospered in our retirement accounts during the great recession in 2007, 2008, 2009.

That said, this is worth a read https://www.rvia.org/news-insights/rv-shipments-october-2019

There is some lag between a RV sales downturn and the overall economy. Generally, 12-18 months.

BTW This is not financial advice. This is only a general observation. I am no longer a licensed Financial Advisor and can not provide financial advice in any form.

 

[turbopilot]

Best predictor of the future is past performance. This chart says it all. Hold on.

 

[Joe Hogan]

Ths Inverted yield curve is a great indicator. It confirms we are in for a slow down.

 

[Akdare]

??

 

[Chuggs]

When working with the technician troubleshooting the shorted fuel injector in my Cummins ISL. He did let slip he prefers working on the Detroit Diesel. The interface they use works better than the Cummins Insite software apparently...saving him a lot of time and frustration.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

We’re in a really prolonged bull market...gotta change sometime.

This!

We WILL see a downward economic "adjustment" sometime in the foreseeable future. It is just a matter of exactly when. This is a "natural adjustment" in the economic world, and when these adjustments happen, one of the first hits is in "discretionary spending.

For those of us who are retired, the best defense is good financial planning and management that moderates the downturn. That's why we use a Certified Financial Planner with an excellent track record to help us reduce the risk and keep us diversified. That worked well for us in the 2007 fiasco, so we see no need to fix something that ain't broke.

Yes, we will see a market turndown again in the motorhome industry one of these days. The strong companies will survive by making smart financial and production choices; the weaker ones will go the way of the dinosaur. I'm betting that Newmar (aka Winnebago) will make the right decisions.

TJ

 

[Akdare]

This!

We WILL see a downward economic "adjustment" sometime in the foreseeable future. It is just a matter of exactly when. This is a "natural adjustment" in the economic world, and when these adjustments happen, one of the first hits is in "discretionary spending.

For those of us who are retired, the best defense is good financial planning and management that moderates the downturn. That's why we use a Certified Financial Planner with an excellent track record to help us reduce the risk and keep us diversified. That worked well for us in the 2007 fiasco, so we see no need to fix something that ain't broke.

Yes, we will see a market turndown again in the motorhome industry one of these days. The strong companies will survive by making smart financial and production choices; the weaker ones will go the way of the dinosaur. I'm betting that Newmar (aka Winnebago) will make the right decisions.

TJ

I couldn’t have said it better myself...

 

["EZ"]

Looking at all the posts here back at the end of 2019 (above) it looks like everyone agreed that we were in for a recession, or at least a slow down. I sell class 2 thru 5 Cummins powered Ram commercial trucks in the Southeast. We also mount the bodies to go on them, like dump bodies, flat beds, service bodies, crane bodies, etc. 2019 was the biggest year I've had in the 8 years I have been with my company. I sold over 500 Rams with a value of about $27,500,000.00. I sold an additional $3,000,000.00 worth of bodies to go on them. Now we are in Sept. of 2020 and have had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic almost all year. I've sold over 500 trucks again this year and have been COMPLETELY OUT of trucks several times due to plant closures, etc due to the virus. My body sales are over $500,000.00 over 2019. And here's the kicker...........my company put a travel ban on last March, so I haven't made a single sales call in over 6 months and yet my sales are above last year by a huge margin!! This economy is rocking and rolling despite what you're hearing on TV every night. Companies do not buy new equipment like this if we're headed into a recession.

Just wanted to give my personal experience.

 

[JRS]

Looking at all the posts here back at the end of 2019 (above) it looks like everyone agreed that we were in for a recession, or at least a slow down. I sell class 2 thru 5 Cummins powered Ram commercial trucks in the Southeast. We also mount the bodies to go on them, like dump bodies, flat beds, service bodies, crane bodies, etc. 2019 was the biggest year I've had in the 8 years I have been with my company. I sold over 500 Rams with a value of about $27,500,000.00. I sold an additional $3,000,000.00 worth of bodies to go on them. Now we are in Sept. of 2020 and have had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic almost all year. I've sold over 500 trucks again this year and have been COMPLETELY OUT of trucks several times due to plant closures, etc due to the virus. My body sales are over $500,000.00 over 2019. And here's the kicker...........my company put a travel ban on last March, so I haven't made a single sales call in over 6 months and yet my sales are above last year by a huge margin!! This economy is rocking and rolling despite what you're hearing on TV every night. Companies do not buy new equipment like this if we're headed into a recession.

Just wanted to give my personal experience.

Great to hear! Market at this point reflects the same an thanks for the post.

 

[Jim]

2019 was the biggest year I've had in the 8 years I have been with my company. I sold over 500 Rams with a value of about $27,500,000.00. Now we are in Sept. of 2020 and have had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic almost all year. I've sold over 500 trucks again this year and have been COMPLETELY OUT of trucks several times due to plant closures, etc due to the virus. My body sales are over $500,000.00 over 2019.

Wow!