RV Industry Production Increases In 2020, Pandemic Believed To Spur New Interest Unable to load the audio player. playpausemuteunmute Samantha Horton Even after shutting down for about two months in the spring, the recreational vehicle industry is going to outpace the previous year. In 2020, production increased about 4 percent. RV companies also saw that rise in interest, producing more than 400,000 units of various sizes in 2020, according to industry figures. RV Technical Institute executive director Curt Hemmeler said COVID-19 may have driven some people to buy or rent RVs, and the interest will last beyond the pandemic. “We definitely feel that the trend will continue even as the vaccine rolls out and folks’ comfort levels may return to flying again or taking a cruise,” said Hemmeler. “The RV industry has opened eyes and folks are experiencing things and the ability to work as well.”