Thor Industries Inc., a large recreational-vehicle maker, finished its latest fiscal year in July with a record-high backlog of orders as the coronavirus pandemic led first-time buyers to shop for RVs.
Elkhart, Ind.-based Thor reported a backlog valued at $5.74 billion, compared with roughly $2 billion a year earlier. That included $2.76 billion of orders for towable RVs in North America. Thor also said dealer inventories finished July at historically low levels.
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