Coachmen Sues Coleman

Seeks to Protect Rights Under Licensing Agreement

ELKHART, Ind., Nov. 29 -- Coachmen Industries, Inc. today announced the judge presiding over the legal dispute between Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. and The Coleman Company, Inc. entered an order granting Fleetwood's request for an injunction against Coleman, prohibiting their use of the trademark registration "Coleman" in the recreational vehicle industry. To protect its rights under its existing license agreement with Coleman, Consolidated Leisure Industries, LLC, doing business as the Coachmen RV Group, has filed suit against The Coleman Company, Inc. in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, to enforce its rights under the License Agreement.

Coachmen Chairman and CEO, Claire Skinner stated, "We have a signed, exclusive license from the owner of the 'Coleman' brands, The Coleman Company, Inc., to use the 'Coleman' brand in the recreational vehicle market for the next 15 years, and thereafter. 'Exclusive' means only we can use the 'Coleman' brands in the recreational vehicle market. We do not intend to relinquish those rights; we will fight for them; and we intend to exercise them."

Until this matter is finally and completely adjudicated, Coachmen will introduce and market the new products under a different name, through an independent body of dealers. The new Camping Trailer and Travel Trailer lines, which were to be launched under the "Coleman" brand, will be on display at the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Kentucky, from November 30 through December 2, 2004.

Coachmen Industries, Inc., now celebrating its 40th anniversary, is one of America's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles with well-known brand names including COACHMEN(R), GEORGIE BOY(TM), SPORTSCOACH(R) and VIKING(R). The Company's subsidiary, ALL AMERICAN HOMES(R), is one of the nation's largest producers of systems-built homes. Coachmen Industries is also a major builder of commercial structures with its ALL AMERICAN BUILDING SYSTEMS(TM) and MILLER BUILDING SYSTEMS(TM) products. Prodesign, LLC is a subsidiary that produces custom composite and thermoformed plastic parts for numerous industries under the PRODESIGN(R) brand. Coachmen Industries, Inc. is a publicly held company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker COA.