Coachmen Industries, Inc. Names John A. Goebel to Board of Directors

ELKHART, Ind., Aug. 10, 2006 -- Coachmen Industries, Inc. today announced that it has appointed John A. Goebel to Coachmen's Board of Directors.

"We are extremely pleased that Mr. Goebel has agreed to serve on our Board of Directors," commented Chairman and CEO Claire C. Skinner. "He is an accomplished businessman with extensive knowledge and experience as a supplier to the housing industry which will be beneficial to Coachmen and our shareholders."

Mr. Goebel is the retired Chairman and President of HomeCrest Corp., a manufacturer of quality cabinetry located in Goshen, Indiana. During his seventeen years with HomeCrest Corp., Mr. Goebel held a variety of positions from plant manager to Vice President of Operations, where he specialized in lean manufacturing techniques, before being named President in 1995. Prior to these positions, Mr. Goebel held a variety of positions in sales, marketing and product management at Keeler Brass Company as well as several years serving in the United States Navy. Mr. Goebel holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in management from Northwestern University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Williams Distributing Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Western Cabinets, Inc. of Cedar Hill, Texas and Northern Contours, Inc. of St. Paul, Minnesota in addition to serving on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations. Mr. Goebel will hold a position as an independent director and stand for election at the 2007 Coachmen Annual Shareholders' Meeting for a term to be determined.

Coachmen Industries, Inc., through its prominent industry subsidiaries, is one of America's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, systems-built homes and commercial buildings. The Company's well-known RV brand names include COACHMEN(R), GEORGIE BOY(TM), SPORTSCOACH(R) and VIKING(R). Coachmen's ALL AMERICAN HOMES(R) subsidiary is one of the nation's largest producers of systems-built homes, and also a major builder of multi-family residential and commercial structures with its ALL AMERICAN BUILDING SYSTEMS(TM) products. Coachmen Industries, Inc. is a publicly held company with stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker COA.