Coachmen Lauded for Its Sales Performance
1 July 2000
Ford Honors Coachmen with Top Class A Chassis Sales AwardELKHART, Ind. - Coachmen Industries, Inc. was recently awarded one of the five top Ford Motor Company awards for class A motorhome chassis production in 1999. Coachmen ranked third in the number of class A chassis bought from Ford. Ken Farr, Recreation and Commercial Vehicle Sales Manager at Ford Motor Company, made the awards presentation recently at the Las Vegas (Nevada) Pool Account Meeting. "It's a great honor for Ford to present this award to Coachmen," Farr said. "Coachmen is a strong company with a value-driven approach that underlines its working relationships with its many partners." Officials at Coachmen were also pleased with the honor. "We recognize the significance of achieving top five status at Ford for two years running," said Claire C. Skinner, Coachmen Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. "Our recent upgrades and improvements in production capacity, along with our introduction of innovative new product designs, will solidify our place in the class A market." Coachmen Industries includes motorhome builders Coachmen Recreational Vehicle Company and Georgie Boy Manufacturing. The strong demand for diesel class A's prompted Georgie Boy to open a new plant in Elkhart recently. The new plant is known as Georgie Boy Manufacturing Diesel, Inc. (GBMD). Class A motorhomes built on Ford chassis include Coachmen RV Company's Santara, Catalina and Mirada models. Georgie Boy produces four different motorhomes built on Ford chassis: Cruise Air, Cruise Master, Landau and Pursuit. Coachmen Industries, Inc. is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles. The company's All American Homes division is America's leading producer of modular homes. Coachmen is publicly held with stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the COA symbol.