Webcast Alert: Coachmen Industries Announces Its Participation in the 2nd Annual Small Cap Recreational Vehicle Conference Webcast

ELKHART, IN--May 9, 2005--Coachmen Industries announces the following Webcast:

What: Coachmen Industries' Participation in the 2nd Annual Small Cap Recreational Vehicle Conference New York Webcast, sponsored by Catalyst Financial Resources, and Robins Media Group

When: May 1, 20051, 2005 @ 12:15 PM Eastern

Where: http://www.vcall.com/CEPage.asp?ID=91680

How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above.

Contact: Connie Schadewitz, 360-828-8601 or connie@catalystresearch.com

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be available for replay at http://www.vcall.com/CEPage.asp?ID=91680 or http://www.catalystresearch.com

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