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Fleetwood RV Motor Home Sales Top $1 Billion for Fiscal 1999, an RV Industry First

28 April 1999

Fleetwood RV Motor Home Sales Top $1 Billion for Fiscal 1999, an RV Industry First

    RIVERSIDE, Calif., April 28 -- The Motor Home Division of
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., surpassed $1 billion in product sales during the
fiscal year, ended April 25, 1999.  The company marked this industry milestone
with a celebration today, featuring the Bounder motor home that put them over
the nine-figure mark.  Dick Parks, senior vice president -- Fleetwood
Recreational Vehicle Group, presented the Bounder to Frank DeGelas, president,
Mike Thompson's RV Super Stores, the purchasing dealer.
    "Fleetwood RV was the first to reach this industry milestone with help
from strong products, a healthy economy, high consumer confidence and
favorable demographic factors," said Parks.  "The RV industry had its best
year in 20 years during calendar 1998.  Given our commanding lead in the
industry, we believe our record $1 billion in motor home sales is unlikely to
be matched by another RV manufacturer for at least another decade."
    The $16 billion recreational vehicle industry, Fleetwood RV included, is
experiencing a major sales boom, thanks in part to a long-projected surge in
purchases made by baby boomers.  Fleetwood RV, along with its dealer network,
offers a significant number of motor home product variations from its
affordable mini motor homes to the $450,000 American Heritage, appealing to a
wide range of customers.
    Fleetwood RV boasted 13,664 motor home retail registrations in 1998.
Calendar 1999 sales through February total 1,729, with 350 coming from
California alone.  According to Statistical Surveys, Inc., the company
currently holds 38 percent of the California motor home market, making it the
number one trading area for Fleetwood RV.
    "Mike Thompson's RV Super Stores, as California's largest Fleetwood RV
dealer, is pleased to accept this special Bounder," said DeGelas.  "In 1986,
we accepted one of Fleetwood RV's first production Bounders, and now it is our
delight to participate again in another Fleetwood milestone."
    Mike Thompson's RV Super Stores has three locations in California,
including Colton, Fountain Valley and Santa Fe Springs.  They offer more than
600 RVs and 200 floorplans, including 18 of the nation's top-selling Fleetwood
RV brands.
    Fleetwood RV, a $3 billion Fortune 500 company based in
Riverside, Calif., is the world's leading producer of recreational vehicles,
including the Bounder -- the nation's number one selling RV.  Fleetwood RV
manufactures nearly one in three recreational vehicles on the road today.  The
Fleetwood RV line of recreational vehicles, which includes motor homes, travel
trailers, fifth wheels, truck campers and folding trailers, can be found at
more than 1,200 dealers nationwide.  Established in 1950, Fleetwood employs
more than 18,000 associates at its corporate headquarters and 63 North
American facilities.  For more information on Fleetwood RV, visit the
company's Web site at http://www.fleetwood.com or its on-line news bureau at
http://www.fleetwood-newsbureau.com (media only) or call 800/444-4905 for dealer
referrals and literature requests.