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Winnebago Industries' Motor Homes Receive Top Sales Award Honors

18 February 2000

Winnebago Industries' Motor Homes Receive Top Sales Award Honors

    FOREST CITY, Iowa, Feb. 17 -- Statistical Surveys, Inc., a
retail reporting firm in Grand Rapids, Mich., announced today that Winnebago
Industries, Inc. had received two awards for top retail sales
volume achievement for its motor homes.
    According to Statistical Surveys, Winnebago Industries' Winnebago brand
motor homes were the top selling Class A brand during calendar 1999,
outselling every other Class A brand in the United States. The Winnebago brand
had a volume increase of 24.9 percent during calendar 1999, ending the year
1,257 units, or 40.1 percent, ahead of the next closest motor home brand.
Class A's are described as motor homes that are constructed directly on
medium-duty truck chassis that include the engine and drivetrain components.
Winnebago brand Class A's include the Brave, Adventurer, Chieftain and
Journey.
    Winnebago Industries was also recognized for being the top selling
manufacturer of Class C's in the U.S.  Winnebago Industries Class C products
showed a volume increase of 15.2 percent during calendar 1999, ending the year
212 units, or 5.6 percent, ahead of the next closest motor home manufacturer.
Class C's are mini motor homes that are built on a van-type chassis on which
Winnebago Industries constructs a living area with access to the driver's
compartment.  Winnebago Industries' manufactures three Class C motor home
brands:  Winnebago, which includes the Minnie and Minnie Winnie models;
Itasca, which includes the Spirit and Sundancer models; and the Rialta.
    "Winnebago Industries' success in unit volume and market share growth can
be attributed to our commitment to bringing motor homes to market that meet
the needs of today's RV buyers," said Jim Jaskoviak, Winnebago Industries'
vice president of sales and marketing.  "Within the past three years,
virtually all of the Winnebago Industries product line is either all-new or
completely redesigned.  In addition, the recognition of our well-known
Winnebago brand name, our continued high quality standards, as well as our
proven partnerships with our network of dedicated and professional,
full-service dealers and the dedication of our 3,500 dedicated employees have
also greatly contributed to this success. We are especially proud to receive
these sales awards for a second year of record industry-wide RV sales."
    Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of motor homes,
self-contained recreation vehicles used primarily in leisure travel and
outdoor recreation activities.  Other products manufactured by the Company
consist principally of a variety of component products for other
manufacturers.  The Company builds quality products with state-of-the-art
computer-aided design and manufacturing systems on automotive-styled assembly
lines.  The Company believes its products conform to the most rigorous quality
testing in the RV industry.  The Company's common stock is listed on the New
York, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges and traded under the symbol WGO.
Options for the Company's common stock are traded on the Chicago Board Options
Exchange.  Visit Winnebago Industries' web site at http://www.winnebagoind.com