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Coachmen Industries Wins Top Sales Award From Ford Motor Company

13 June 2000

Coachmen #1 in Ford Class C Chassis Purchases

               
    ELKHART, Ind. - Coachmen Industries, Inc. was recently presented with the
top sales award from Ford Motor Company for motorhome chassis production for 
1999.  Coachmen was number one in class C production, buying more Ford chassis 
than any other recreational vehicle manufacturer in 1999.

    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 pleasure to work with such an outstanding
organization. Coachmen has a vision and a plan and works very cooperatively
with its vendors and suppliers." Farr added, "It's a great honor to give this
award to Coachmen."

    "This is the second year in a row that we have achieved the number one
status for the class C chassis," said Claire C. Skinner, Coachmen Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer.  "This award combined with Coachmen RV
Company's ranking as the number one retail selling brand of class C motorhomes
in 1999, demonstrate the strength of Coachmen's position in the class C
market."

    Coachmen Industries includes motorhome builders Coachmen Recreational
Vehicle Company, Shasta Industries and Georgie Boy Manufacturing.

    Motorhomes in Coachmen Industries' class C roundup include Coachmen RV
Company's Santara, Leprechaun and Catalina Sport; Shasta's Travelmaster,
Cheyenne and Sprite; and Georgie Boy's Maverick.

    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.