Coachmen offers preview of 2005 motorhome lineup

Dealers Happy With Products, Company Operations, New Encore Rear Diesel

For 2005, Coachmen has unveiled a new rear diesel motorhome called the Sportscoach Encore, a special Anniversary Edition travel trailer in recognition of the Company's 40th year of operation and many new floor plans and enhanced product features.

A company official said Coachmen's Class A retail registrations have increased dramatically over the last year and are up 22 percent year-to-date through May, the most recent month for which data is available. Much of the success the company has enjoyed in motorhome sales has come in the diesel market segment and has been driven by the popularity of its Sportscoach models. The new double-slide Sportscoach Encore, for example, has created the biggest stir. A rear diesel aimed at the mid-price market, it features a raised rail chassis with large exterior pass-through storage bays and attractive full-paint graphics. Its38-inch-deep coach slideroom and spacious bedroom slideout suite provides as much living space as many triple-slide models.

In Class C's, Coachmen's retail registrations are up 12.8 percent through May. That increase is especially notable, as Coachmen is now the Class C model retail sales leader, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys, Inc., an independent market research firm. Following up on the successful debut of the Concord C+ last year, Coachmen introduced a 29-foot double slide Concord that includes a cathedral window. The new Freelander 2600 also boasts a cathedral window, plus a large rear storage bay with three access doors. Another new Freelander, the 3150 Super Slide, features a ceiling height of 6 feet 10 inches to go along with its 96 cu. ft. of exterior storage.

In the towables department, an Anniv

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ersary Edition travel trailer is available in two floor plans: a 30-foot rear bath model with one slideroom; and a 35-foot front kitchen model with two sliderooms, including a king bed in the bedroom. Both models come packaged with special features, options and graphics.

In addition to its many new models and product enhancements, Coachmen has also streamlined and consolidated its product lines for 2005, eliminating similar floor plans that competed with each other and developing feature and optionpackages for each model line.

Coachmen Recreational Vehicle Company, LLC markets travel trailers, fifth wheel trailers, class A and class C motorhomes. A subsidiary of Elkhart, Indiana-based Coachmen Industries, Inc., Coachmen RV Company was founded in 1964 in Middlebury, Ind., where its headquarters and largest manufacturing facility are located.

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