Winnebago Industries Receives 100,000th Chassis From Workhorse Custom Chassis
Winnebago Industries Receives 100,000th Chassis From Workhorse Custom Chassis
June 29, 2005
FOREST CITY, IOWA, June 29, 2005 - Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), the leading motor home manufacturer, received the 100,000th chassis manufactured by Workhorse Custom Chassis, the leading manufacturer of chassis for Class A motor homes*, yesterday at its Forest City facilities.
Workhorse Custom Chassis representatives, Bob Wert, vice president of sales, marketing and product planning, John Margalski, director of RV sales, Larry Chandler, director of product planning, and Craig Finley, OEM account manager, made the presentation to Winnebago Industries' Chairman and CEO Bruce Hertzke, President and CFO Ed Barker, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Roger Martin, Vice President of Manufacturing Bob Olson, Director of Purchasing Bill Fisher and Chassis and Electrical Design Engineering Manager Greg Schulz.
The Workhorse chassis, a 24,000-lb. GVWR W24 model, will be used for a new 2006 Winnebago Adventurer 38J motor home that will be delivered to Lazydays RV Super Center in Seffner, Fla., later this summer.
Winnebago Industries and Lazydays have been the biggest customers of Workhorse platforms since Workhorse began operations in 1999.
"We were happy that Winnebago Industries and Lazydays placed the order for this special chassis because our partnership has been particularly fruitful in bringing many new choices to motor home owners," said Wert. "When you think about the industry leaders of change and innovation, motor home owners have come to expect that from Workhorse, Winnebago Industries, and Lazydays," continued Wert. "Winnebago Industries was actively consulted in the development of our groundbreaking W22 chassis and remains a valued source of product input for many of our future projects."
Winnebago Industries Chairman of the Board and CEO Bruce Hertzke received the new chassis from Workhorse. "We're honored to help Workhorse celebrate this special milestone," said Hertzke. "We're always looking for new choices for our customers, and Workhorse has been an excellent partner in helping us provide such choices."
About Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is the leading United States manufacturer of motor homes, self-contained recreation vehicles used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The Company builds quality motor homes under the Winnebago and Itasca brand names with state-of-the-art computer-aided design and manufacturing systems on automotive-styled assembly lines. 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. For access to Winnebago Industries' investor relations material, to add your name to an automatic email list for Company news releases or for information on a dollar-based stock investment service for the Company's stock, visit, http://www.winnebagoind.com/html/company/investorRelations.html.
* 2004 R.L. Polk data of new vehicle registrations.
For further information:
Kelli Harms
641/585-6731
kharms@winnebagoind.com
Workhorse Custom Chassis representatives, Bob Wert, vice president of sales, marketing and product planning, John Margalski, director of RV sales, Larry Chandler, director of product planning, and Craig Finley, OEM account manager, made the presentation to Winnebago Industries' Chairman and CEO Bruce Hertzke, President and CFO Ed Barker, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Roger Martin, Vice President of Manufacturing Bob Olson, Director of Purchasing Bill Fisher and Chassis and Electrical Design Engineering Manager Greg Schulz.
The Workhorse chassis, a 24,000-lb. GVWR W24 model, will be used for a new 2006 Winnebago Adventurer 38J motor home that will be delivered to Lazydays RV Super Center in Seffner, Fla., later this summer.
Winnebago Industries and Lazydays have been the biggest customers of Workhorse platforms since Workhorse began operations in 1999.
"We were happy that Winnebago Industries and Lazydays placed the order for this special chassis because our partnership has been particularly fruitful in bringing many new choices to motor home owners," said Wert. "When you think about the industry leaders of change and innovation, motor home owners have come to expect that from Workhorse, Winnebago Industries, and Lazydays," continued Wert. "Winnebago Industries was actively consulted in the development of our groundbreaking W22 chassis and remains a valued source of product input for many of our future projects."
Winnebago Industries Chairman of the Board and CEO Bruce Hertzke received the new chassis from Workhorse. "We're honored to help Workhorse celebrate this special milestone," said Hertzke. "We're always looking for new choices for our customers, and Workhorse has been an excellent partner in helping us provide such choices."
About Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is the leading United States manufacturer of motor homes, self-contained recreation vehicles used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The Company builds quality motor homes under the Winnebago and Itasca brand names with state-of-the-art computer-aided design and manufacturing systems on automotive-styled assembly lines. 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. For access to Winnebago Industries' investor relations material, to add your name to an automatic email list for Company news releases or for information on a dollar-based stock investment service for the Company's stock, visit, http://www.winnebagoind.com/html/company/investorRelations.html.
* 2004 R.L. Polk data of new vehicle registrations.
For further information:
Kelli Harms
641/585-6731
kharms@winnebagoind.com