Elkhart, IN, July 13, 2007 -- Coachmen Industries announced the appointment of Martin Miranda, 43, to the position of Vice President – Controller & Treasurer for Coachmen Industries, Inc.  

For the last seven years, Mr. Miranda served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ECI, a regional payroll services provider. Prior to his employment at ECI, Mr. Miranda spent six years with Quality Dining, Inc. as its VP-Controller.

Mr. Miranda is a Certified Public Accountant and obtained his MBA from Indiana University – South Bend.

As VP – Controller & Treasurer for Coachmen Industries, Mr. Miranda’s primary responsibilities will include treasury, tax, insurance, forecasting, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, maintaining and enhancing internal controls, cash flow management, and financial reporting – both external SEC reporting and internal reporting. In addition, he will assist with critical strategic planning, and financial analysis/assessments.   

Mr. Miranda’s employment with the Registrant will commence on July 16, 2007.

On July 9, 2007, Coachmen announced that Gary Near, the Registrant’s Vice President – Treasurer, will retire on August 31, 2007.