Coachmen Industries (NYSE: COA) recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to produce ADA compliant low floor accessible buses for ARBOC Mobility LLC. This bus incorporates patent pending technologies provided by ARBOC Mobility.

Coachmen’s RV Group will produce ARBOC Mobility’s “Spirit of Mobility” specialized transit and shuttle buses at its production facilities in Middlebury, Indiana. ARBOC Mobility will sell the buses through bus dealerships throughout the US and Canada. The vehicles are specially designed with a low-floor, “kneeling” air suspension chassis and ramp system. These features allow easy access for all passengers, including those in wheel chairs to enter and exit through the same entrance. The easy access features also make it ideal for passengers pulling luggage or pushing children in strollers. The bus will be produced at a cost that is less than competing low floor products, while fully endorsing the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The accessible transit and shuttle buses are designed for use in airports, hotels, retirement communities, assisted living centers, resorts and other venues where short haul transportation and accessibility are required.

The buses will be produced in four different lengths in both gasoline and diesel power trains, accommodating 12 to 25 passengers. The first unit was scheduled off the dedicated assembly line late-March, 2008 and Coachmen Industries expects sales of this unit to begin in the second quarter.

For more information: Jeffery A. Tryka, CFA, Director of Planning and Investor Relations, Coachmen Industries, Inc. call: 574-825-5821