Fleetwood left the business?

[Pskhaat]

Is it true that Fleetwood left the trailer business?

 

[Cypher]

Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. has $20.7 million in assets compared to at least $265.2 million worth of debts, according to recent financial filings the company has made in bankruptcy court. Of that, at least $183 million is money owed to unsecured creditors.

Ouch...

http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_Biz_S_fleetwood19.383fc79.html

 

[njtaco]

They are not the only ones. The economy (as well as fuel prices last summer) has hit the RV industry hard. My favorite travel trailer manufacturer (Sunline) went under recently, too.

 

[Pskhaat]

Was SO looking at their E1/E2s too...

 

[njtaco]

You may still be able to get one of those... their travel trailer plants were closing, but maybe the pop-ups are still being built?

There are likely 2008 and 2009 models still in inventory at the dealers, too.

 

[highlandercj-7]

Coleman is still in biz. They got out from under Fleetwood. SO they are making there trailers again.

 

[R_Lefebvre]

Coleman is still in biz. They got out from under Fleetwood. SO they are making there trailers again.

Are you sure? Who's making those trailers? Are they Fleetwood, or Coleman?

 

[highlandercj-7]

Yes they are back! They are built about 1hour from me in Somerset PA. Here's there new web site:

http://www.colemantrailers.com/

 

[Big Daddy Chia]

I want the switchback.

 

[mph]

Fyi

I have the 2008 E1 from Fleetwood. Coleman has taken it over and the are still honoring the warranty. Good news...These trailers rock!

 

[Waytec]

So Fleetwood has gone under but Colman has purchased most of their models and are still going.
Or
Fleetwood and Colman made the same models but deferent names. Now who ever owned both companies are just building under the Colman name now. Like GM has dropped the Pontiac line same car different name.

I am gust wondering because my Wife and I where looking at a Fleetwood that looks like the Cobalt at the local RV show this spring.

 

[go4aryd]

In the US, Fleetwood sold remaining camp trailer assets back to Coleman before restructuring began. This applies to all tent trailers. I have seen any reliable info on what this currently means for the hard sides (likely a sunk cost, nothing of value to sell).

Ironic that Coleman's tent trailer line was bought complete by Fleetwood not all that long ago.

 

[highlandercj-7]

The folks at Coleman are a great bunch of down home folks. I'm sure they were not happy that they got sold to Fleetwood. I'm not sure of the details on how they got back to Coleman, I'll have to look for details there. It doesn't suprise me that they are backing the warranty on the other tent trailers. They take pride in there products.

 

[Funrover]

Coleman has always built great pop-up trailers. I would recomend you get one if you get the chance. Currently I have my eye on a 1973 Coleman. Still solid