8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     May 6, 2005                                                                                           

COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

INDIANA	1-7160	35-1101097
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2831 Dexter Drive Elkhart, Indiana	46514
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (574) 262-0123                                                                                          

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS.

        On May 6, 2005, Coachmen Industries, Inc. issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. This press release announced the Company's Board of Directors has declared a $.06 per share regular quarterly dividend.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c)   Exhibits:

             99.1   Press Release dated May 6, 2005.

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:/s/ Kathy Samovitz                                   
     Kathy Samovitz, Assistant Secretary

Date:  May 6, 2005

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NUMBER	DESCRIPTION	SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED PAGES
99.1	Press Release dated May 6, 2005	4

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

2831 Dexter Drive o P.O. Box 3300 o Elkhart, Indiana 46515 o 574/262-0123 o Fax 574/262-8823

NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release, Friday, May 6, 2005

COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Elkhart, Ind. — Coachmen Industries, Inc. (NYSE: COA) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a $0.06 per share regular quarterly dividend. The dividend will be distributed on June 16, 2005 to shareholders of record as of May 26, 2005. This is the 91st consecutive quarter that Coachmen Industries has paid dividends. The $0.06 rate is unchanged from the last quarter. Coachmen Industries has approximately 15.8 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Coachmen Industries, Inc. is one of America’s leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, systems-built homes and commercial buildings, with prominent subsidiaries in each industry. The Company’s well-known RV brand names include COACHMEN^®, GEORGIE BOY™, SPORTSCOACH^® and VIKING^®. Through ALL AMERICAN HOMES^®, Coachmen is one of the nation’s largest producers of systems-built homes, and also a major builder of commercial structures with its ALL AMERICAN BUILDING SYSTEMS™ and MILLER BUILDING SYSTEMS™ products. Prodesign, LLC, produces custom composite and thermoformed plastic parts for numerous industries under the PRODESIGN^® brand. Coachmen Industries, Inc. is a publicly held company with stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker COA.

For more information:
   Joseph P. Tomczak
   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   574-262-0123

   Jeffery A. Tryka, CFA
   Director of Planning and Investor Relations
   574-262-0123

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