8-K

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): April 1, 2004

Thor Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-9235	93-0768752
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

419 West Pike Street,	45334-0629
Jackson Center, Ohio	(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 596-6849

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

N/A

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure
	Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release

Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure

          On April 1, 2004, Thor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing certain financial results for the two months ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
	99.1	Copy of press release, dated April 1, 2004, issued by Thor Industries, Inc.

SIGNATURES

     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.

	Thor Industries, Inc.
Date:   April 6, 2004	By:	/s/ Walter Bennett
	Name:	Walter Bennett
	Title:	Executive Vice President

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Copy of press release, dated April 1, 2004, issued by the Company

EX-99.1

419 WEST PIKE STREET • P.O. BOX 629 • JACKSON CENTER, OHIO 45334-0629
PHONE 937-596-6849 • FAX 937-596-6539

N E W S            R E L E A S E

Date:	April 1, 2004
Contact:	Wade F. B. Thompson or Peter Orthwein

THOR SALES SOAR TO $403 MILLION IN 2 MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31;
PRICE INCREASES TAKEN TO COVER INCREASED COMMODITY COSTS.
BACKLOG AND ORDER INPUT AT RECORDS; MARCH RETAIL SALES UP 31%;
288,000 SHARES REPURCHASED.

Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) announced today record preliminary sales of $403 million for the 2 months ended March 31, 2004, almost as high as sales for the full quarter ended April 30, 2003 of $413 million. RV sales for the two months were a record $369 million, up 65% from last year’s $224 million. 2004 sales include $45 million from Damon. Bus sales for the two months were $34 million versus $36 million last year. Our Keystone, Dutchmen, Airstream, Four Winds, and Damon companies all achieved their best ever monthly sales.

During March, the company took price increases averaging approximately 3% to offset commodity cost increases from items such as steel, lumber, and aluminum. Despite these price increases, which applied to almost all orders on hand, new orders in March totaled $289 million, a record. As of March 31, 2004, the company’s order backlog was $591 million ($488 million RV, up 174% from last year and $103 million bus, up 9% from last year), a record and up 117% from March 31, 2003. Order backlog this year includes Damon of $42 million, acquired on September 2, 2003. Retail RV sales of 7,253 units in March were a record and up 31% from last year.

In March, Thor purchased 288,000 of its shares in open market transactions in accordance with its stock buy-back program.

Thor is the largest manufacturer of recreation vehicles and the largest builder of mid-size buses.

This release includes “forward looking statements” that involve uncertainties and risks. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from the Company’s expectations. Factors which could cause materially different results include, among others, the success of new product introductions, the pace of acquisitions and cost structure improvements, competitive and general economic conditions, and the other risks set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.