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                                  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 5, 2003
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                             COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

2831 Dexter Drive
ELKHART, INDIANA                                                 46514
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (574) 262-0123
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                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On May 5, 2003, 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 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

        (c)    EXHIBITS:

               99.1   Press Release dated May 5, 2003.




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                                    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/ DENISE HOKE
                                      Denise Hoke, Assistant Secretary



Date: May 5, 2003

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EXHIBIT                                                         SEQUENTIALLY
NUMBER                       DESCRIPTION                       NUMBERED PAGE
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99.1                  Press Release dated May 5, 2003                5






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                                                                EXHIBIT 99.1


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                            COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
             2831 Dexter Drive P.O. Box 3300 Elkhart, Indiana 46515
                          574/262-0123 Fax 574/462-8823

                                  NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release, Monday, May 5, 2003

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 12, 2003 to shareholders of record as
of May 22, 2003. This is the 83rd consecutive quarter that Coachmen Industries
has paid dividends. The $0.06 rate is unchanged from the last quarter. Coachmen
Industries has approximately 15.5 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Coachmen Industries, Inc., founded in 1964, is one of the nation's leading
manufacturers of recreational vehicles with well-known brand names including
COACHMEN(R), GEORGIE BOY(R), SHASTA(R) and VIKING(R). Coachmen Industries is
also one of the largest systems-built home producers in the nation with its ALL
AMERICAN HOMES(R) subsidiary. Modular commercial structures are manufactured by
the Company's Miller Building Systems subsidiary. Prodesign, LLC is a subsidiary
that custom thermoforms composite and plastic parts for numerous industries
under the PRODESIGN(R) brand. Coachmen Industries, Inc. is a publicly held
company with stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the COA
ticker symbol.

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

                                      -END-

                    Dedicated to the Enrichment of Your Life



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