Monaco Coach Corporation Signs License Agreement With the Dodge Brand for Exclusive Rights to Produce Towable Recreational Vehi

Products to Be Built Include Travel Trailers, Fifth Wheels and Toy-Haulers 


COBURG, Ore., May 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monaco Coach Corporation, one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, announced today an agreement with the Dodge brand for exclusive use of the Dodge logo and designs on travel trailers, fifth wheels, and toy haulers in the U.S. and Canada.

(Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991018/MONACO )

Under the agreement, Monaco Coach will manufacture Dodge-themed trailers over the next three years.  Marketing activities are scheduled to begin on June 30, 2006, with products available on September 30, 2006.

John Nepute, President, stated, "We're pleased to team up with the Dodge brand, which has one of the most recognized brand names in the world and is an innovative leader in the full-size pickup market.  We look forward to working with the Dodge brand to develop products that fulfill the passions of our mutual customers."

Monaco Coach Corporation is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles.  Headquartered in Coburg, Oregon, with substantial manufacturing facilities in Indiana, Monaco Coach Corporation employs approximately 6,000 people.  Monaco Coach offers entry-level priced towable RVs up to custom made luxury recreational vehicle models under the Monaco, Holiday Rambler, Safari, Beaver, McKenzie and R-Vision brand names.  Monaco Coach Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MNC" and the Company is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock index.  For additional information about Monaco Coach Corporation, please visit http://www.monaco-online.com/ or http://www.trail-lite.com/.

  CONTACT:  Craig Wanichek, Investor Relations
            Monaco Coach Corporation
            [phone]
            

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CONTACT:  Craig Wanichek, Investor Relations, for Monaco Coach

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Web site:  http://www.monaco-online.com/

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