- Only RV Company to receive Award every year since its inception in 1995 -FOREST CITY, Iowa, Nov 06, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), the nation's top-selling motor
home manufacturer, received notification that its Winnebago brand earned
the prestigious Quality Circle Awards from the Recreation Vehicle
Dealers' Association (RVDA). The Itasca brand also received Honorable
Mention. These awards are scheduled to be presented at a ceremony
conducted at the 47th Annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville, KY on
November 30, 2009.
"It is a tremendous honor for us to receive the Quality Circle Award
again this year," said Winnebago Industries' Chairman, CEO and President
Bob Olson. "To have earned this award since 1995, an accomplishment no
other motor home or travel trailer manufacturer in the industry has been
able to attain, is a real tribute to the hard work and diligence of our
employees who are dedicated to building high quality products, while
providing first-class programs and services to our dealer partners."
The Winnebago and Itasca brands were both recognized for scoring 80
percent or above in overall dealer satisfaction as measured in the
Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) survey conducted by RVDA. The Itasca
brand, however, received fewer than the necessary 15 dealer responses
needed to receive the full award status, instead, receiving Honorable
Mention. The DSI survey, which determines the Quality Circle Award
winners, rates manufacturers' performance in eight core areas: sales
support, sales territory, vehicle design, vehicle reliability/quality,
competitive price/value, parts support, dealership warranty support and
overall dealer communications.
"Our dealer partners are our first-line customers, and as such, it is
imperative we understand all their needs," said Olson. "We believe the
DSI survey to be an extremely vital tool for the measurement of the
quality of our products, our sales and service programs and our
manufacturing processes, providing us with an important point of
reference as to how our dealer partners perceive the quality of
Winnebago Industries' products and services. We are truly honored by the
continued confidence shown by our Winnebago and Itasca dealer partners
in Winnebago Industries and wish to thank them for this prestigious
award. We would also like to thank our employees for their diligence in
ensuring that every Winnebago Industries motor home, program and service
provided is of the highest quality. We are off to a great start with
innovative new 2010 Winnebago Industries products and will continue to
strive to have the most innovative and highest quality products,
services and support for both our dealer partners and retail customers."
About Winnebago Industries
Winnebago
Industries, Inc. is a leading United States manufacturer of motor
homes, self-contained recreation vehicles used primarily in leisure travel
and outdoor
recreation activities. The Company builds quality motor homes under
the Winnebago,
Itasca
and ERA
brand names with state-of-the-art computer-aided design and
manufacturing systems on automotive-styled assembly lines. The Company's
common stock is listed on the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges and
traded under the symbol WGO.
Options for the Company's common stock are traded on the Chicago Board
Options Exchange. For access to Winnebago Industries' investor relations
material or to add your name to an automatic email list for Company news
releases, visit http://www.winnebagoind.com/investor.html.
SOURCE: Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Sheila Davis, 641-585-6803
PR/IR Manager
sdavis@winnebagoind.com