Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. is based in
Nappanee, Indiana
Nappanee is a city in Elkhart and Kosciusko counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 6,648 as of the 2010 U.S. Census and had grown to 6,913 by the 2020 U.S. Census. The name Nappanee probably means "flour" in Algonquian. The ...
and has additional factories in
Goshen and
Etna Green, Indiana.
The company is the largest privately held full-line
recreational vehicle
A recreational vehicle, often abbreviated as RV, is a motor vehicle or trailer that includes living quarters designed for accommodation. Types of RVs include motorhomes, campervans, coaches, caravans (also known as travel trailers and camp ...
manufacturer in North America, offering 26 brands and more than 100 models, while employing over 1,500 men and women in
Elkhart County.
The company was established in 1983 and grew out of a previous
family business
A family business is a commercial organization in which decision-making is influenced by multiple generations of a family, related by blood or marriage or adoption, who has both the ability to influence the vision of the business and the willin ...
that made
mobile home
A mobile home (also known as a house trailer, park home, trailer, or trailer home) is a prefabricated structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site (either by being towed or on a trailer). Us ...
s.
External links
Official site
Recreational vehicle manufacturers
Companies based in Elkhart County, Indiana
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1983
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