On Nov. 24, 2008 Fleetwood announced that it is shutting down plants in Woodland, Calif.; Auburndale, Fla.; Willacoochee, Ga.; Benton, Ky.; Pembroke, N.C.; and Douglas, GA.
All of them are manufactured housing plants and this shut down reflects the continuing sour economy.
On top of that, Fleetwood's travel trailer manufacturing centers in Crawfordsville, Ind. and Mexicali, Mexico, received pending closure notices too.
While Fleetwood says that it is trying to find positions for the soon-to-be-laid-off employees, it also admits that many will lose their jobs permanently. Once a "Fortune 1000" company, and struggling to stay so, the company also received notice recently that its stock was to be delisted from the NYSE stock exchange because it had continued to be worth so little.
Apparently the closing news didn't help much either. Fleetwood's stock value went down and is now trading at 16 cents a share.
This should cause alarm for any Fleetwood owner who is worried about getting warranty repairs done to their Fleetwood motorhome. The time for warranty work is TODAY. If Fleetwood folds, and they certainly are struggling not to, then your Rv warranty won't be worth anything tomorrow.
And if you're in a fight with Fleetwood right now, you might want to think real hard about trying to strike a settlement that you can live with. After all, money in your pocket today is better than wishes and hopes in your mind tomorrow.
If you've got a lemon Fleetwood Rv and the dealer is giving you a runaround, call us today, at 1-888-331-6422 Toll Free, or email us today for help right now.
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Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented literally thousands of consumers in "lemon" lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other Consumer Law attorneys. From 2005 through 2011, attorney Ronald L. Burdge has been named as the only Lemon Law Ohio Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine and Thomson Reuters Corp., Professional Division. Burdge restricts his practice to Lemon Law and Consumer Law cases. The Ohio Super Lawyer results are published annually in the January issue of Cincinnati Magazine. Ronald L. Burdge was named Consumer Law Trial Lawyer of the Year 2004 by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the nation's largest organization of consumer law private and government attorneys. "Your impact on the auto industry has been magnified many times over because of the trail you blazed for others," stated NACA's Executive Director, Will Ogburn. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in Ohio, Kentucky and elsewhere since 1978 and is a frequent lecturer to national, state and local Bar Associations and Judicial organizations. Burdge is admitted to Ohio's state and federal courts, Kentucky's state courts, and Indiana's federal courts. Other court admissions are on a "pro hac" temporary, case by cases basis.