M&A Deal Summary

Wheeled Coach Industries Acquires SJC Industries

On May 6, 2013, Wheeled Coach Industries acquired automotive company SJC Industries from THOR Industries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wheeled Coach Industries’ 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Wheeled Coach Industries’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wheeled Coach Industries’ 1st transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-05-06
Target SJC Industries
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Wheeled Coach Industries
Sellers(s) THOR Industries
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

SJC Industries

Elkhart, Indiana, United States
SJC Industries Corp., manufacturers a full line of ambulances distributed under the McCoy-Miller and Marque brands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wheeled Coach Industries

Winter Park, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Automotive
DESCRIPTION

Wheeled Coach Industries, Inc., designs medical attack, rescue and fire emergency vehicles for your department's specific needs.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Indiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

THOR Industries

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Automotive
Employees22,300
Revenue 10.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Thor Industries' corporate headquarters in Elkhart, Indiana.
Thor Industries' corporate headquarters in Elkhart, Indiana.

THOR Industries manufactures a wide range of recreational vehicles (RVs) in the United States and sells those vehicles primarily in the United States and Canada. THOR Industries was founded in 1980 and is based in Elkhart, Indiana.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Indiana M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-17 Heartland Recreational Vehicles

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC (Heartland RV) is a manufacturer of towable recreational vehicles in the U.S. The Company markets over 15 brands of superior fifth wheel and travel trailer RVs and has captured the #3 market share in the Fifth Wheel category. Heartland’s towable RVs are sold through an independent network of dealers throughout the United States and Canada.

Buy $200M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-31 Thor - Bus Business

United States

Thor’s bus business includes Champion Bus, Inc., General Coach America, Inc., Goshen Coach, Inc., El Dorado National California, Inc., and El Dorado National Kansas, Inc., which combined represent one of the largest producers of transit and shuttle buses

Sell $100M