EXHIBIT 99







FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


INVESTOR AND MEDIA CONTACTS:

Anthony S. Cleberg                  Colleen T. Bauman
Chief Financial Officer             Investor Relations
(248) 340-9090                      (248) 340-7731


CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
APPROVES
SENIOR NOTE OFFERING

         Auburn Hills, Mich., April 3, 2002---Champion Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:
CHB) TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED AN OFFERING BY
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY, OF $150 MILLION OF SENIOR
NOTES DUE 2007. THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE OFFERING WILL BE USED TO FUND THE
COMPANY'S RECENT ENTRY INTO CONSUMER FINANCING, TO REPAY A PORTION OF ITS DEBT,
AND FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES. THE COMPANY EXPECTS THE SENIOR NOTES TO BE
PRIVATELY PLACED TO A GROUP OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE
144A AND REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. THE SENIOR NOTES BEING
OFFERED HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR
AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.


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