CHARLOTTE, Mich., Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan
Specialty Vehicles, a business unit of Spartan
Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) ("Spartan" or the "Company") – a global
leader in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing, and
assembly – will showcase its engineering expertise with the
top-of-the-line Spartan K3 605 chassis this week at America's
Largest RV Show, held at the Giant Center in Hershey,
Pennsylvania. The chassis will be on display in Spartan
Motors' booth #204.
Wrapped in the stars and stripes of the American flag, to
underscore Spartan's pride in its onshore skilled workforce and
American ownership, the K3 605 features a 605 horsepower Cummins®
X15 diesel engine, a 6-speed Allison® electronic transmission, a
20,000-pound independent front suspension, and a 20,000-pound
towing capacity.
"Spartan's K3 605 chassis reflects our commitment to
manufacturing excellence, and our effort to engineer the premier
foundation for the RV industry," said Steve
Guillaume, President of Spartan Specialty Vehicles. "Spartan
chassis are designed with safety in mind to ensure that the road
ahead is more worry-free than ever before."
As smart as it is powerful, the K3 605 is equipped with Spartan
Connected Coach™ – a technology bundle of industry-leading features
including the new digital dash display and keyless push-button
start. It also features Spartan's Advanced Protection System®, a
collection of safety systems that includes collision mitigation
with adaptive cruise control, electronic stability control,
automatic traction control, and Spartan Safe Haul™, the industry's
only factory chassis-integrated air supply for tow vehicle braking
systems.
In its 50th year, the show continues to earn the
title of America's Largest RV Show, consistently bringing over 45
manufacturers, and more than 1,300 display RVs, to Hershey each
year.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is a leading
designer, engineer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of
specialty vehicles, specialty chassis, vehicle bodies, and parts
for the fleet and delivery, recreational vehicle (RV), emergency
response, defense forces, and contract assembly (light/medium duty
truck) markets. The Company's brand names — Spartan Motors, Spartan
Specialty Vehicles, Spartan Emergency Response, Spartan Parts and
Accessories, Smeal, and its family of brands, including Ladder
Tower™ and UST®; and Utilimaster®, a Spartan Motors Company — are
known for quality, durability, performance, customer service, and
first-to-market innovation. The Company employs approximately 2,300
associates, and operates facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Nebraska, South
Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico;
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $707 million in 2017. Visit
Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
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