Spartan Motors To Display Industry-Leading Class A Diesel Chassis And American-Driven Heritage At Hershey RV Show

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Sep 12, 2018, 08:15 ET

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 50^th 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.