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Net sales of $196.5 million, up 28.8% compared to second quarter 2007 Net earnings of $0.32 per diluted share, up 60.0% year-over-year Return on invested capital of 27.7%, up 23.1% year-over-year Gross margin of 17.2%, up 9.6% year-over-year Consolidated backlog of $320.2 million; up 10.3% year-over-year CHARLOTTE, Mich., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) will announce its second quarter 2008 results prior to the market opening on July 24, 2008. The Company will also host a webcast of its conference call on the same day at 10 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results with analysts and institutional […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — John Sztykiel, president and chief executive officer of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), will attend the KeyBanc 2008 Industrial, Automotive and Transportation Conference on June 5 at the Boston Park Plaza. The conference will provide institutional investors with access to management through a series of one-on-one meetings and group […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., May 8 /PRNewswire/ — Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), has been awarded a subcontract order from defense contractor BAE Systems worth approximately $56.4 million to support the production of advanced tactical vehicles under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, program. The Mich.-based custom chassis manufacturer will […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) today announced its board of directors declared total regular cash dividends of $0.10 per share of common stock for 2008. The Charlotte, Mich.-based manufacturer of custom chassis and emergency-rescue vehicles reported the first dividend payment of $0.05 per share is payable on June 16, […]

Net sales of $264.1 million; Increased 11.2% compared to fourth quarter 2007 Quarterly earnings of $0.45 per diluted share; Increased 80% compared to fourth quarter 2007 Consolidated backlog of $237.3 million; Decreased 29.9% compared to fourth quarter 2007 Return on invested capital of 42.6%; Increased 55.5% compared to fourth quarter 2007 Gross margin of 15.4%; […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) will announce its first quarter 2008 results prior to the market opening on April 24, 2008. The Company will also host a webcast of its conference call on the same day at 10 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results with analysts and institutional […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 8, 2008, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), today announced it has been awarded two new subcontract orders worth approximately $45 million to support the production of advanced tactical vehicles under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, program. Under […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Jim Knapp, chief financial officer of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), and Dave Reid, Spartan’s vice president of public affairs and brand and strategic management, will attend Next Generation Equity Research’s Second Annual Industrials Conference on March 5 at the Westin O’Hare in Chicago. Next Generation’s Industrials Conference provides […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Feb 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), today announced it has received a subcontract order worth approximately $133.8 million with defense contractor BAE Systems to support the production of advanced tactical vehicles under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, […]