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CHARLOTTE, Mich., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) announced it will be added to the Standard & Poor’s S&P SmallCap 600 Index at the close of trading today, according to a list of changes published by Standard & Poor’s earlier this week. “We are pleased with our inclusion in this index, as […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) today announced its board of directors declared a special dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock. As announced in May 2007, Spartan will also pay its second regular cash dividend of $0.05 per share, for total dividend payments of $0.13 per share in […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) reported a 36.8 percent year-over-year increase in net sales, a 66.0 percent year-over-year increase in backlog and a substantial increase in production capacity for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2007. Spartan, a leading manufacturer of custom vehicle chassis and emergency-rescue vehicles, reported net […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) was ranked 75th on Forbes’ list of the 200 Best Small Companies and among the list’s Top 10 Best Newcomers. The list will be published in the Oct. 29, 2007 issue of Forbes Magazine Forbes factored return on equity, sustained sales and net profit […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct 16, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), announced the purchase of two additional manufacturing facilities near its headquarters in Charlotte, Mich. The facilities, which total 200,000 square-feet, will help Spartan meet anticipated increased demand from its military customers to supply […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) will announce its third quarter 2007 results prior to the market opening on October 25, 2007. 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., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — John E. Sztykiel, president and CEO of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), will meet with institutional investors at the Oppenheimer Hidden Gems Investor Conference on Oct. 11, 2007 at the Hilton Boston Financial District Hotel in Boston. A copy of the presentation used at this conference is available at […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), today announced it has received a new $52 million subcontract order from Force Protection, Inc. to support the production of Cougar series advanced tactical wheeled vehicles. Spartan said it will supply and integrate key chassis components for the […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Sept 05, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), announced the opening today of two new manufacturing facilities near its headquarters in Charlotte, Mich., to meet increased demand from its military OEM customers. Spartan spent $8 million earlier this year to purchase […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), today announced it has been awarded new subcontract orders worth approximately $53 million from defense contractor BAE Systems to support the production of advanced tactical vehicles under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, program. Under the subcontracts, […]