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Recent Contract Second Largest Military Chassis Order in Company History CHARLOTTE, Mich., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), today announced it has received a subcontract order from Force Protection, Inc. to supply and integrate key chassis components and assist in the manufacturing of 155 Cougars for […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Investors in Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) saw their shares increase 124.6 percent in 2006, making Spartan the year’s second largest gainer in stock price among Michigan- based companies listed on the major exchanges. The gain in stock price was based on the closing price of the last trading […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — John E. Sztykiel, president and CEO of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), will present to investors and analysts at the Lambert-Edwards SMID-West Stock Conference at 10:15 a.m. ET (9:15 a.m. CT) on Dec. 5 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. A live webcast of the presentation will be available […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a 3-for-2 stock split. The stock split will be issued on Dec. 15, 2006 to shareholders of record on Nov. 15, 2006. Shareholders will receive one additional share of common stock for every two shares held. […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) today announced its board of directors declared a special dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock. As announced in April 2006, Spartan will also pay its second regular cash dividend of $0.11 per share, for total dividend payments of $0.27 per share in […]

Consolidated Backlog Up 57.3 Percent; Return on Invested Capital Improves to 16.2 Percent CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) today reported its best-ever third quarter sales and earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2006, marked by a 50.7 percent increase in net earnings and a 21.9 percent increase in […]

YORK, Pa., Oct 23, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — BAE Systems has received a $7.8 million Foreign Military Sales contract modification to manufacture 20 additional Iraqi Light Armored Vehicles from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. BAE Systems, as prime contractor, along with subcontractors Force Protection, Inc., based in Ladson, S.C., and Spartan Chassis, Inc., […]

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) will announce its third quarter 2006 results prior to the market opening on Oct. 26, 2006. 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., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) will announce its second quarter 2006 results prior to the market opening on July 27, 2006. 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., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) has been added to the new NASDAQ Global Select Market, which features the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements. “With our inclusion in the new NASDAQ Global Select Market, Spartan is joining a prestigious […]