Spartan Motors (NASDAQ:SPAR) designs, engineers, and manufactures custom vehicle and frameworks for specialty, emergency-rescue, and recreational vehicles.
At Spartan Motors, we know the road our customers face and travel. From our beginnings in custom chassis engineering to our emergence in specialized vehicle design, custom manufacturing, and contract assembly, we combine expertise in what best fits beneath your vehicle with the ability to fully optimize what sits above it. Whatever the load, whatever the road, Spartan Motors can help you command it.
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