CHARLOTTE, Mich., July 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—offered Class A RV owners an up-close look at the 2019
Spartan K3 605 chassis for the first time at the 2018 Newmar
Kountry Klub International Rally in Gillette, Wyoming, from June 25 – 30, 2018.
Revealed to dealer partners at Newmar Corporation's annual
dealer meeting earlier this year in Dallas, Texas, the 2019 Newmar Class A lineup
boasts Spartan's most advanced technology innovations to date. The
King Aire, Essex, London Aire, Mountain Aire, and Dutch Star models
feature Spartan Connected Coach™, a technology bundle of
industry-leading features including the new digital dash display
and keyless push-button start. Additionally, Spartan's Advanced
Protection System® is standard on the King Aire, Essex, London
Aire, and Mountain Aire, and is comprised of safety systems such as
Collision Mitigation, Adaptive Cruise Control, and Spartan Safe
Haul™—the industry's only chassis-integrated air supply for tow
vehicle braking systems. New for the 2019 model year, Spartan Safe
Haul is now standard on all Newmar models equipped with Spartan
chassis.
Spartan and Newmar have also partnered to offer the Newmar
Ventana 40- and 43-foot tag axle models built on Spartan's all-new
K2 400 chassis for the 2019 model year. The K2 400 features a
Cummins® L9 400 horsepower diesel engine and an Allison 3000MH
Transmission. Spartan Passive Keyless Start and Spartan Safe Haul
are standard on both Ventana tag axle models built on the K2
400.
"The Newmar Kountry Klub International Rally is the largest
annual gathering of Newmar motorhome owners, making it the perfect
venue to introduce the latest, top-of-the-line RV chassis the
market has to offer," said Steve
Guillaume, President of Spartan Specialty Vehicles. "Our K3
605 chassis takes the best of our world-class foundation and adds
the latest performance technology on the market. The result is the
safest, most refined, and most dependable RV experience on the road
today."
Spartan's K3 605 chassis—wrapped in the stars and stripes of the
American flag in celebration of Spartan's ownership and its chassis
domestic manufacturing heritage—features a 20,000-pound towing
capacity, a Cummins® X15 605 horsepower diesel engine, an Allison
Transmission® 4000 MH 6-speed electronic transmission, and a
20,000-pound independent front air suspension.
2019 Newmar coach models equipped with Spartan chassis now
include Spartan's extended five-year, 75,000-mile, bumper-to-bumper
warranty. Two years longer than any in the industry, Spartan's
five-year transferable chassis warranty provides full coverage
without a deductible. In addition to this industry-first warranty
expansion, Spartan owners can access over 40,000 roadside service
providers throughout the U.S. and Canada with a three-year roadside assistance
plan through Coach-Net®. And, with nearly 300 Spartan Authorized
Service Centers across North
America, Spartan's extensive service and support network
makes every adventure worry-free for owners.
"It's crucial that we provide our customers with
industry-leading service and support as we push the boundaries of
traditional RV technologies," added Guillaume. "We are determined
to offer the best RV experience—from behind the wheel to the
service center door: nothing outperforms or outlasts a Spartan
chassis."
The Newmar Kountry Klub is a leading RV social club for Newmar
owners to connect and share experiences. The 2018 International
Rally brought together almost 900 attendees from the U.S. and
Canada.
For more information on Spartan Specialty Vehicles, visit:
http://www.spartanmotors.com/rv
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.
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