Spartan Motors to Exhibit at World Money Show

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Feb. 1, 2005 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. today announced it will be exhibiting at the World Money Show (http://www.moneyshow.com/ ) on Feb. 2-5 in Orlando, Fla.

The Charlotte, Mich.-based manufacturer of custom motorhome chassis, fire truck chassis and emergency-rescue vehicles said it will be exhibiting in booth #525 and presenting the Company's story to financial advisors and high net-worth individual investors.

According to the Money Show, more than 12,000 individual investors and traders have already registered for the show at the Gaylord Palms Resort. Investors will travel from all 50 States and over 60 countries to attend educational workshops and panel discussions led by over 100 of the top performing and most quoted investment and trading newsletter editors, independent analysts, financial advisors and money managers.

"We are excited about this show and the chance to tell our story to individual investors, many of whom will understand on a consumer level the value of our products in the RV and emergency rescue markets," said John Sztykiel, CEO of Spartan Motors. "Additionally, we will have an opportunity to increase Spartan's presence among retail investors to strengthen and diversify our shareholder base."

About Spartan Motors

Spartan Motors, Inc. (http://www.spartanmotors.com/ ) designs, engineers and manufactures custom chassis and vehicles for the recreational vehicle, fire truck, ambulance and emergency-rescue markets. The Company's brand names -- Spartan(TM), Crimson Fire(TM), Crimson Fire Aerials(TM), and Road Rescue(TM) -- are known in their market niches for quality, value, service and being the first to market with innovative products. The Company employs approximately 900 at facilities in Michigan, Alabama, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and South Dakota. Spartan Motors is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol SPAR.

The statements contained in this news release include certain predictions and projections that may be considered "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. These forward-looking statements are identifiable by words or phrases indicating that the Company or management "expects," "believes" or is "confident" that a particular result "may" or "should" occur, that a particular item "bodes well," that the Company "looks forward" to a particular result, or similar statements. These statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products, services and prices. Accounting estimates are inherently forward-looking. Additional information about these and other factors that may adversely affect these forward-looking statements are contained in the Company's reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect developments or information obtained after the date of this news release.