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Carpenter Industries, Inc.
Trade name
  • 1918-1937: Ralph H. Carpenter Body Company
  • 1937-1990: Carpenter Body Works, Inc.
  • 1990-1996: Carpenter Manufacturing Co
  • 1996-2001: Carpenter Industries, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVehicle Manufacturing
Founded1918 (1918) in Mitchell, Indiana, United States
FounderRalph H. Carpenter
Defunct2001
FateDissolved by parent company
Headquarters
Mitchell, Indiana (1919-1995)
Richmond, Indiana (1995-2001)
Area served
North America
Key people
  • John A. Foddrill
  • Dr. Beurt SerVaas
ProductsSchool buses
Transit buses
Step vans
Number of employees
700+ (1997)[1] 200 (2000)[2]
ParentSpartan Motors (1998–2001)
Websitewww.crownbycarpenter.com (1999 version, archived)
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Carpenter Body Works (typically referred to simply as Carpenter) is a defunct American bus manufacturer. Founded in 1918 in Mitchell, Indiana, the company produced a variety of vehicles, with the majority of production consisting of yellow school buses for the United States and Canada.

Remaining a family-owned company into the late 1980s, Carpenter entered bankruptcy at the end of 1989 and was forced to reorganize to survive. In 1995, the company relocated to the former Wayne Corporation facilities in Richmond, Indiana; in 1996, the company rebranded its product line as "Crown by Carpenter". In 1998, Carpenter was acquired by specialty vehicle manufacturer Spartan Motors.

In early 2001, Carpenter ended vehicle production, as its market share declined further.

  1. ^ a b "Carpenter Industries - New Equity Partners". crownbycarpenter.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Carpenter Schools Buses, Ralph H. Carpenter Body Co., Carpenter Body Works, Carpenter Mfg. Co., Mitchell Indiana, Richmond Indiana, North Vernon, Seymour, Carpenter Industries, Inc. div of Spartan Industries,Crown By Carpenter". CoachBuilt.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.

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