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The Shyft Group's Utilimaster Receives Orders for More Than 3,000 Velocity Vehicles from Several Parcel Delivery Customers for Delivery in 2021
Mon, January 11, 2021, 4:30 AM PST
NOVI, Mich.,Jan. 11, 2021/PRNewswire/ --
The Shyft Group(NASDAQ: SHYF) ("Shyft" or the "Company"),North America'sleader in specialty vehicle manufacturing, assembly, and upfit for ecommerce-driven parcel delivery, as well as the broader commercial, retail, and service specialty vehicle markets, announced its Utilimaster go-to-market brand has received orders totaling more than 3,000 units for its recently launched Velocity-F2 purpose-built WIV delivery vehicle. The orders came from parcel delivery customers responding to upward trends in ecommerce. Production is scheduled to ramp up in February, with customers taking delivery beginning in March.

The Velocity-F2 purpose-built walk-in-van was engineered with drivability, fuel efficiency and payload capacity in mind. Its proprietary Work-Driven Design® resulted from decades of engineering and ergonomics studies conducted to improve the efficiency and usability of walk-in vans and cargo van upfits for vocational fleets operating in the parcel, linen, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and grocery delivery segments.
"Our parcel delivery customers continue to operate at near capacity, based on expanding consumer interest in ecommerce shopping and delivered goods and services," saidDaryl Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Shyft Group. "We designed the Velocity to meet an unprecedented demand for last mile delivery and are pleased to provide an innovative solution that meets our customers immediate and future needs."