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REE Expands P7-C Product Offering with Knapheide Bodies and Upfit Solutions
Knapheide, North America's most popular manufacturer of work truck bodies and truck beds, will upfit REE’s P7-C chassis cab on a made-to-order basisP7C with a
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[{"type":"text","content":"Knapheide, North America's most popular manufacturer of work truck bodies and truck beds, will upfit REE’s P7-C chassis cab on a made-to-order basisP7C with a customized Knapheide body will be an integrated product designed to reduce downtime and improve tailored electric fleets’ time to marketKnapheide and REE are actively welcoming orders from North American customers TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- REE Automotive Ltd. (Nasdaq: REE), an automotive technology company and provider of full by-wire electric trucks and platforms, today announced it is working in partnership with Knapheide, North America’s most popular manufacturer of work truck bodies and truck beds, to create full electric vehicle solutions. Knapheide will upfit REE’s P7-C chassis cabs to meet the requirements for fleet customers across all electric vehicle types ranging from Class 3-5. “With over 170 years experience in commercial vehicles, Knapheide is working with REE to design and manufacture body solutions for the REE P7-C chassis cab. That, paired with Knapheide’s wide breadth of install capabilities and access to additional work truck equipment, makes us the most popular choice in North America for work truck bodies and solutions,” said Chris Weiss, Vice President of Engineering for Knapheide. “As REE is building out its dealer network around North America, we see the potential to put our bodies on their fully-flat, low-step height chassis and provide a really groundbreaking full vehicle solution. Knapheide is known for its ability to make it easy for fleet owners to take their upfit from concept to completion.” “Powered by REE electric vehicles with a Knapheide body create a top-notch-vehicle solution,” said Tali Miller, Chief Business Officer of REE. “We’re eliminating the backend work for our customers of trying to configure a body on a chassis and understand which brands will pair well together. We believe partnering with Knapheide will help make the ordering process more seamless, drastically reducing the time from order to delivery for dealers, and with an integrated product delivered. By working with body builders like Knapheide, we have innovative new solutions that will allow customers to realize the full potential and benefits of vehicles powered by REE.” Knapheide bodies will complete REE’s chassis cab built as part of their f...