New Division Strengthens E-Z-GO’s Position as the Category Leader
(AUGUSTA, GA) — E-Z-GO, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company and the world’s leading manufacturer of golf cars and utility vehicles, today introduces "Innovative Designs by E-Z-GO," a customization division created to produce vehicles that meet unique needs and precise specifications.
Innovative Designs by E-Z-GO can accessorize the full range of E-Z-GO vehicles, including TXT fleet golf cars, MPT turf maintenance vehicles, ST trail utility vehicles and Shuttle personnel carriers. Among the vehicles and options Innovative Designs by E-Z-GO can produce are ambulances, snow plows, spreaders, built-in toolboxes, welding fixtures and electrical system upgrades. The new division is staffed by experts in design, fabrication, welding, bending, tool and die and more. In-house capabilities include Computer Aided Design, laser cutting and Computer Numerical Design (CNC) machine programming.
The addition of this division, based at the company’s Augusta, Ga., headquarters, strengthens E-Z-GO’s position as the category leader in customer support and service while building on its tradition of engineering prowess. Recently, E-Z-GO opened the golf car industry’s first factory direct showroom in The Villages, Florida. Via the showroom, customers can purchase E-Z-GO golf cars and specialty vehicles and have them customized onsite before delivery.
Allen Evans will oversee operations of Innovative Designs by E-Z-GO as Manager of Custom Vehicle Applications. A veteran of the golf car, utility vehicle and power sports industries, he is widely regarded as one of the true innovators and brightest minds in the realm of vehicle-specific customization.
"I’m delighted with the opportunity to lead Innovative Designs by E-Z-GO, which delivers a new level of customer service and product enhancement," Evans says. "We are here to provide the customer whatever is needed to do the job, no matter the vehicle, application or demands of their particular situation."
"Allen is a true professional and innovator and we are thrilled that he’s on board to head up this exciting new program," says E-Z-GO President John L. Garrison. "Innovative Designs by E-Z-GO promises customers superior performance, quality, safety and specialization to meet their unique requirements or tastes. We believe it will add great value to the outstanding products and services that make E-Z-GO an industry leader."
About E-Z-GO
E-Z-GO, a Textron Company, is a leading manufacturer of golf cars and utility vehicles. E-Z-GO is the preferred golf car fleet provider for seven of the top 10 of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses as ranked by Golf Digest. E-Z-GO is also the golf car of choice of nine of the nation’s 10 largest course-management companies. E-Z-GO boasts the largest sales and service network in the industry, with more factory branch locations and independent distributors than any other manufacturer.
More than a maker of golf cars, E-Z-GO is also a leading provider of industrial, turf and utility vehicles for a variety of applications and industries. Products under the E-Z-GO flagship include the Shuttle Personnel Carrier, ST Trail Utility vehicles, and the Clays Car, the world’s first vehicle designed specifically for the sporting clays shooter. E-Z-GO also produces the Cushman line of heavy duty burden carriers.
Founded in 1954 in Augusta Ga., E-Z-GO became part of Textron Inc. in 1960. Textron Inc. is an $11 billion multi-industry company operating in 32 countries with approximately 40,000 employees. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Fluid & Power, Textron Systems and Textron Financial Corporation. More information is available at www.textron.com.
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