A company that calls itself the country’s “largest custom van” upfitter is getting even bigger — thanks to an expansion into a fresh vertical.
This month, Outside Van announced that it’s opening a new manufacturing facility tasked with cranking out its first two production van builds. The 130,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will build the Outside Van Approach and Syncline production van models. Both are based on the AWD Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, 170 and 144 platforms, respectively.
The company plans to start mass production on both models this year, it said in a press release. And though the assembly lines haven’t started humming yet, Outside Van said on its website that you can get your hands on an Approach at select dealers.
Speaking from decades of combined upfitting experience, Outside Van’s leaders said these adventure vans will offer a flexible design that pleases both van life veterans and rookies. While the Approach and Syncline don’t come cheap, the company said it will offer financing options as well.
“Our beginnings were in tackling each custom build with its unique quirks and one-of-a-kind features,” Susan Clemo, Outside Van’s chief executive officer, said in the release. “Our experience in the deep end of adventure van conversions has prepared us for the more traditional route of model production.”