Original sentence: By 2000, Spartan Industries, primarily a speciality chassis manufactuer, owned the majority of Carpenter Industries.Despite the improved sales Carpenter had attained over the last few years, profitability continued to elude the body builder in the highly competitive U.The body company was closed in mid-2001, ending a huge history in the bus business.and Canadian school bus markets
Edited sentence: Even though the Classic 2000 buses were a big step in the right direction, Spartan, the parent company, decided that the improved sales Carpenter had attained over the last few years weren't enough for them, and closed the company in mid-2001, ending a huge history in the bus business