The Shyft Group, Inc. (SHYF) 10-K405 1999 FY Annual report (delinquent filer disclosure)

EXHIBIT 23.3

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

Board of Directors
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Charlotte, Michigan

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No. 33-28432 and No. 33-80980 of Spartan Motors, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 17, 1998, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Spartan Motors, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

March 1, 2000
Lansing, Michigan