Proudly Celebrating 15 Years

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EarthCruiser is a company built on integrity and the pursuit of relentless quality and innovation in everything we do. This commitment to excellence is reflected in our world-class products.

We are proud to be celebrating our 15 year anniversary.

April 1, 2008

EarthCruiser is born

EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles is established in Brisbane, Australia

2008

Testing Begins

EC #1 suspension and chassis testing begins

June, 2009

Testing for International Shipping

EarthCruisers first tested for international container shipping

August, 2009

The First EarthCruiser

First EarthCruiser released to the world at the FUSO stand in the Brisbane Truck Show in Australia

October, 2009

Street Legal

First EarthCruiser becomes street legal in Australia

2009

EarthCruiser in Fuso Magazine

EarthCruiser is featured on the front page of Fuso magazine

2010

Vehicle Testing Continues

Extensive vehicle testing continues

March, 2010

First Australian Customers

First Australian customers delivered their EarthCruiser

October, 2010

First International Travel

First EarthCruiser departs for overseas travel

2011

EarthCruiser USA, LLC

EarthCruiser USA, LLC becomes a US registered entity

March, 2011

First Customer from Australia Visits USA

First EarthCruiser visits us in America

2012

EarthCruiser USA R&D

Research and development commences for EarthCruiser US builds

May, 2013

First EC to the Middle East

First EarthCruiser exported to the Middle East

2013

Bend, Oregon Facility Opens

EarthCruiser USA moved into Bend, OR facility.

2014

First USA EarthCruiser Delivered

1st EarthCruiser EXP delivered in the US

2015

EarthCruiser FX is Born

EarthCruiser releases the hard sided FX EarthCruiser

2016

New and Emerging Business Award

Awarded the Bend Chamber of Commerce 2016 New and Emerging Business of the Year

2017

Emerging Exporter Award

EarthCruiser is awarded the Emerging Exporter Award at the Celebrate Trade Conference

2018

Budapest to Bamako Rally

Completed 2018 Budapest to Bamako Rally in an EC EXP. The rally started in Europe, crossed the
Sahara and progressed down the west coast of Africa, a total of over 5100 miles.

September, 2018

MOD & EXD Introduced

Earther introduces the MOD truck camper, Q1 2019 sees the launch of the EXD on a USA
one-ton pickup

2019

V8 Fuso EarthCruisers Introduced

First V8 Fuso EarthCruisers go into production

March, 2019

V8 EXP and FX

EarthCruiser V8 EXP and FX launched at SEMA

2019

Borneo Equator Expedition

Founder completes the Borneo Equator Expedition, a one of a kind, month long jungle expedition trip

2019

Baja XL Overland Rally

Three EarthCruiser EXPs complete the Baja XL Overland Rally in Mexico

2019

EarthCruiser Receives Overland Award

EarthCruiser is awarded the “10 Best” Overland Vehicle Award at SEMA Show.

June, 2020

V8 EXP and FX Dual Cabs

V8 EarthCruiser goes into full production with the introduction of the EarthCruiser Dual Cab FX and EXP

August, 2020

CORE Vehicles Launches

Formation of CORE Vehicles commercial division

September, 2020

Terranova Introduced

Introduction of EC Terranova Expedition Vehicle concept

August, 2021

Terranova Demo Unveiled

Unveiling of EC Terranova demo model

2022

CORE Selected by State of Oregon

CORE Hero vehicles selected by state of Oregon for emergency response vehicles

March, 2022

Isuzu Chassis

EarthCruiser vehicles switch to Isuzu chassis by developing a proprietary 4WD system for Fuso V8 chassis, creating the only production 4WD cab over vehicle available in North America

April, 2022

EC Adventure

EarthCruiser introduces EC Adventure

July, 2023

ECI is Launched

EarthCruiser unveils EarthCruiser Innovations division, ECI, responsible for product
research and development

January, 2023

EV Camper Deposit Program

EarthCruiser unveils EV Camper deposit program

March, 2023

GMC Hummer

EarthCruiser’s product development and innovation division, ECI, has joined forces with GMC to create an upfit solution for their EV Hummer.

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