Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., announced that the J4500 continues to lead the North American market as the industry’s best-selling coach model.

MCI’s J4500 Model

Introduced in 2001 for tour and charter operators, the 45-foot coach rose quickly to the #1 spot, becoming the top-selling motorcoach in 2004.

Since then, it has remained the most widely purchased model in the new coach market across the US and Canada, according to historical data from the Motorcoach Builders Survey conducted by the American Bus Association (ABA).

“Since 2004, operators have consistently selected the MCI J4500 as their preferred 45-foot coach,” said Tom Wagner, MCI VP, private sector sales and service. “There has been only one year the J4500 was not the top seller — during the pandemic in 2020 — and even then, it ranked second by less than one percent.”

ABA’s Motorcoach Builders Survey

The Motorcoach Builders Survey, produced by the American Bus Association Foundation, tracks new and pre-owned motorcoach sales across the US and Canada.

Participating manufacturers submit sales data confidentially, which is analyzed in partnership with Oxford Economics to generate aggregated industry insights while protecting individual company data.

“The Foundation partners with Tourism Economics for its world-class research expertise,” said Lew Myers, ABA director, government relations & research. “In partnership with ABA, this work helps highlight the critical role motorcoach and group travel play in the domestic transportation sector. No other partnership produces this level of industry data.”