Participating manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada sold 453 new and 57 pre-owned coaches, for a total of 510 motorcoaches in Q2, compared with 480 during the second quarter of 2024, according to the American Bus Association Foundation’s latest Motorcoach Builders Survey. 

Overall, sales of new motorcoaches have decreased by 5.6% compared to the same quarter in 2024, with the sale of pre-owned motorcoaches 26.9% lower, according to the report.

American Bus Association (ABA) President/CEO Fred Ferguson said the motorcoach industry’s recovery in 2024 is now slowing due to higher supply chain costs, policy uncertainty, and declining buyer confidence linked to significant trade policy changes.

“Deferred equipment purchases mean that vital safety and efficiency innovations — from lower-emission engines to collision mitigation technologies — are being kept off American roads. This doesn’t just impact passengers — it compromises the readiness of a strategic transportation reserve that supports troop movements, disaster recovery, and affordable intercity mobility,” said Ferguson. “If demand continues to weaken, the ripple effects will be felt by the more than 500,000 Americans who power the group travel economy and by U.S.-based manufacturers that produce the engines, transmissions, and parts essential to our fleet.”

Q2 Motorcoach Sales Data

Q2 2025 data shows a 19.3% decrease compared to the same quarter in 2019. While Q4 2024 had shown a somewhat stronger recovery, with a more minor percentage decrease from the 2019 baseline, Q1 and Q2 2025 demonstrate a step back, according to the data.

Sales to both private and public entities decreased in Q2 compared to the same quarter in 2024, increasing by 5.2% and 16.7%, respectively.