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NewsApril 5, 2022

COVID-19 Impacting Motorcoach Sales, Finds New ABA Foundation Report

For January, the participating manufacturers sold 34 new and 25 pre-owned coaches, for a total of 59 motorcoaches. This compares with just 50 during January of 2021.

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NewsMarch 11, 2022

ABC Companies Travels on Cross-Country Road Trip aboard Electric Double-Deck Motorcoach

The 45-foot coach integrates the industry leading energy dense battery system from Proterra, with a Siemens ELFA II powertrain to provide a quiet, smooth zero-emissions ride and plenty of power for efficient, dependable operation.

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NewsMarch 8, 2022

Latest ABA Foundation Motorcoach Census Highlights COVID-19's Pandemic Damage to the Industry

As the federal government and states begin loosening travel restrictions and health mandates, the motorcoach industry hopes better times are ahead since more than 90% of the industry runs charter services, which relies on school and family trips.

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NewsFebruary 15, 2022

ABC Companies, MTRWestern Complete Road Trip with Battery-Electric Motorcoach

The demonstration unit is the same make and model ABC began delivering to customers in early 2021 and is used for ongoing data collection.

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NewsFebruary 4, 2022

ABA Report: COVID Pandemic Continues to Rock Motorcoach Industry as Recovery is Slow

The charter bus industry experienced an estimated 57.1% reduction in revenues in 2021, according to the report.

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NewsJanuary 18, 2022

NTSB Chair Praises NHTSA’s Final Rule on Bus Rollover Structural Integrity

On Dec. 29, NHTSA published its final rule creating Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 227, “Bus rollover structural integrity," to enhance the structural integrity of motorcoaches and other buses with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds.

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ArticlesOctober 28, 2021

In This Together: How Motorcoach Associations Have Stepped Up and Helped Out

The heads of the American Bus Association and United Motorcoach Association weigh in on how banding together has made it possible for the industry to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ArticlesOctober 11, 2021

Motorcoach Operators Grow Through Pandemic Challenges

When travel stops, buses don’t move. Discover how motorcoach operations were able to stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis.

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NewsSeptember 10, 2021

Motorcoach Sales Up 276% in Q2, ABA Foundation Reports

The biggest jump in sales came from the 45-plus foot bus sales with an increase from 55 in 2020 to 307 sold in the same quarter in 2021.

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NewsAugust 27, 2021

ABA Forms African American Motorcoach Council

The main priority of the AAMC, which is being led by Clarence Cox of Georgia Coach Lines in Fayetteville, Ga., will be to help ABA in lobbying for more federal government funding for the motorcoach industry, especially on behalf of small, family-owned minority businesses.

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