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.
Emmitt Chitwood will be focusing his efforts in support of Cornerstone Bus Leasing & Rentals as well as Davey Coach bus service and parts.
The new data was unveiled by CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign.
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.
Overall deliveries of transit buses in the U.S. and Canada declined in 2020, shrinking from 6,320 units in 2019 to 4,833 units in 2020, according to numbers provided to METRO Magazine from participating suppliers.
The biggest drop in sales came in the mid-sized bus (40 to 44 feet) dropping from 67 buses sold in 2020 to only three sold in the first quarter of 2021.
In this new role, she will lead the sales, marketing, bids and proposal, sales engineering, and product management teams.
The ABA’s Peter Pantuso and UMA’s Larry Killingsworth discuss the state of motorcoach operations today, the fight for emergency funding, and what the future may hold in a post-pandemic world.
The only sector that saw moderate growth was the 40 to 45 foot vehicle group, which grew from 14 to 16 in Q320.
Features include a customer lounge, onsite parts storage for quick access, and two dedicated service bays.
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