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ABA Foundation Motorcoach Sales Report Shows Huge Drop in Sales Because of COVID-19
As the industry struggles to rebound from the past two years, we are hopeful sales will also improve. However, it could well into 2024 and beyond before we see a true comeback for the industry.
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ABA Disappointed as Senate Fails to Pass Small Business Economic Assistance Package
“We are disappointed that S. 4008 did not receive the necessary votes to pass, as it provided much needed relief funding for small businesses still struggling from the pandemic – including the motorcoach, school bus and passenger vessel industries.
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We Need YOU to Take Action: Contact Your Senator Today!
The U.S. Senate plans to take up S. 4008 – The Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 – which provides additional $2 billion to the CERTS program (as well as funding for other small businesses) - early next week.
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ABA Thanks Reps. Panetta, Sires, LaHood and Rose for Their Continued Support of the Industry
ABA released a statement of support today of the CERTS Tax Exemption Act. The legislation introduced by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), Albio Sires (D-N.J.), and John Rose (R-Tenn.) would provide tax relief to the motorcoach, school bus
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ABA Applauds Sens. Cardin and Wicker for Their Support of Small Businesses
This legislation provides an additional $2 billion in grant funding for the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) program, supporting motorcoaches, school buses and passenger vessels.
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ABA Foundation Motorcoach Sales Report Shows Huge Drop in Sales Because of COVID-19
While new motorcoach sales in January are 36 percent above where they were during January 2021, the three-month moving average is still just 92 percent of sales during the last month prior to COVID.
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ABA Joins Call on Administration to End Mask Mandate
On March 25, ABA President & CEO Peter Pantuso sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that the Administration sunset the federal transportation mask mandate currently scheduled to be in place until April 18, 2022.
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ABA Says Lack of CERTS Funding in Omnibus Hampers Industry Recovery
The additional CERTS funding would have better positioned operators at this time; nonetheless, I’m confident, based on its legacy, this industry will again find a way to stand up and meet the nation’s call at a time of a crisis.
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Latest Motorcoach Census Highlights the COVID-19 Pandemic Damage to the Industry
We are hoping as the world starts to get back to traveling and working in the office again that the industry will pick up speed, however it will take years to return to our 2019 levels of business,” said Peter
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Report: COVID Pandemic Continues to Rock Motorcoach Industry as Recovery is Slow
“We have found that the motorcoach industry recorded an 82.6 percent loss of business in 2020 because of the COVID pandemic,” said Peter Pantuso, ABA President & CEO. “While we saw some recovery happening in 2021, the Delta and Omicron
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