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Malibu Boats Announces Continued Partnership with General Motors, Naming Chevrolet as The Official Vehicle Brand of Malibu Boats
Exclusive partnership unites two industry leaders to continue innovating and powering the future of boating experiences with enhanced performance and cutting-edge technology. Chevrolet Named Official Vehicle of Malibu Boats LOUDON, Tenn., June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Malibu Boats, the world's best-selling wakeboat brand, is thrilled to announce the continuation of its long-standing partnership with General Motors, naming Chevrolet as the Official Vehicle Brand of Malibu Boats. This partnership reinforces Malibu Boats' commitment to excellence and innovation, extending their exclusive collaboration with GM Marine for the vertical integration of the Monsoon Line of engines at the Malibu Boats Factory in Loudon, TN. 'GM's partnership with Malibu Boats is a natural fit,' said Rachael Green, Sr VP, Operations & Engineering at Malibu Boats. 'Malibu and GM share a commitment to using cutting-edge technology to empower our customers to create perfect memories on the water. Our long-standing partnership with GM currently allows us to build our top-of-line engines that power the best wakes & waves in the industry, and this enhanced partnership will only allow us to showcase this further across the nation.' This partnership builds on the current long-standing relationship between Malibu Boats and GM's engineering departments to develop and produce the Malibu Monsoon Line of engines — exclusive to Malibu and Axis Boats. Using proven GM engine blocks, the Malibu Engineering team designs and marinizes the engines in-house to meet the unique demands of boating with exclusive modifications that simplify maintenance, reduce corrosion, and offer unmatched performance, fuel economy, reliability and sound reduction. Chevrolet is GM's largest vehicle brand and sells the Silverado, Tahoe and Suburban - the popular vehicles of choice for boat owners across the country. 'We're honored to be named the official vehicle brand of Malibu Boats,' said Amy Masica, director of marketing at Chevrolet. 'Both our brands rely on GM's reliable engines to get customers where they need to go – whether it be on land or on the water.' Malibu's partnership with GM Marine will continue to provide comprehensive support for Malibu's premier initiatives throughout the year, including the Malibu Just Ride Tour, Malibu Rider Experience Series, VIP Factory Tour Experience, WakeFest TN, and various dealer-focused programs across the United States. This collaboration ensures that Malibu Boats remains at the forefront of the industry, delivering exceptional experiences and a perfect on-water experience to boating enthusiasts. For more information, visit and Follow along on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. For more information on 2025 Chevrolet vehicles, visit General Motors (NYSE:GM) is driving the future of transportation, leveraging advanced technology to build safer, smarter, and lower emission cars, trucks, and SUVs. GM's Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands offer a broad portfolio of innovative gasoline-powered vehicles and the industry's widest range of EVs, as we move to an all-electric future. About Malibu Boats, Inc. Malibu Boats, Inc. (NYSE:MBUU) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a diverse range of recreational powerboats, including performance sport, sterndrive and outboard boats. Malibu Boats, Inc. is the market leader in the performance sport boat category through its Malibu and Axis boat brands, the leader in the 20' - 40' segment of the sterndrive boat category through its Cobalt brand, and in a leading position in the saltwater fishing boat market with its Pursuit and Cobia offshore boats and Pathfinder, Maverick, and Hewes flats and bay boat brands. A pre-eminent innovator in the powerboat industry, Malibu Boats, Inc. designs products that appeal to an expanding range of recreational boaters, fisherman and water sports enthusiasts whose passion for boating is a key component of their active lifestyles. For more information, visit or A photo accompanying this announcement is available at CONTACT: Media Contact: Malibu Boats Marketing Team connections@ (865) 458-5478Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Self-Proclaimed 'Best Friend' Of Barron Trump Brags About Calling ICE On Popular TikToker
MAGA Gen-Z influencer Bo Loudon says he was responsible for TikTok's most-followed creator, Khaby Lame, getting detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement, and he's threatening to go after other immigrants. 'We don't want celebrities using their status to abuse our system and take advantage of the things that we don't have access to,' Loudon, 18, said on Fox News. 'I can't say I'm done with Khaby; if there's other celebrities that are not in this country legally, I will investigate it and I will happily go after them as well. So it's not going to stop here, I don't think.' Lame, whose full name is Serigne Khabane Lame, 25, is an Italian citizen who was born in Senegal. He was placed in detention on June 6 at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for immigration violations, an ICE spokesperson told HuffPost. ICE said Lame had overstayed the terms of his visa and voluntarily departed from the U.S. The agency did not confirm whether Loudon had played any part in Lame's detention, but the MAGA influencer went on X last week to tell his millions of followers that he had 'reported' the influencer as an 'illegal alien.' 'I want to look out for the little guys, the people that follow our laws, respect our country, appreciate it and its values and don't abuse the system,' Loudon told Dylan Page, known on TikTok as 'News Daddy,' on Wednesday's episode of Page's podcast. Lame, who once lived in a modest apartment in a small industrial town in Italy, rose to fame in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when he turned to content-creating after losing his factory job, The New York Times reported in 2021. 'It's my face and my expressions which make people laugh,' Lame said. Lame, who had lived in Italy since age 1, said at the time that he was having trouble obtaining Italian citizenship due to the country's laws, and that his Senegalese passport made it tough to obtain a U.S. visa. 'I'm not a mayor, I'm no one. I can't change the laws,' Lame told the Times. 'Maybe I can change it with the popularity. With my influence,' he added with a smile. Lame became an Italian citizen in 2022. This year, he attended the Met Gala in New York City. Loudon is the son of former Missouri state Sen. John Loudon and former Women for Trump co-chair Dr. Gina Loudon, The Independent reports. He, much like other pro-Trump influencers, has gained a huge following of young conservative men. On Instagram, Loudon pinned a photo of himself with President Donald Trump and his son Barron, captioning it, 'Best Friend, Best President.' On Page's podcast, the MAGA influencer said he first discovered Lame had overstayed his visa through mutual friends and business partners and said he 'called some buddies in the administration' to quickly have the TikToker detained. 'I wish him the best of luck. I hope he's able to come back as a law-abiding citizen,' Loudon said. World's Most Popular TikTok Star Leaves The U.S. After Being Detained By ICE 'What The F**k...': Watch Joe Rogan And Trump's FBI Director React To Musk's Post Influencer Sues To Keep 3-Year-Old Son's Death Details Private After TikTok 'Frenzy'
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Barron Trump's friend Bo Loudon claims he got ICE to detain TikTok star Khaby Lame
Bo Loudon, the purported 'best friend' of Barron Trump, has claimed he is responsible for the arrest of the world's most famous TikToker who was detained by ICE and later forced to leave the U.S. The MAGA, Gen-Z influencer, who has been pictured numerous times with the president and his son, said he had 'personally taken action' to have Khaby Lame deported. 'No one is above the law!' he wrote in a series of posts on X, later adding: 'I've been working with the patriots at President Trump's DHS to make this happen. He was just ARRESTED in Vegas and is in ICE CUSTODY!' Despite a community note on the post calling Loudon out for false information, ICE confirmed that Lame had been detained at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for violating the terms of his visa on June 6. The 25-year-old star had entered the U.S. on April 30 on a temporary visa. A spokesperson for ICE said he had been granted 'voluntary departure' following his arrest and had since left the country. 'No one works faster than President Trump's administration!' Loudon wrote, following news of Lame's departure. ICE has not confirmed Loudon's involvement publicly, and did not provide further information when contacted by The Independent. Lame, whose real name is Serigne Khabane Lame, is a Senegalese-Italian TikToker known for his deadpan reactions to other videos. His viral videos have earned him a following of more than 162 million. While in the country, Lame attended the Met Gala in New York City on May 5. He has not commented publicly on the allegations that he overstayed his visa. It is also unclear if Lame returned to Italy immediately and posted an Instagram Story of himself in São Paulo, Brazil, after leaving the U.S. Despite barely being old enough to vote, Loudon and Barron Trump were unofficially recruited to help the oldest presidential candidate in history tap into the manosphere and capture the 'bro vote' in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. Loudon, from Palm Beach, Florida, is the son of Dr Gina Loudon, the conservative television pundit and former co-chair of Women for Trump in 2020, and John Loudon, a former Missouri state senator.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Barron Trump's friend Bo Loudon claims he got ICE to detain TikTok star Khaby Lame
Bo Loudon, the purported 'best friend' of Barron Trump, has claimed he is responsible for the arrest of the world's most famous TikToker who was detained by ICE and later forced to leave the U.S. The MAGA, Gen-Z influencer, who has been pictured numerous times with the president and his son, said he had 'personally taken action' to have Khaby Lame deported. 'No one is above the law!' he wrote in a series of posts on X, later adding: 'I've been working with the patriots at President Trump's DHS to make this happen. He was just ARRESTED in Vegas and is in ICE CUSTODY!' Despite a community note on the post calling Loudon out for false information, ICE confirmed that Lame had been detained at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for violating the terms of his visa on June 6. The 25-year-old star had entered the U.S. on April 30 on a temporary visa. A spokesperson for ICE said he had been granted 'voluntary departure' following his arrest and had since left the country. 'No one works faster than President Trump's administration!' Loudon wrote, following news of Lame's departure. ICE has not confirmed Loudon's involvement publicly, and did not provide further information when contacted by The Independent. Lame, whose real name is Serigne Khabane Lame, is a Senegalese-Italian TikToker known for his deadpan reactions to other videos. His viral videos have earned him a following of more than 162 million. While in the country, Lame attended the Met Gala in New York City on May 5. He has not commented publicly on the allegations that he overstayed his visa. It is also unclear if Lame returned to Italy immediately and posted an Instagram Story of himself in São Paulo, Brazil, after leaving the U.S. Despite barely being old enough to vote, Loudon and Barron Trump were unofficially recruited to help the oldest presidential candidate in history tap into the manosphere and capture the 'bro vote' in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. Loudon, from Palm Beach, Florida, is the son of Dr Gina Loudon, the conservative television pundit and former co-chair of Women for Trump in 2020, and John Loudon, a former Missouri state senator.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
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Gen Z MAGA Influencer Claims He Got ICE to Detain TikTok Star Khaby Lame
Bo Loudon, a Trump-supporting Gen Z influencer, has taken credit for TikTok star Khaby Lame's detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE on June 6. That day, Loudon, 18, who has called Donald Trump's son Barron his 'best friend,' began a series of posts on X claiming he initiated Lame's detainment. 'I discovered he was an illegal who overstayed an invalid VISA, evaded taxes, and I personally took action to have him deported,' Loudon alleged. Later, he added, 'I've been working with the patriots at President Trump's DHS to make this happen.' In a video posted on Monday, while making more unsubstantiated claims about Lame, Loudon said, 'I just called some buddies in the administration, and I've never seen anything happen so quick. They were like, 'We're gonna get right on this.'' More from Rolling Stone Masked ICE Agents Detain 9-Month-Pregnant U.S. Citizen in L.A. Crackdown Noem Asked for Troops to Be Authorized to Arrest 'Lawbreakers': Report Most-Followed TikToker Khaby Lame Detained, Released by ICE Over Visa Issue Lame, 25, is the most-followed TikToker in the world, known for his silently comedic videos skewering social media trends. Though Loudon alleged Lame is 'far-left,' Lame is not known for any political activity. The star was detained at Harry Reid International Airport, in Las Vegas, Nevada 'for immigration violations,' according to an ICE spokesperson's statement. 'Lame entered the United States [on] April 30 and overstayed the terms of his visa,' the spokesperson said. ICE has also said Lame was granted voluntary departure the day he was detained and has since left the U.S. On June 9, the influencer shared a photo of himself in São Paulo, Brazil. He has not publicly addressed his detainment. A rep for Lame declined to comment on the detainment, and did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone's request for comment on Loudon's claims. Born Seringe Khabane Lame in Sengal, Lame is an Italian citizen and has been a resident of the country since he was one, according to NPR. Lame attended the Met Gala in New York City on May 5, alongside some of the world's most high-profile entertainers. A rep for ICE told Rolling Stone 'We have no further information to provide,' when asked to expand on Loudon's alleged involvement in Lame's detainment as well as the nature and duration of Lame's visa. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately return our request for comment. Loudon has frequently posited himself a playmaker in the President's world, calling himself, 'Trump's young gun.' He was on site for Trump's mid-campaign interview with controversial streamer Adin Ross in 2024, with his mother, conservative media personality, Gina Loudon, later calling the linkup her son's 'brainchild.' His father is former Missouri state senator John Loudon. June 11, 2:55 p.m.: This story has been updated to include ICE's comment. Best of Rolling Stone Every Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ranked From Worst to Best The United States of Weed Gaming Levels Up
