Netherlands: the bus and coach market grew 62% in 2023 (with Volvo, Daimler and Van Hool leading)

Volvo Buses sold 111 buses and coaches in the Netherlands in 2023 and placed itself as the market leader in the country (concerning vehicles over 8 tons). It’s particularly noteworthy given that 2022 figure was only 6. Daimler Buses follows closely: it registered a total of 100 buses (comprising 92 Mercedes-Benz and 8 Setra). Van Hool, a Belgian company, secured the third position with 43 new buses.

Ebusco and Iveco Bus grew significantly, with 28 and 9 units registered in 2023 (starting from 1 and 0 respectively in 2022).

Netherlands: the bus market grew 62%

Volvo Buses announced in 2023 the decision to cease the production of complete buses, both urban and coach, in Europe and instead rely on collaborations with bodybuilders (MCV for e-buses, Sunsundegui for coaches). 

2023 has been a booming year for most of the European markets. In the Italian market registrations of buses over 8 ton hit the figure of 4,043 in 2023. The growth on 2022 is impressive: +72%. Spanish market also grew a lot: 54% compared to 2022 data, with 3,749 buses registered in 2023. Germany? A 12.5% growth, 5,493 units registered (753 e-buses, growing 20%). France kept being the largest bus and coach market in EU: 5,696 units registered last year (+5%).

According to consulting firm Chatrou CME Solutions, the figures (shared via Linkedin by Bas Dubois, Managing Director Benelux at Volvo Buses), indicate a significant increase of the Dutch bus and coach market from the previous year. The total number of new registrations reached 359 in 2023, marking a 62.4 percent rise from the 221 recorded in 2022.

VDL Bus & Coach held the top spot in 2022 with 125 new registrations. Figures from the domestic market confirms that the OEM is facing difficult times: the 41 units registered in 2023 mean a decrease in its volume of 67%. The rankings for the second and third positions remained unchanged from the previous year.