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This week we attended Euro Bus Expo, the UK’s biennial bus and coach market exhibition. While the show offered limited product innovations, there were notable developments in industrial and commercial strategies. Looking at the main manufacturers in UK, notable absentees included Volvo (that had a 1...

In the past few days, a Van Hool website popped up in the magnum sea of the world wide web, in which the tour coaches that would remain in production and those that, on the other hand, would leave the product portfolio were announced and listed . Well, the T-Series, models T15 Acron (LHD and [&helli...

Trambuses in Paris, previously commissioned by Ile-de-France Mobilités to Van Hool, will now be manufactured by Swiss company Hess. 56 units are set to be in operation in the French capital. As reported on the French media Ville rail & transport, the PTA went in search of a new constructor follo...

Qbuzz will take over the Zuid-Holland Noord concession in the Netherlands as of 15 December 2024. Formerly ordered (March 2023) 15-meter Van Hool e-buses will be replaced by Yutong vehicles, is reported by the operator, that has also shared some rendering. 50 units of Yutong U15 e-buses have been or...

Most of the models in the Van Hool T coach range (unveiled at the end of 2022) look set to be discontinued following the handover of business lines from the bankrupt Van Hool to VDL. In fact, VDL has stated that the North American market and the double-decker segment will be its main focus, accordin...

Ebusco has appointed Erland Morelissen (former Chief Commercial Officer Bus & Coach in Van Hool) as their new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and member of the Executive Team as of 12 August 2024. The Dutch company is facing a though time on the stock exchange, as a result of its difficulties in ...

The Federation of Belgian Bus and Coach Operators (FBAA) has received from VDL answers to some questions about how VDL is going to behave concerning obligations and warranties of Van Hool vehicles following takeover of the company, as reported on Belgian trade media PVMagazine. Such answers were rec...

VDL Groep has stated in a press note out on 11th June that its purchase of Van Hool will save around “1,600 jobs in the high-quality European bus industry with immediate effect”. Goal of the takeover is “to further strengthen the activities of its Buses division“. However, it...

European competition authorities have given approval for VDL’s takeover of Van Hool, Belgian newspaper De Tijd reports, quoting words from trustee Jeroen Pinoy: “Everything could be finalised by the end of this week. At least that is the target. There are still some points and commas to ...

VDL – Schmitz Cargobull’s bid has been chosen by trustees in Van Hool’s case as the best fit to ensure continuity in the company. Administrators taking care of the post-bankruptcy takeover of the OEM “believe a much faster start-up can be achieved. They feared that with other...