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VDL has decided to concentrate all city bus production at its new factory in Roeselare, Belgium, while the Valkenswaard site in the Netherlands will continue with coaches only. According to an article by Stijn Decock published on local newspaper De Standaard, the move would entail 60 job losses in t...

Flemish public transport operator De Lijn has awarded contracts for 290 electric buses to three manufacturers— BYD, Iveco Bus, VDL Bus & Coach —as part of its long-term goal to operate a fully emission-free fleet by 2035. The order represents an investment of €185 million and marks another signi...

“2024 was less successful for VDL Groep than the previous year”. And 2023 itself had not been a glorious year. However, “After a poor first six months, operating results showed signs of recovery during the second half of 2024. Excluding the Car Assembly division, annual turnover is...

VDL announces it will supply and maintain 42 Low Entry R-NET buses for the Hoeksche Waard/Goeree-Overflakkee (HWGO) concession in the Netherlands, that was awarded to Transdev and will be valid from December 2025 to December 2038 (with Transdev as of today operating as Connexxion). The new generatio...

Arriva has placed an order for 157 electric buses from VDL Bus & Coach, destined for the new West Brabant concession, which will enter into operation on 6 July 2025. The operator has been awarded the concession in early 2024. A new bus fleet of more than 200 zero-emission vehicles&nbsp...

2024 is not looking as a positive year for VDL Group financial results. Combined turnover of the group is dropping, and the bus and coach division is still facing very though time, with turnover falling -14% compared to Jan-Jun 2023. And it should be noted that 2023 had also been a truly bad year fo...