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The crisis of the Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool, its bankruptcy and subsequent takeover by the Dutch group VDL is a story that has monopolised the interest of the bus and coach industry in a 2024 that sees the European bus industry changing shape dramatically. The Van Hool – VDL story ties...

De Lijn announces it is rolling out the first new generation electric buses by VDL into service from its Destelbergen depot on 1 July. The first 5 of 24 e-buses from VDL will strengthen the Flemish Transport Company’s electric fleet in the Ghent region. Order dates back to late 2021. The very ...

VDL Groep states it has “achieved this year’s growth forecast in the first half of 2023”, quantified in a 5 to 10 percent increase in turnover growth in the full year. “Net profit declined after the first six months of the year, although the net operating result has grown”, s...

Nordic region’s largest public transport operator Nobina will be the first in Sweden to put the new generation VDL Citea into operation. The electric buses, which are a Class 2 design and developed from scratch, are to be used for regional traffic in Ale in the area covered by the transportation aut...

64 new-generation VDL Citea area headed in Dutch North Brabant East concession. In this way Arriva is responding to the target set by the province of North Brabant of emission-free public transport by 2030. Going into details, VDL Bus & Coach is supplying Arriva with 40 new-generation VDL Citeas...

New markets in the spotlight, a product with lots of technical innovations, a straight focus on electrification of public transport. Alex De Jong, Business Manager Public Transport at VDL Bus & Coach, answers some questions from Sustainable Bus in the framework of the launch of the Citea New Gen...