VDL Bus & Coach is a Dutch vehicle manufacturer. It is an amalgamation of several bus building companies within theVDL Groep. VDL Bus & Coach has manufacturing plants in Belgium and the Netherlands.[1] By 2018 VDL Bus & Coach sold 500 electric buses.[2]
VDL Bus & Coach originates from the VDL Groep acquiring the following bus building companies in the Netherlands and Belgium:[3][4]
Berkhof (acquired in 1998, based inValkenswaard, became VDL Bus Modules). Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998.[5]
Bova (acquired in 2003, based in Valkenswaard, became VDL Bus Valkenswaard).[6]
DAF Bus (acquired in 1993, based inEindhoven, became VDL Bus Chassis). Originally named DAF Bus International after being separated from the truck-building business ofDAF, it joinedUnited Bus in 1990. It became a subsidiary of VDL Groep after United Bus collapsed in 1993. DAF Bus International was renamed VDL Bus International in September 2003. In 2008, VDL Bus International was renamed VDL Bus Chassis.[7]
Hainje (acquired in 1998, based inHeerenveen, became VDL Bus Heerenveen). Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998.
Jonckheere (acquired in 1998, based inRoeselare, became VDL Bus Roeselare). Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998.
Kusters (acquired in 1998, based inVenlo, became VDL Bus Venlo). Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998.
Van Hool (acquired in 2024). Acquired after the company became bankrupt.
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