VDL Bus & Coach is a Dutch vehicle manufacturer. It is an amalgamation of several bus building companies within the

VDL Groep VDL Groep is an international industrial and manufacturing company established in 1953. From its head office in Eindhoven, Netherlands, VDL supervises its subsidiaries, which have a high level of autonomy and responsibility for results. The bus ...

. VDL Bus & Coach has manufacturing plants in Belgium and the Netherlands. By 2018 VDL Bus & Coach sold 500 electric buses.

History

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VDL Bus & Coach originates from the VDL Groep acquiring the following bus building companies in the Netherlands and Belgium: * Berkhof (acquired in 1998, based in

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, became VDL Bus Modules). Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998. * Bova (acquired in 2003, based in Valkenswaard, became VDL Bus Valkenswaard). * DAF Bus (acquired in 1993, based in

Eindhoven Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also locat ...

, became VDL Bus Chassis). Originally named DAF Bus International after being separated from the truck-building business of

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, it joined

United Bus United Bus was a European bus and coach manufacturing group created by the merger of Dutch manufacturers DAF Bus and Bova in November 1989. The merger was made in response to a joint review of the future European bus and coach industry. DAF too ...

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.VDL Bus International becomes VDL Bus Chassis
VDL Bus Chassis September 2008 * Hainje (acquired in 1998, based in

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, ) is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the m ...

, became VDL Bus Heerenveen). Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998. *

Jonckheere Jonckheere was a Belgian motor Coach (vehicle), coach and bus builder, founded in 1881 by Henri Jonckheere in Roeselare. History In 1881, Henri Jonckheere began building horse-drawn carriages in the village of Beveren, near Roeselare in the ...

(acquired in 1998, based in

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, became VDL Bus Roeselare). Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998. * Kusters (acquired in 1998, based in

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), ...

, became VDL Bus Venlo). Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998. *

Van Hool Van Hool NV () was a Belgium, Belgian coachbuilder and manufacturer of buses, Coach (bus), coaches, trolleybuses, and Semi-trailer, trailers. Most of the buses and coaches were built entirely by Van Hool, with engines and axles sourced from C ...

(acquired in 2024). Acquired after the company became bankrupt.

Products

Current

Integral buses and coaches

* Citea * Futura *

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Chassis

* SB180 - Low entry * SB200 - Low entry * SB230 - Low entry * SBR230 - Low entry * DB300 - Double deck * TB2175 - Heavy duty (front engine) * TBR2175 - Heavy duty (front engine) * SB4000 - Intercity / Coach * SBR4000 - Coach

Van conversions

* MidCity * MidEuro

Historical (including DAF bus models)

Integral coaches and whole vehicles

* Lexio (interurban bus body on VDL SB4000 chassis, marketed as VDL Bova Lexio) * Magiq (integral coach, ex Bova, renamed VDL Bova Magiq) * Synergy (double deck coach body on VDL SBR4000 chassis, marketed as VDL Bova Synergy)

Chassis

* B62 * B1100 * B1300 * B1500 * B1502 * B1600 * DB250 * MB200 * MB205 * MB210 * MB230 * MBG200 * MBG205 * SB120 * SB201 * SB210 * SB220 * SB225 * SBR235 * SB250 * SB260 - Chassis modules for VDL Citea SLF * SB1600 * SB1602 * SB1605 * SB2000 * SB2005 * SB2100 * SB2300 * SB2305 * SB2700 * SB2705 * SB2750 * SB3000 * SBG220 * SBR3000/SBR3015 * TB100 * TB102 * TB160 * TB163 * TB300 * TB2100 * TB2105

References

External links

VDL Bus & Coach website
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