VDL Groep acquires parts of  Flemish bus manufacturer Van Hool

VDL Groep acquires parts of Flemish bus manufacturer Van Hool

VDL Groep is acquiring parts of the Flemish bus manufacturer Van Hool. The family-owned industrial company headquartered in Eindhoven (NL) is acquirin...
11 juni 2024
VDL De Meeuw shares formula for unlocking housing market and accelerating construction

VDL De Meeuw shares formula for unlocking housing market and accelerating construction

To increase the necessary and sought-after productivity levels in construction, the sector needs some fresh perspective. That includes working with a ...
7 juni 2024
VDL Executive Vice Presidents Guus Savenije  and Paul van Vuuren due to retire

VDL Executive Vice Presidents Guus Savenije and Paul van Vuuren due to retire

After 11 and 6 years of service respectively, Guustaaf Savenije (66) and Paul van Vuuren (65), both members of the VDL Groep's Executive Board for 3.5...
5 juni 2024
Eindhoven gets acquainted with new generation Citea

Eindhoven gets acquainted with new generation Citea

Hermes presented its brand new generation of Citea buses to the public on Monday, 27 May 2024. With the deployment of the first 32 of a total of 64 ne...
28 mei 2024
VDL’s online platform OrderOn.com set to expand

VDL’s online platform OrderOn.com set to expand

The OrderOn.com online platform is set to expand. Sister companies VDL HMI and VDL Industrial Modules are joining VDL Groep’s digital metalworking pla...
29 april 2024
2023: year of extremes for VDL Groep

2023: year of extremes for VDL Groep

The year 2023 showed us two sides, with highs and lows. Low points were the passing of Wim van der Leegte in November, the reduction in the number of ...
5 april 2024
Announcement of intent: VDL Castings Heerlen to phase out casting operations

Announcement of intent: VDL Castings Heerlen to phase out casting operations

VDL Castings Heerlen plans to phase out operations and cease business activities over the course of 2024. To this effect, a request for advice has bee...
5 januari 2024
VDL Groep strengthens position in electronics with Rena acquisition

VDL Groep strengthens position in electronics with Rena acquisition

VDL Groep has strengthened its position in the high-quality electronics market. The industrial family business with its head office in Eindhoven has a...
1 december 2023
Wim van der Leegte (76) passed away

Wim van der Leegte (76) passed away

On the night from Saturday to Sunday, Wim van der Leegte died at home in his hometown of Duizel. Wim, owner of industrial family business VDL Groep, d...
20 november 2023
VDL Nedcar to reduce number of employees by 2,000 by 1 March 2024

VDL Nedcar to reduce number of employees by 2,000 by 1 March 2024

As previously announced, due to the planned production stop for BMW Group and the inability to find direct connection with other automotive projects, ...
2 november 2023
VDL to assemble battery modules for BMW Group

VDL to assemble battery modules for BMW Group

VDL Groep is going to serial-assemble battery systems at the Mobility Innovation Centre (MIC) in Born. BMW Group has placed an initial, long-term orde...
11 oktober 2023
VDL Groep achieves forecast growth target

VDL Groep achieves forecast growth target

VDL Groep achieved this year’s growth forecast in the first half of 2023. The industrial family business with its head office in Eindhoven is on track...
1 september 2023
VDL Groep and Schaeffler  team up on self-driving shuttles

VDL Groep and Schaeffler team up on self-driving shuttles

Schaeffler and VDL Groep are jointly exploring the development and production of a new generation of self-driving electric shuttles for public transpo...
31 augustus 2023
VDL Nedcar transition: to a broadly oriented partner in sustainable mobility

VDL Nedcar transition: to a broadly oriented partner in sustainable mobility

VDL Nedcar in Born is working hard on the transition from an independent car manufacturer to a broadly oriented partner in sustainable mobility. This ...
23 juni 2023
VDL Groep to produce bicycle frames

VDL Groep to produce bicycle frames

VDL Groep, the family-owned industrial company headquartered in Eindhoven, will be manufacturing and supplying aluminium bicycle frames. VDL Bike Fram...
5 juni 2023