VDL executive vice president Wim Maathuis retires

VDL executive vice president Wim Maathuis retires

After 42 years of service, Wim Maathuis is retiring today. 65-year-old Wim Maathuis has been one of the pillars of VDL Groep, having since 1975 experi...
3 October 2017
VDL Groep to reduce ship emissions

VDL Groep to reduce ship emissions

Following on from the electrification of heavy duty mobility in the form of cars, buses, automated guided vehicles and tractor units, VDL Groep intend...
8 September 2017
VDL Nedcar starts production BMW X1

VDL Nedcar starts production BMW X1

The first BMW passenger car ever made in the Netherlands rolled off the line at VDL Nedcar in Born today. Following months of preparation the automoti...
22 August 2017
VDL Groep growth on schedule after first six months

VDL Groep growth on schedule after first six months

VDL Groep in Eindhoven has succeeded in achieving the predicted growth in the first half of 2017. Combined turnover at the end of the first six months...
3 August 2017
VDL Groep takes over Kaal Masten

VDL Groep takes over Kaal Masten

VDL Groep has taken over Kaal Masten of Oss. Today, Thursday 6 July, the international industrial family business headquartered in Eindhoven acquired ...
5 July 2017
VDL Groep management changes

VDL Groep management changes

To organize its growth, industrial family business VDL Groep, headquartered in Eindhoven, continues to strengthen its board of directors. Two new vice...
30 June 2017
23,000 new stadium seats for PSV

23,000 new stadium seats for PSV

VDL Seating Systems, part of VDL Kunststoffen of Heeze, is going to replace around 23,000 stadium seats for PSV. Installation of the new folding seats...
28 June 2017
First V-Storage energy storage system

First V-Storage energy storage system

The first energy storage system from V-Storage – the joint venture of Scholt Energy Control and VDL Groep – is now in service. This is the first syste...
30 May 2017
1,000,000 electric kilometres in Eindhoven. VDL congratulates Hermes on electric milestone

1,000,000 electric kilometres in Eindhoven. VDL congratulates Hermes on electric milestone

On 18 April 2017, Dutch passenger transport company Hermes reached the milestone of 1,000,000 kilometres travelled with the 43 electric buses that hav...
21 April 2017
100 electric VDL Citeas and 18 VDL Futura double-deckers for Connexxion

100 electric VDL Citeas and 18 VDL Futura double-deckers for Connexxion

Dutch public transport company Connexxion has placed an order with VDL Bus & Coach for no fewer than 100 Citeas SLFA Electric. This is the largest ord...
14 April 2017
VDL Groep surpasses 2015 records in 2016

VDL Groep surpasses 2015 records in 2016

VDL Groep broke all the 2015 records in 2016. The industrial family business with headquarters in Eindhoven saw its turnover, result and number of emp...
8 March 2017
VDL Groep management changes

VDL Groep management changes

VDL Groep continues to strengthen and broaden top management. New vice presidents will join the management team of the Eindhoven-based industrial fami...
24 February 2017
VDL Bus & Coach delivers first crowd and riot control buses

VDL Bus & Coach delivers first crowd and riot control buses

On Monday 6 February 2017, VDL Bus & Coach, part of VDL Groep, will deliver two crowd and riot control vehicles to the Mercedes-Benz dealership in Maa...
2 February 2017
VDL Automated Vehicles in Automotive Innovation Award 2017 finale

VDL Automated Vehicles in Automotive Innovation Award 2017 finale

VDL Automated Vehicles, the collaborative venture between VDL Steelweld of Breda and VDL Containersystemen of Hapert, is a finalist for the Automotive...
27 January 2017
VDL Nedcar to produce BMW X1

VDL Nedcar to produce BMW X1

VDL Nedcar will produce the BMW X1 in Born as of August 2017. This is the first time that VDL Nedcar is going to build a BMW. The car factory of the i...
24 January 2017