News overview
Read the latest VDL news and stay up-to-date about our developments.
31 electric VDL Citeas for urban transport in Amsterdam
On 12 December, Amsterdam's public transport company GVB and VDL Bus & Coach signed the contract for delivery of 31 electric Citeas, with the option f...
9 January 2019
VDL and DAF deliver first electric truck to Jumbo
VDL Groep and DAF Trucks have delivered the first fully electric truck to supermarket chain Jumbo in Veghel. President and CEO Willem van der Leegte o...
18 December 2018
VDL Groep acquires Siemens Hengelo’s operations
VDL Groep has added Siemens Hengelo to its industrial group of family companies as its 100th operating company. The takeover announced in July has now...
16 November 2018
VDL to build Ministry of Defence off-road vehicles for Mercedes-Benz
VDL Bus Chassis, which is part of VDL Groep, has received an order from Mercedes-Benz Cars Nederland to build over 500 vehicles, which are to be deplo...
6 November 2018
Elekta chooses VDL Groep as supplier of the year
This year, VDL has won a number of prestigious supply awards from leading customers. Recently, Elekta also expressed its appreciation of VDL’s quality...
21 September 2018
VDL Containersystemen ‘hooks’ a nice deal
VDL Containersystemen will supply more than 150 demountable container systems to Renewi by the spring of 2019. These systems will be used to equip par...
20 September 2018
VDL Groep records continued growth in the first six months of 2018
VDL Groep in Eindhoven has succeeded in achieving the growth forecast for the first six months of 2018. This industrial family business recorded a com...
17 August 2018
VDL Groep considers acquisition of the activities of Siemens Hengelo
VDL Groep intends to acquire the activities of Siemens Hengelo. The industrial family firm with its head office in Eindhoven has signed a declaration ...
20 July 2018
VDL Groep establishes new company in the east of the United States
VDL Groep has founded a new production firm in the US state of Georgia. VDL Industries Gainesville is based in Hall County. This district is close to ...
13 June 2018
VDL presents unique charging plaza in Valkenswaard
VDL Groep strengthens its position as an electrification specialist for heavy-duty transport. Today, Friday 25 May, a unique charging location for ele...
25 May 2018
VDL Groep and DAF present electric truck
Today, Wednesday 16 May, VDL Groep and DAF presented their entirely electric truck. The two Eindhoven firms have joined forces to develop this e-truck...
16 May 2018
VDL Bus & Coach finalizes acquisition in The Nordics
By the end of last year VDL Bus & Coach announced having reached an agreement for VDL Bus & Coach Nordic AB to acquire all shares of Swedish company B...
7 May 2018
VDL works on building ‘the world's biggest eye on the sky’
VDL ETG Projects, part of VDL Groep, will build the supporting structure for the main mirror of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in northern Chile....
19 April 2018
Europe's largest electric bus fleet in operation
Connexxion, Amsterdam Transport Region and Schiphol presented Europe's largest electric bus fleet today, Wednesday 28 March 2018, in the presence of S...
28 March 2018