VDL Bus & Coach

VDL Bus & Coach is a Dutch vehicle manufacturer. It is an amalgamation of several bus building companies within the VDL Groep. VDL Bus & Coach has manufacturing plants in Belgium and the Netherlands. By 2018 VDL Bus & Coach sold 500 electric buses.

History

VDL Bus & Coach originates from the VDL Groep acquiring the following bus building companies in the Netherlands and Belgium:

Berkhof. Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998.
Bova.
DAF Bus. Originally named DAF Bus International after being separated from the truck-building business of DAF, it joined United 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.
Hainje. Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998.
Jonckheere. Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998.
Kusters. Formerly part of Berkhof Jonckheere Groep, which VDL Groep acquired in 1998.
Van Hool. Acquired after the company became bankrupt.