2024: transition year for VDL Groep
As forecast, 2024 has been less successful than last year. Events which directly impact the results are coming together, including the further winding...
6 September 2024
Peter Wennink appointed member of the Supervisory Board of VDL Groep
Peter Wennink has joined the Supervisory Board of VDL Groep. On 1 September 2024, the 67-year-old former CEO of chip machine maker ASML joined the Sup...
2 September 2024
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 June 2024
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 June 2024
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 June 2024
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 May 2024
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
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
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 January 2024
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
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
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 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 October 2023
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
Schaeffler and VDL Groep are jointly exploring the development and production of a new generation of self-driving electric shuttles for public transpo...
31 August 2023