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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
VDL Nedcar switches to one-shift operations; number of employees to be reduced as announced

VDL Nedcar switches to one-shift operations; number of employees to be reduced as announced

VDL Nedcar, VDL Groep's car factory in Born, is planning to switch to one-shift operations from 1 November 2023 as a result of work reductions due to ...
1 juni 2023
Foundation in the making that takes care of the quality of life in cores around VDL Nedcar

Foundation in the making that takes care of the quality of life in cores around VDL Nedcar

VDL Nedcar sets up a foundation that will make a contribution to the quality of life in and around the residential areas in the immediate vicinity of ...
15 maart 2023
102 electric buses to Oslo: VDL’s largest electric bus fleet to date

102 electric buses to Oslo: VDL’s largest electric bus fleet to date

VDL’s largest fleet of electric buses to date will be operational in Oslo from January 2022. With 102 Citeas, VDL is contributing to an important obje...
11 januari 2021
VDL Groep helps to make Demcon artificial respiration systems

VDL Groep helps to make Demcon artificial respiration systems

Three VDL companies are working hard on making hundreds of artificial respiration systems for our partner Demcon. Within three weeks, Demcon, with the...
23 april 2020
VDL expands Charging Test Centre with new charging technology

VDL expands Charging Test Centre with new charging technology

In cooperation with Siemens, VDL will investigate how vehicle technologies, energy storage and charging systems work together. The VDL Charging Test C...
15 oktober 2019
VDL sees turnover drop and profits rise during the first half of 2019

VDL sees turnover drop and profits rise during the first half of 2019

VDL Groep's turnover in the first half of 2019 was, in line with expectations, slightly lower than in the same period of last year. The result was hig...
23 augustus 2019
Green Truck Award for DAF CF Electric VDL E-Power

Green Truck Award for DAF CF Electric VDL E-Power

The DAF CF Electric VDL E-Power has been voted Green Truck Logistics Solution 2019. On the eve of the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, leading...
5 juni 2019
PSV announce unique partnership

PSV announce unique partnership

PSV will join forces with some big Dutch companies next summer to start an innovative co-operation. ASML, Philips, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, VDL Gro...
23 maart 2019