Development and manufacture of buses and coaches, including electric buses, at the Valkenswaard and Roeselare sites
VDL Bus & Coach bv
Valkenswaard (NL) · Roeselare (BE) · Veldhoven (NL) · Langhus (NO)New on Amplifa
About VDL Bus & Coach
VDL Bus & Coach bv, headquartered in Valkenswaard (Netherlands), develops, manufactures, distributes and services buses and coaches and is one of Europe's major bus and coach producers. Manufacturing takes place in Western Europe: in addition to the Valkenswaard plant, the energy-neutral, CO2-neutral plant in Roeselare, Belgium, was opened in early 2023; with a 20,000 m² production hall it can build up to 800 buses per year and serves as the e-mobility centre for electric buses. The product portfolio comprises the Futura series coaches (including Futura FHD2, Futura 3) as well as the Citea city bus platform as a pure electric platform with batteries in the vehicle floor, wheel hub motors and a self-developed, one-piece composite sidewall that is 15% lighter than conventional sidewalls. Value creation includes vehicle assembly, lightweight construction with a sandwich roof, as well as repair, maintenance and spare parts distribution in original equipment manufacturer quality via VDL Parts bv in Veldhoven. VDL Bus & Coach is part of VDL Groep, an international family-owned company from the Eindhoven region.
- Site
- XL Valkenswaard
- Processes
- Development and manufacture of buses and coaches (vehicle assembly), Production of electric buses (e-mobility, batteries in the vehicle floor, wheel hub motors), Manufacture of one-piece composite sidewalls (15% lighter than conventional sidewall), Lightweight construction with sandwich roof and integral construction, Repair and maintenance of buses and coaches, Sales of new buses and coaches, Used vehicle sales (VDL Bus & Coach Used), Spare parts in original equipment manufacturer quality (delivery 24-48 h)
- Materials
- Composite material (sidewall, sandwich roof panel), Concrete (medium-weight concrete construction of the plant building, not a product material), Steel
- Industries
- Public transport, Coaches/long-distance coach transport, Intercity and city bus transport
- 01
Development and engineering
- 02
Manufacture of the vehicle structure (lightweight construction, sandwich roof,
- 03
Pre-assembly (intelligent pre-assembly lines, Roeselare production)
- 04
Vehicle assembly of buses and coaches
- 05
Distribution via own network in more than 30 countries
- 06
After-sales: spare parts, 24-hour service, repair and maintenance, training
Materials and Construction
Composite material (sidewall, sandwich roof panel)
Self-developed, one-piece composite sidewall, 15% lighter than conventional sidewalls, with improved insulation and lower energy consumption.
Steel
Base material of the vehicle structure and assembly construction of the buses.
Sites
Valkenswaard
NLHeadquarters and plant (e-mobility centre)
- Valkenswaard plant / e-mobility centre
Roeselare
BEProduction plant (e-mobility centre, energy-neutral/CO2-neutral)
- 20,000 m² production hall (Krommebeek)
- Intelligent pre-assembly lines
- Capacity of up to 800 buses per year
Veldhoven
NLVDL Parts bv (spare parts in original equipment manufacturer quality)
Langhus
NOVDL Bus & Coach Norway AS (subsidiary, sales/service)
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development and manufacture of buses and coaches (vehicle assembly)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Composite material |
| Production of electric buses (e-mobility, batteries in the vehicle floor, wheel hub motors)Assembly | – | 12.2 m | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of one-piece composite sidewalls (15% lighter than conventional sidewall)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Composite material |
| Lightweight construction with sandwich roof and integral constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | Composite material (sandwich panel) |
| Repair and maintenance of buses and coachesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus factory / production hall | VDL Bus & Coach Roeselare plant | 1 | Footprint 20,000 m², capacity of up to 800 buses per year | 2023 | Roeselare, Belgium (Krommebeek industrial estate) |
| Plant / e-mobility centre | VDL Bus & Coach Valkenswaard plant | 1 | – | – | Valkenswaard, Netherlands (De Vest 7, 5555 XL) |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1982
Futura has been a term in the coach world since 1982
- 2013
VDL Bus & Coach introduced the first electric bus (Citea); since then over 200 million electric kilometres in European cities
- 2021
At the end of 2021, earthworks began for the new plant in Roeselare
- 2022-02-08
Groundbreaking ceremony for the Krommebeek site in Roeselare
- 2022-09
Presentation of the new Citea generation at InnoTrans in Berlin
- 2023
Opening of the new, energy-neutral plant in Roeselare (Belgium), alongside Valkenswaard e-mobility centre
- 2025-10-02
Presentation of the new coach VDL Futura 3 at Busworld; merger of VDL Bus & Coach and VDL Van Hool to form the new VDL Bus Group
- 2026-01-23
First deliveries of the VDL Futura 3 to Kupers Touringcars and De Baar Touringcars
- 2026-03-10
First VDL Futura 3 handed over in Belgium to Reizen De Arend