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Despite setbacks due to external factors, revenue growth at VDL Groep
Despite turbulence due to external circumstances, VDL Groep’s revenue grew in the first half of 2022. Trade conflicts, the pandemic and the war in Ukr...
2 September 2022

VDL Nedcar builds millionth car for BMW Group
VDL Nedcar, the only car factory in the Netherlands to offer serial production for third parties, has today produced the millionth car for client BMW ...
15 June 2022

Batch of 84 new generation VDL Citeas makes city of Amsterdam even more sustainable
GVB, the public transport company of Amsterdam, is further expanding its electric fleet of city buses with 84 new generation VDL Citeas. These vehicle...
16 May 2022

VDL Groep launches OrderOn.com, online platform for placing metalworking orders
VDL Groep takes a major step forward in digitalising production and business processes for placing on-demand orders for metal products. The launch of ...
26 April 2022

Despite turbulent conditions, VDL Groep showed recovery in 2021
2021 was a hectic year for VDL Groep. External factors caused substantial turbulence. Nevertheless, the industrial family business in the high-end man...
25 March 2022

Marjan van Loon appointed to Supervisory Board of VDL Groep
Marjan van Loon will join the Supervisory Board of VDL Groep on 1 February 2022. Immediately after graduating in Chemical Engineering at Eindhoven Uni...
28 January 2022

VDL Groep back in business after cyber attack
After VDL Groep itself announced on Thursday, 7 October that it was the target of a cyber attack, the industrial family business with head office in E...
8 November 2021

Dutch industry joins in newly founded Battery Competence Center
Dutch companies, knowledge institutes and industry associations join forces in a new innovation program called Battery Competence Center. In this way,...
27 October 2021

Cyber-attack
You may be aware VDL Groep has been hit by a cyber-attack. For security reasons, immediately after the attack, we disconnected and isolated all our sy...
13 October 2021

After corona dip in 2020, VDL Groep works on recovery in first half year
After being hit hard by the consequences of the corona pandemic in 2020, VDL Groep has been working on recovery in the first half of 2021. Revenue and...
24 September 2021

VDL Groep and University of Twente partnership for high-tech production in the Netherlands
VDL Groep and the University of Twente (UT) will intensify their partnership to further high-tech development and production. The two parties have sig...
30 June 2021

VDL Nedcar to build electric vehicles for American company Canoo
VDL Nedcar has taken an important first step towards securing its long-term future. Based in Born (Netherlands) as part of VDL Groep, the vehicle manu...
17 June 2021

VDL acquires order for 77 automated guided vehicles for Port of Rotterdam
VDL Groep continues to strengthen its ‘smart’ mobility position. Between the end of this year and mid-2023, VDL Automated Vehicles will be supplying a...
1 April 2021

Corona crisis causing significant drop in revenue and profit
The revenue and result of VDL Groep fell sharply during the corona year 2020. The fact that the industrial family business with its head office in Ein...
19 March 2021

VDL and DSM form joint venture to manufacture and commercialize medical facemasks and PPE filter materials
VDL Groep and Royal DSM today announce the start of a 50/50 joint venture (JV) that will establish production of medical facemasks and the first perma...
4 September 2020