"VDL has decided to concentrate all city bus production at its new factory in Roeselare, Belgium, while the Valkenswaard site in the Netherlands will continue with coaches only. According to an article by Stijn Decock published on local newspaper De Standaard, the move would entail 60 job losses in the Netherlands and the non-renewal of 250 temporary contracts, with no new hiring planned in Flanders."
"Following the bankruptcy of Van Hool and the financial troubles of Ebusco, VDL is now the last significant manufacturer in the Benelux region. The Eindhoven-based group invested €40 million in the new Roeselare plant, inaugurated in April 2024 and designed specifically for electric city buses. According to De Staandard, VDL has stated that the site must move from a single to a two-shift system, delivering 800 units annually, to break even in terms of profitability."
VDL will concentrate all city-bus production at the new Roeselare factory while the Valkenswaard site will retain coaches only. The reorganization will result in 60 permanent job losses in the Netherlands and the non-renewal of 250 temporary contracts, with no new hiring planned in Flanders. The Roeselare plant received a €40 million investment, opened in April 2024 and engineered for electric city buses. The site needs to move from a single to a two-shift system and deliver about 800 units annually to break even. Van Hool's bankruptcy and Ebusco's troubles leave VDL as the last major Benelux manufacturer. Koningshooikt employs around 250 and may gain engineering work.
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