van hool

This week we attended Euro Bus Expo, the UK’s biennial bus and coach market exhibition. While the show offered limited product innovations, there were notable developments in industrial and commercial strategies. Looking at the main manufacturers in UK, notable absentees included Volvo (that had a 1...

Trambuses in Paris, previously commissioned by Ile-de-France Mobilités to Van Hool, will now be manufactured by Swiss company Hess. 56 units are set to be in operation in the French capital. As reported on the French media Ville rail & transport, the PTA went in search of a new constructor follo...

The crisis of the Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool, its bankruptcy and subsequent takeover by the Dutch group VDL is a story that has monopolised the interest of the bus and coach industry in a 2024 that sees the European bus industry changing shape dramatically. The Van Hool – VDL story ties...

Bus manufacturer Van Hool has been declared bankrupt. The information has been stated by the manufacturer itself this morning, 8th April, and the topic got high attention on local media, in particular from De Standaard. The company is set to be taken over by Dutch VDL and German Schmitz Cargobull, b...

Van Hool's bankruptcy is now unavoidable, crisis manager Marc Zwaaneveld (appointed in early 2024) told in an interview with De Standaard. Where he releases significants recriminations towards Van Hool's family. Also, production of trambuses for Paris is a high risk, as he specifically stated that t...

The introduction of high-power charging (HPC) solutions at the Corbeil-Essonnes operation center of the Ile-De-France Mobilités has been just celebrated. Jointly developed by Kiepe Electric and Alstom, this innovative initiative aims to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of bus operations. Th...