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The merger of VDL Hydrogen Systems and Battolyser Systems announced in July 2025 has now been formalised and both companies are continuing their operations under the name Alquion. This new company is developing the Flexolyser, a fully flexible and high-capacity alkaline electrolyser designed to integrate large-scale renewable energy sources into the energy system. Alquion will outsource the assembly of the Flexolyser to VDL Groep.

The acquisition of Sintecs will allow VDL Groep to further expand its position in high-quality electronics. This strategic move supports VDL’s ambition to offer customers a one-stop-shop partner solution for mechanics, software and electronics. Sintecs, based in Hengelo, designs complex digital electronics for customers in various high-tech industries, such as telecommunications, automotive, medical, energy and defence.

Production for the Ministry of Defence at VDL in Born has officially commenced. This involves the production of unmanned vehicles for Milrem Robotics, batteries for military use for Tulip Tech and drones for DeltaQuad. Minister Ruben Brekelmans signed the contracts with the three companies. The equipment and resources produced at VDL will strengthen not only the Dutch armed forces, but also those of Ukraine.

With the launch of Futura 3 and the integration of VDL Bus & Coach and VDL Van Hool, VDL Bus Group explicitly takes the next step and shows the future of mobility at Busworld 2025.

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 objective of the Norwegian capital: by 2028, public transport must be emission free. The 83 Citeas SLFA-180 Electric and 19 SLF-120 Electric will cover approximately 7 million clean kilometres each year.

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 higher compared to the first two quarters of 2018. The main causes for the decline in turnover are that VDL is building fewer cars this year than last year and the decline in demand in the semiconductor industry. VDL is expecting the economic growth to continue to level out during the second half of the year. Nevertheless, the industrial family business in Eindhoven has confidence in the rest of 2019.

For VDL Groep, the key theme of 2018 was organising the planned growth. Last year, the turnover and result, and the number of employees of the industrial family business with its head office in Eindhoven increased.