The first New Generation Citea from VDL Bus & Coach BV has been ordered by the Koiviton Auto Group in Finland for operation in the 2021 ‘European Green Capital’ of the city of Lahti.

VDL Bus & Coach BV is to present its new generation of electric Citeas at the Busworld exhibition in Brussels next October.

Bus and coach builder, VDL Bus & Coach BV of Valkenswaard, and ElringKlinger AG, have agreed on a strategic partnership to develop and industrialise fuel cell stacks and systems for mobile and stationary applications.

VDL Bus & Coach NV (a VDL Groep subsidiary) has supplied Finnish operator, Koiviston Auto Group with 31 Citea Electric LLE-115 buses which will be deployed in Lahti and Kuopio.

VDL Bus & Coach BV has developed anti-Coronavirus disease (Covid 19) packages for its Citea buses and Futura coaches under the name, VDL Pure Air Technology.

VDL Bus & Coach BV (a subsidiary of the VDL Groep which makes buses and coaches) has established a new representative organisation in the United Kingdom, called VDL Bus & Coach UK Ltd.

VDL Bus & Coach BV of Valkenswaard, Netherlands is to supply Flemish operator, De Lijn with 70, Citea SLFA-180 hybrid buses.

VDL Bus & Coach is supplying 65 mini/midi buses to Cyprus Public Transport, comprising 15 VDL MidCitys for operation in the historic capital Nicosia and 50 VDL MidEuros for use in rural areas – all are based on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis.

The first e-mobility contract in Italy for VDL Bus & Coach has resulted in four Citea SLF-120 electric buses being delivered to Milan's Malpensa Airport for operation between the car parks, terminals 1 and 2, and Cargo City.

Belgian passenger transport company, De Lijn, has ordered 200 hybrid Citeas from VDL Bus & Coach.

VDL Bus & Coach NV at Busworld Europe in Brussels last month announced plans to build a new factory in Roeselare dedicated for producing electric and hybrid electric buses.

Cameras in combination with two screens mounted on the A pillars inside the vehicle are to replace side mirrors on VDL’s Citea bus and Futura coach range in the next few months, announced Henk Coppens, CEO of VDL Bus & Coach NV, speaking at Busworld Europe last month.