VDL from Eindhoven takes over Belgian bus maker Van Hool

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The Dutch bus manufacturer VDL and the German trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull are jointly taking over the bankrupt Belgian bus factory Van Hool permanently. The Belgian company's curators have reached an agreement in principle with both parties, a Van Hool spokesperson reported on Wednesday evening.

Omroep Brabant

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The Belgian bus company Van Hool finally comes into the hands of the Eindhoven rival VDL Groep. They take over the remaining assets of the bankrupt company together with the German Schmitz Cargobull. They put 200 million euros on the table to take over the company. With this, the negotiations come to an end, which almost threatened to fail at the beginning of this week. Van Hool was officially declared bankrupt on Monday. VDL, the Eindhoven comp…