VDL Bova

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VDL Bova
Industry Automotive
Founded1931
Defunct2010
Successor VDL Bus & Coach
Headquarters
Eindhoven
,
The Netherlands
ProductsBuses
Parent VDL Groep
Website www.vdlbova.nl
Eurolines Bova Futura in May 2010 Eurolines Bova. AB 2009-5, Minsk, Belarus. EVROLAINS, Minsk, Belarus'.jpg
Eurolines Bova Futura in May 2010
Bova Lexio in September 2012 Pouw Vervoer VDL Lexio.JPG
Bova Lexio in September 2012

VDL Bova was a luxury coachbuilder based in Eindhoven, in The Netherlands which began building coaches in 1931. In particular, it is well known for the Bova Futura, a streamlined coach usually powered by a DAF engine, which was first introduced in the 1980s and is still in production as of 2018 as the VDL Futura. [1]

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In 1878 Jacob D. Bots founded a timber business in Valkenswaard. When he died, he left the business to his eldest son Simon who first introduced the name Bova, which was derived from Bots Valkenswaard. [2]

In 1931 the company began building coaches, and in 1969 introduced the Benelux, a self-supporting integral coach. [3] The company was purchased by VDL Groep in 2003, who also owned the Berkhof, Jonckheere and VDL Bus Chassis brands. [4] From 2010 the individual brands were discontinued and VDL Bova became part of VDL Bus & Coach.

Products

Integral Buses and Coaches

Bus and Coach Chassis

Bus and Coach Bodywork

Initially Bova built bus bodywork on a variety of chassis, but switched to building integral vehicles in the early 1970s. After becoming part of VDL Groep some chassis/bodywork combinations of DAF/Berkhof heritage were sold as complete vehicles under the VDL Bova name:

References

  1. ↑ Futura VDL Bus & Coach
  2. ↑ History Bova Futura
  3. ↑ Core activities VDL Bova
  4. ↑ VDL Groep koopt busbouwer Bova NRC Handelsblad 6 May 2003 (in Dutch)
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