Van Hool
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Defunct | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Koningshooikt, Belgium |
Key people | Bernard Van Hool (founder) Filip Van Hool (CEO) Marc Zwaaneveld (co-CEO) |
| Products | Bus Coach Semi-trailers |
| Parent | VDL Groep, VDL Bus, and Coach |
| Subsidiaries | Van Hool USA Van Hool North Macedonia ABC Companies |
| Website | Official website |
Van Hool NV ([vɑn ˈɦoːl]) was a Belgian coachbuilder and manufacturer of buses, coaches, trolleybuses, and trailers.
Most of the buses and coaches were built entirely by Van Hool, with engines and axles sourced from Caterpillar, Cummins, DAF and MAN and gearboxes from ZF or Voith. Some production involves building bus and coach bodies on separate bus chassis from manufacturers such as Volvo and Scania.
Worldwide, Van Hool employs 4,500 people and manufactures more than 1,700 buses and coaches (bodyworks and complete vehicles combined) and 5,000 trailers each year. It sells an average of 600 coaches annually in the United States.
Van Hool filed for bankruptcy on Friday, 5 April 2024 and was declared bankrupt the following Monday (8 April 2024) by the Commercial Court of Belgium. On 10 April 2024, it was announced that Van Hool's trustees had accepted a takeover bid from Netherlands-based bus manufacturer VDL and Germany-based semi-trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull.