Leendert Remmelink, the industry manager of Holland Automotive Federation, the industry platform, says that Dutch assembly lines are capable of producing complete vehicles in modern and efficient plants. “The only large-scale manufacturer of passenger cars in the Netherlands, NedCar, can even produce two different types of car on the same assembly line, thanks to its ultra-modern production system.”
The heavy DAF trucks and cutting-edge DAF engines were developed in the Netherlands and are manufactured there, as are Scania trucks. Developers and manufacturers of modern touring coaches and city buses, i.e. VDL BOVA, VDL Berkhof and VDL DAF-Bus, are renowned for their exceptional design. “Some developers and manufacturers of special vehicles and trailers – I could mention Ginaf, Terberg, Burg, and Nooteboom – tailor their products to suit the environment in which they will be operating,” explains Remmelink.
Finally, manufacturers of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for passenger and freight transport can take some of the pressure off our busy world.
”When it comes to ´fun driving´, the Dutch have the Spyker,” Remmelink reminds us, “a make that relaunched itself in 2000 after a 75-year break and that now operates in the upper segment of the market with no less than six models. Spyker also competes in the 24-hour Le Mans every year. Then there’s Donkervoort, which makes cars for those who want an old-fashioned, pure driving experience, and the three-wheel Carver for a car that handles like a motorcycle.”
