VDL Bova

VDL Bova was a luxury coachbuilder based in Eindhoven, in The Netherlands which began building coaches in 1931.

[1] 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.

[3] The company was purchased by VDL Groep in 2003, who also owned the Berkhof, Jonckheere and VDL Bus Chassis brands.

Initially Bova built bus bodywork on a variety of chassis, but switched to building integral vehicles in the early 1970s.