Jonckheere

Jonckheere was a Belgian motor coach and bus builder. It was founded in 1881 by Henri Jonckheere in Roeselare.

Jonckheere

Industry	Automotive
Founded	1881
Defunct	2010
Successor	VDL Bus & Coach
Headquarters	Roeselare , Belgium
Products	Buses
Parent	VDL Groep
Website	www.jonckheere.be

History

VDL Jonckheere 1LX119

A 1990 Scancoaches of London Jonckheere Deauville bodied Volvo B10M

A Len Wright Band Services Jonckheere Monaco double-deck coach

A 2002 Jonckheere Mistral bodied Volvo B12M

In 1881, Henri Jonckheere started building horse-drawn carriages in the village of Beveren, near Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium.

In 1902 Henri Jonckheere made his first luxury automobile.

In 1922, Henri's son, Joseph Jonckheere, made his first body of a bus.

In the 1930s, Jonckheere stopped making automobiles and only made bus and motor coach bodies.

In 1994, Berkhof Groep purchased Jonckheere.

In 1997, the company changed its name from Berkhof Groep to Berkhof Jonckheere Groep

In 1998 it was bought by the VDL Groep, It changed its name from Berkhof Jonckheere Groep to VDL Jonckheere.

In 2010, VDL Jonckheere, VDL Bova and VDL Berkhof were merged into one company called VDL Bus & Coach.

Products

• Bermuda
• Jubilee
• Deauville
• Monaco
• Arrow 30, 50, 70
• Mistral 30, 50, 70
• SHV
• JHV
• Modulo

Other websites

• Media related to Jonckheere vehicles at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website