Hungarian automotive industry: week 33
The week of Hungary’s most important national holiday was spent by many on vacation, yet the automotive industry kept rolling. Let´s recap what week 33 brought in Hungary´s auto sector.
Manufacturers
The Hungarian government has recently finalized its National Bus Manufacturing Strategy.
In line with this initiative, the Kravtex-Kühne Group was reported last week to develop three new models to replace outdated buses in the country.
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Last week, ITK Holding Zrt. And EvoBus Hungária Kft. signed a declaration of intent on the manufacturing of buses, where the Daimler AG’s subsidiary will supply the undercarriage and ITK will design the vehicle’s superstructure.
Suppliers
Petri Tuomi-Nikula, Finland’s ambassador in Hungary, said Finnish companies are constantly striving to find opportunities to enter the Hungarian market or to relocate production to the country.
Skills shortage is becoming a more and more significant issue in the automotive industry. According to industry players, the country has more or less run out of qualified labour force.
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| German and Italian teams excelled at FSH 2016 |
Investments continue to arrive nevertheless, even though there are manufacturers and suppliers where unfilled positions are in the hundreds. It’s not a question any more: recruiting needs new solutions.
The Hungarian Trade Union Federation announced last week to launch a new nationwide campaign to eliminate the wage gap between men and women workers. The federation is already preparing for the autumn wage talks.
TechTogether
Formula Student Hungary 2016, a four-day competition for single-seater racing cars built by university teams from all over the world, kicked off last Thursday. This year, four Hungarian teams took part in the event.
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| FS-series creator Pat Clarke visits Hungarian race |
Pat Clarke, the Australian creator of the event series, also paid a visit. In an interview he told us about adrenaline, team work and why the FSH series can be more exciting than working for one of the top F1 teams.
Trend
Last week: a new electric charger was handed over in Budapest. Csaba Mészáros, chairman and CEO of the evopro group, said the fast charger is capable of fully charging a car in 15–20 minutes.
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As a result of a unique Hungarian collaboration, ten local SMEs and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics took part in the development of the charger.
