Hungarian automotive industry: week 16 2019 edition
Production milestone, development, vocational education: read our recap of what last week brought in Hungary’s automotive sector.
The 15 millionth alternator has been manufactured at Starters E-Components Generators Automotive Hungary Kft.’s Miskolc plant.
Japanese-owned automotive glass manufacturer AGC will install a new production line at its Tatabánya plant. The new line will manufacture sidelite glass units, but the machinery is also capable of producing small rear windscreens and sun roofs.
Certificates of good conduct have been affected by new regulations, in which employers can only request such documents on proper grounds.
According to a new survey, it is mostly machine builders who are in need of development loans.
“I knew that the Day of Development Engineers will give me an opportunity to meet Audi Technological Development constructors, simulation and test engineers, and the prospects of direct contact was the most attractive element. It takes two to tango,” László Miletics told us, who joined Audi’s Technological Development driven by professional challenge.
Although German companies operating in Hungary consider the current business climate favourable, their biggest worry is increasing labour costs and labour shortage.
There is a new term coined by business executives: economically unjustified wage increase. The successful strike by the Audi Hungaria workers’ union has launched a wage hike nation wide.
The secretary general of ICT Hungary has resigned.
The Automotive Football Cup has been held once again, with teams from 60 automotive companies as participants.
Waberer’s will not pay dividends this year.
Vocational secondary schools will be transformed into 5-year technical schools and 3-year vocational institutions as part of the reform of vocational training in Hungary.
The grand final of the global Lego robot building competition will be held in Győr. The competition brings students closer to technical professions.
