Hungarian automotive industry: week 17 2021
Fotó: Magyar Suzuki Zrt.
Global chip shortage forces Mercedes plant in Kecskemét to halt production. Supplier giant thyssenkrupp open engineering office in Veszprém, first Hungarian hydrogen charging station opened. Let’s recap what last week brought in Hungary’s automotive sector. Clicking on the highlighted items will open the full stories.
Mercedes-Benz were once again forced to shut down Kecskemét plant last week due to the global semiconductor shortage.
Suzuki’s Esztergom plant is celebrating its 30th anniversary, where the car maker has manufactured nearly 3.6 million passenger cars.
Germany-based automotive giant thyssenkrupp will open a new engineering office in Veszprém. In two years, the unit will employ a total of 80 development engineers.
Wuppermann Hungary Kft. has announced to carry out a HUF 5 billion logistics development project in Gönyű, Győr-Moson-Sopron county.
Tiszalök-based Hot&Cold Therm Kft. have developed specialized equipment for the recycling of used rubber tyres. The new technology allows the company to reuse every single component of the tyre on regular temperatures.
Researchers at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) have developed an automatic control system for autonomous vehicles. The new device increases the safety level of the vehicle and allows over-the-limit manoeuvres that have so far been impossible to perform.
Hungary’s first mobile hydrogen charging station has been inaugurated at the Budapest site of Linde Gáz, an important milestone in Hungary’s hydrogen strategy.
Two new calls announced to continue project to refresh of the Volánbusz bus fleet. Proposals are invited for a call by Volán Buszpark Kft. for 50+5 units of suburban buses and 29+3 units of classic, short-distance intercity vehicles.
Budapest Airport and the operator of Zhengzhou International Airport have signed an agreement to establish the Chinese-Hungarian Silk Road.
