Hungarian automotive industry: week 19 2019 edition
Kravtex-Kühne unveils new bus largely made of Hungarian-built components, Audi workers dissatisfied with bonus sum, associations appoint new presidency members. Let’s recap what last week brought in Hungary’s automotive sector.
The Audi Hungaria workers’ union is voicing its dissatisfaction with the sum of the premium that workers were paid by the car maker with their salaries in the month of April.
The Kravtex-Kühne Group has unveiled their latest bus, which comprises largely Hungarian-made components.
Cegléd-based semiconductors manufacturer Infineon has announced a HUF 32 billion investment, looking to gain an increased share in the market of electric drivetrains.
József Nyírő, the president of the Association of Hungarian Vehicle Component Manufacturers (MAJOSZ), gave an overview of the sector’s 2018 results. He said they are expecting further growth in the sector from the new BMW plant’s launch in Debrecen.
Knorr-Bremse held an open day entitled Smart Trucks, Smart Engineers, focusing on the topic of autonomous trucks.
The Joint Venture Association held a general meeting last week to elect new presidency members. The CEO of Esztergom-based Suzuki Corporation was elected as a new member of the association’s presidency.
The National Chief Directorate for Disaster Recovery (BM) has been delivered single and dual-cabin water carriers, critical infrastructure units and fast-response vehicles.
The German-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry appointed new supervisory board and presidency members last week.
The wages of manual labourers have increased. Their earnings are the highest in the Transdanubian region, where they can amount to HUF 1,300 an hour.
“We have significant professional trainings in-house, be it fuel cell research or cast designs. We support the acquisition of specialist know-how at our headquarters in Austria, but also in the U.S. or even China. The location and duration of trainings are always determined by the research area and curriculum,” Dirk Janetzko, AVL AUTÓKUT Kft.’s CEO, told us in an interview.
Hungrail Hungarian Rail Association has appointed MÁV Zrt. president-CEO Róbert Homolya as its president.
Autopro will once again take part in trade expo Industry Days-Mach Tech, where it will organize a competition for engineer students to promote networking between professionals and engineering undergraduates.
International Aventics Pneumobil, the international competition of compressed-air driven vehicles, was held once again, where a Hungarian team, BME Műszakik AiR-115 Team, came home with the highest honours.
The Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét held an open day for 185 seventh-grade students to promote technical subjects in primary schools.
