Hungarian automotive industry: week 32
Mercedes builds second plant in Hungary, another Audi engine reportedly found cheating in emission tests. Opel restarts production in Szentgotthárd, Jaguar faces fifteen-fold excess in job applications at new Slovakian plant. Let´s recap what week 32 brought in Hungary´s automotive industry.
Manufacturers
According to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, authorities have found manipulative software in the 3-litre Audi TDi engine as a non-authorized option. No official word has been released by the German car maker to respond to the claims.
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| Audi TDi engine: another cheater? |
So far, over 43,000 applications have been registered at the new Jaguar plant in Nitra, Slovakia, to be opened in 2018, a fifteen-fold excess over actual open positions at the British car maker’s latest manufacturing unit.
Two weeks ago, Daimler announced to build a second Mercedes plant in Kecskemét, Hungary. According to company executives, the new manufacturing unit will integrate into the existing plant.
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| Mercedes to integrate new manufacturing unit to be built in Kecskemét into existing plant |
Opel has restarted production after its scheduled summer shutdown, spokesperson Zoltán Kaszás said last week.
Service providers
The North-western Hungarian Transport Center (ÉNYKK) made the largest bus procurement deal of the year last week by purchasing 61 locally built Credo buses.
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Education
Last week we looked back at the Formula Student East event, where BME FRT, the team from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics achieved outstanding results by finishing third overall and winning a total of seven prizes.
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| BME FRT finishes 3rd overall and wins 7 prizes at FSE |
The team from Kecskemét University is already looking at the future: team captain Zoltán Kutasi said in an interview that their custom-built solar-powered vehicle, called MegaLux, is set to compete at the World Solar Challenge race in South Africa, and is already on its way to the competition.
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| MegaLux on its way to compete in South Africa |
