Hungarian automotive industry: week 36 2018 edition
New emission control standard to affect production at Audi Hungaria. Good news came from ZF, who pledged to shift focus on Hungarian suppliers at the opening ceremony of its newest plant in Eger. Let´s recap what week 36 brought in Hungary´s auto sector.
MAJOSZ is promoting B2B networking with a Chinese-Hungarian B2B meeting in Budapest.
Diesel cars are rapidly losing popularity in Europe, making even the otherwise diesel-friendly Hungarians to rethink their choices. In the end this has resulted in a sales hike in petrol-driven vehicles.
“If we wish to compete with Western European businesses, we have to be more efficient than them. To achieve this we must use the same tools that they are using,” András Viktor Szabó, associate at engineering consultancy firm QFD Mérnöki Tanácsadó Iroda, told us, introducing a special instrument that helps companies conform to their accreditation levels.
Audi Hungaria cancels shifts amid emission levels controversy. WLTP, a new and more accurate standard used for determining pollutant levels, could reduce vehicle and engine manufacturing volumes at the company.
BMW is said to manufacture electric cars in Debrecen.
Bus production at Ikarus Egyedi is now in serious danger after the company has failed to reach an agreement with creditors at a supplier and creditor forum held last week. Although primary owner Csaba Mészáros offered his 99 percent share in the company, MKB Bank, the largest creditor, did not except the offer.
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has inaugurated a new transmission plant in Eger. The group’s vice president said at the opening ceremony that the company is looking to shift more focus on local suppliers in the future.
Knorr-Bremse Fékrendszerek Kft. held an open day for the press at its Budapest R&D centre. Check our gallery to see how research and development activities are conducted at the facility.
“Hungary has no such experience in the management of industrial waste as with domestic waste. This is a big mistake!
"One of the key premises of processing waste is that for others it could be a valuable base material. Our waste can be raw material for others, who are even willing to pay for it,” László Baranyai, business owner and management expert, told us.
“Warehousing involves obsolete practices from decades ago, in a less-than-efficient manner. In the meantime, the labour market has seen vast changes, employees have become much more burdened.
"Our suggestions and automated inventory services point towards an optimisation of processes, a more efficient use of resources. Technological possibilities are unknown, which is why our key tasks include education and spreading information,” Dénes Völgyi, co-CEO at Applixation Kft., told us.
Hungarian businesses spend 277 hours a year on average with administration tasks.
A credit scheme for technology modernisation at micro, small and medium-sized businesses with a budget of HUF 60 billion has been launched. The programme allows the development of modern products and services.
The first week of September saw the opening of Mobilis Student Lab in Győr, a place with the aim to popularise technical and scientific fields among students.
