Hungarian automotive industry: week 44
Albeit a rather short one, last week brought us important insights into the local supplier industry and student innovation. Let´s recap what week 44 brought in Hungary´s automotive sector.
Suppliers
Over the course of Automotive Hungary, the country’s most important automotive trade expo, held two weeks ago, we made several interviews with representatives of various suppliers, such as Zoltán Ágoston, HR director of Musashi.
 |
| Zoltán Ágoston at the Musashi stand at Automotive Hungary 2016 |
Japan-based Musashi is one of the world’s largest automotive and motorbike parts manufacturers, built manufacturing plant in Hungary in 2000 and started production a year later.
In 2017, the company will launch a €4 million investment to bring the production of differential systems to Hungary, it was revealed in our interview with Zoltán Ágoston.
Opel Szentgotthárd is ramping up for record braking production volumes in engine manufacturing, it was revealed in an interview with spokesman Zoltán Kaszás.
 |
| Zoltán Kaszás, spokesman for Opel Szentgotthárd |
Production line
Robotisation is key to maintaining and improving quality and efficiency in industry and not because of labour shortage, József Lautner, CEO of Ajkai Elektronikai Kft., told our site in an interview last week.
 |
| József Lautner, CEO of Ajkai Elektronikai Kft. |
Service providers
The new vehicle test track in Zalaegerszeg is expected to boost Hungary’s national GDP by 0.1 percent in the short run and 0.3 percent in the long run after every HUF 100 billion of investment realized as a result of project, economy minister Mihály Varga said last Friday.
 |
| Test track in Zalaegerszeg expected to bring further investments to Hungary |
TechTogether
The Budapest University of Technology and Economics has held a conference for its racing teams for the second time.
 |
| BME teams showcase vehicles developed for automotive competitions |
The second event took place on November 3, where those interested had the opportunity to gain an insight into the innovative development work of the university’s own racing teams.
