The new production unit in Kecskemét will comprise a pressing shop, a body shop, a surface treatment unit and an assembly unit. The production unit will be capable of manufacturing vehicles with traditional cars as well as autonomous electric vehicles.
2018.06.07 19:28
BMW spokesperson Sandra Schillmöller has said recently that the company is currently evaluating which countries meet the requirements for future production activities. At the same time, Hungarian news outlets reported that the German manufacturer has plans to build its latest plant near Miskolc.
2018.04.27 00:51
Audi Hungaria made headlines last week in Germany with the alleged drop of production for the Audi TT. The Győr-based Audi plant is denying the claims. Let’s recap what last week brought in Hungary’s automotive sector.
2018.04.23 12:35
Although all Hungary-based vehicle and engine production activities halted at the end of 2017 to enable OEMs to carry out their annual scheduled maintenance work, most factories already restarted production in the first week of January. Let’s recap what the first week of 2018 brought in Hungary’s automotive sector.
2018.01.08 15:12
Digitalisation at Audi Hungaria means no harm to existing jobs, BPW on the hunt for development engineers, while more and more companies join dual education programmes at Hungarian universities. Let’s recap what the 49th week this year brought in Hungary’s automotive sector.
2017.12.11 13:48
The changes announced by Opel’s new owner, the French PSA Group, will also affect the car maker’s Szentgotthárd plant: according to the owner, the company will focus on electrification and expansion beyond Europe.
2017.11.13 11:42
According to PSA’s announcement, Opel will focus on electrification, and for the first time in its history it will expand beyond Europe.
2017.11.10 11:16
The 12,000th employee has started work at Audi Hungaria, adding to the Győr-based plant’s record-breaking headcount.
2017.11.02 20:44
Daimler announced a development and capacity expansion campaign at its existing plant in Kecskemét and the construction of a brand new high-tech unit back in 2016, an investment in the excess of €1 billion.
2017.10.20 10:02
Audi Hungaria has reached an important milestone in car manufacturing: the 500,000th car, an Audi TT S, has rolled off the production line, and is waiting to be delivered to a customer in the United Kingdom.
2017.10.05 00:30
The three Hungarian OEMs, the Audi plant in Győr, the Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét and the Esztergom-based Suzuki plant manufactured over 500,000 cars last year, planning to allocate additional portions of their profits to new local investments.
2017.06.09 09:00
Peter Kössler, chairman of the Audi Hungaria board of management, announced today that the production of electric motors and certain elements of the new Q3 model will begin within two weeks.
2017.05.23 14:36
In 2016, Audi Hungaria manufactured 122,975 cars, including 21,562 Audi TT Coupés, 81,060 A3 Sedans, 15,029 A3 Cabriolets and 5,324 TT Roadsters. Now you have the opportunity to take a peek into the manufacturing process of the latter.
2017.05.04 09:37
In 2016, Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft. produced nearly 190,000 vehicles in Kecskemét, 3.8 percent more than in 2015, and registered a revenue of €3.4 billion, also a slight increase from the previous year.
2017.04.28 13:14
Audi have announced to start manufacturing the Audi Q4 at the group’s Győr-based unit from 2019, to be preceded by further expansion at the vehicle plant.
2017.04.11 19:14
The Győr-based car manufacturer has received an award in the category of “Most Popular Automotive Manufacturers in Hungary”.
2017.03.30 09:38
In 2016, Audi Hungaria’s revenue decreased by 10 percent. After registering €7.906 bln in revenues in 2015, the company’s books recorded €7.136 bln last year, it was revealed at a press conference held at the Audi AG’s head offices in Ingolstadt.
2017.03.15 18:59
Mercedes-Benz announced in June 2016 to build a second manufacturing unit in Kecskemét for the production of front- and rear-wheel drive passenger cars.
2017.02.01 00:46
Audi Hungaria has proposed a two-year wage increase plan to the Hungarian plant’s trade union, it was revealed in a statement released on the union’s website.
2016.12.14 12:45
Yet another milestone at Audi Hungaria, significant wage increase at Melecs, experts fearing massive loss of jobs due to technology development. Let´s recap what week 48 brought in Hungary´s automotive sector.
2016.12.05 13:10
The first model to be manufactured at the new Jaguar Land Rover plant in Nitra, Slovakia, will be the Land Rover Discovery.
2016.12.01 21:07
The 1 millionth car has rolled off the production line at Audi Hungaria, fitted with the 30 millionth engine manufactured at the plant, a 400bhp five-cylinder TFSI unit.
2016.11.30 17:23
Audi Hungaria has deployed a new device to enhance ergonomics on its production floor: an innovative Motion Capturing system digitalises human motion and recognises non-ergonomic movements, allowing for the development and optimisation of highly ergonomic work stations and workflows.
2016.11.23 21:20
Magyar Suzuki Corporation began the serial production of the new SX4 S-Cross before the end of this summer.
2016.09.30 16:21
Daimler will spend €1 billion on a new Mercedes plant in Kecskemét, a project that will create 2,500 jobs in the country.
2016.09.08 22:37
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