Last week saw the inauguration of the fifth Audi Hungaria department at Széchenyi University and a fiery discussion about Hungary´s bus manufacturing. The forint finally gained some strength last week, rising by 0.6 percent to 304.30 against the euro by Friday.
2014.11.23 13:54
Week 45 saw Automotive Hungary and TechTogether, two major automotive events, and the production launch of the TT Roadster, Audi´s fourth model manufactured at the car maker´s Győr plant.
2014.11.10 00:29
VW honoured an apprentice at Audi Hungaria, the CLA received poor customer ratings and the budget plan for 2015 has been announced. Let´s see what happened in week 44 in Hungary´s economy and automotive industry.
2014.11.02 22:55
Last week was characterised by a fluctuating Hungarian currency, decreasing oil prices and a moderate growth in Hungary´s gross production output due to a less productive summer period in the country´s automotive industry.
2014.10.19 15:04
Week 40 this year saw the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Although the event did not feature any big surprises, the Hungarian automotive industry was well represented in the French capital.
2014.10.05 21:31
Last week, Győr-based Rába won an award, Audi announced to bring the latest TT manufactured in Győr to the Paris Motor Show and Bosch announced plans of a major development project.
2014.09.28 10:30
Let´s see what happened in week 38 this year in Hungary´s economy and automotive industry.
2014.09.19 14:32
The 37th week this year saw a yet again weak forint and important geopolitical events. In automotive news, the 100,000th car has rolled off the production line at Audi Hungaria, the 4 millionth Swift has been sold and the first Hungarian-made electric bus has been unveiled.
2014.09.14 16:24
Last week saw improving industrial outputs and a better-than-expected GDP growth in Hungary. In automotive news, Suzuki´s latest model received the Hungarian Quality Product award and the 100,000th Mercedes-Benz CLA was made in Kecskemét.
2014.09.07 15:48
This year, 63 Hungarian firms are included in the Deloitte Top 500 ranking with a total consolidated income of EUR 91 billion. The Top 3 firms are still Poland-based Orlen, Hungary-based Mol and Czech Skoda Auto.
2014.09.04 09:58
While Hungary´s automotive industry saw a positive week, Russia poses a great threat to global car sales. The 1 millionth LuK double clutch unit was manufactured in Szombathely and several companies made announcements on development projects.
2014.08.25 21:44
Last week, we visited a Szeged-based vehicle body manufacturer and we reported on another Hungarian automotive company becoming a supplier to Volkswagen. Let´s look at what happened in week 33 in Hungary´s automotive industry and economy.
2014.08.17 20:22
Weakening forint, new record at Audi Hungaria, large investments announced: last week saw a busy period in the automotive industry, while Europe is more and more afraid of the possible consequences of the Ukrainian crisis.
2014.08.03 23:42
Last week saw a surprise rate hike, an automotive conference in Budapest, massive lay-offs and favourable prospects in Hungary´s auto industry, while foreign economy was characterised by a deepening crisis in Ukraine and a more and more alarming situation in Gaza.
2014.07.27 21:46
Last week saw worsening economic forecasts in Europe and positive developments in the Hungarian auto industry.
2014.07.20 18:29
Last week also saw several announcements in the auto industry, we were informed about new investments, while one of our OEMs reached a major milestone. Let´s see what happened in week 28 this year.
2014.07.14 01:48
Let´s see what happened in Hungary´s economy and automotive industry in the 23rd week this year.
2014.06.07 11:38
Last week, Hungary´s economy saw better-than-expected GDP results, an increase in industrial production output and improving investor confidence. It was also a productive period for the country´s automotive industry.
2014.05.17 08:33
Hungary´s domestic economy and industry saw several important events before the long weekend that ended week 18.
2014.05.05 15:34
Week 16 in 2014 was fruitful period in Hungary´s economy and industry. Domestic bus manufacture was in the spotlight last week, but we also paid a visit to ZF Hungária´s Eger site and had an insight into EV development in Hungary.
2014.04.20 00:30
Each day of the previous week saw an inauguration or project launching ceremony, most of them related to the automotive industry. Let´s look at what happened in the 14th week this year in Hungary´s automotive industry.
2014.04.06 20:30
The 13th week this year saw heavy political campaigning, empty promises, a historic rate cut, the inauguration of the Metro 4 subway line in Budapest and a well-performing automotive industry.
2014.03.30 17:34
Székesfehérvár was in the spotlight in week 12: engineer training will be launched and we interviewed the CEO of Denso, the parent of the local subsidiary. Mercedes will hire 500 new employees in Kecskemét, while Continental are developing in Vác.
2014.03.23 22:40
The 11th week this year saw a fluctuating forint, lower fuel prices and increasing export and industrial output. The most significant automotive events were the inauguration of Takata´s and AGC´s new plant and Audi´s annual press conference.
2014.03.17 00:30
Although the forint managed to gain some strength last week, a steady growth is yet to be seen. The Funding for Growth Scheme continues, the EU has favourable prospects regarding Hungary´s economy and automotive companies announced new investments.
2014.03.03 02:26
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