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
Digital production technology, production launch of DriveGuard tyres are the result of Bridgestone’s latest development project in Tatabánya. Let´s recap what the 43rd week this year brought in Hungary´s automotive sector.
2017.10.30 12:29
Wage talks bring strike and finally concluded at Volkswagen plant in Bratislava. Major investment announced in Nyírbátor, Tatabánya spring plant under continual development. Let’s recap what last week brought in Hungary’s automotive industry.
2017.06.26 12:14
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
In the name of human-robot cooperation, twin-spindle nutrunner robots are deployed to work hand-in-hand with humans at the Audi Hungaria engine production line, without the need for safety barriers.
2017.02.22 20:23
11am on Thursday morning saw the end of a warning strike held by workers of Audi Hungaria on the engine plant’s entire production floor, as the trade union had been unable to reach an agreement with the plant’s management.
2017.01.27 00:24
Last year, nearly 630,000 engines were manufactured at Opel’s Szentgotthárd engine plant, up by 23 percent from their previous record, Grzegorz Buchal, plant director at Opel Szentgotthárd, have told journalists in Budapest.
2017.01.18 15:17
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 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
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.
2016.11.07 18:09
We interviewed Zoltán Kaszás, spokesman for General Motors subsidiary Opel Szentgotthárd, at Automotive Hungary, discussing the company’s outstanding success in 2016.
2016.11.03 23:55
Apart from one manufacturer, each Hungarian-based OEMs went on a summer break to carry out scheduled maintenance and development tasks. Opel´s Szentgotthárd-based engine manufacturing unit was also one of these plants.
2016.08.09 14:33
Audi Hungaria has once again exceeded 1 million units in engine production by manufacturing 1,031,887 engines in the first half of 2016 (H1 2015: 1,067,525 units).
2016.07.30 00:09
A critical look at Hungary’s labour market, new investments and roaring engine production. Let’s recap what week 27 brought in Hungary’s automotive sector.
2016.07.11 11:31
Grzegorz Buchal, CEO of Opel Szentgotthárd, said the plant is planning to manufacture 650,000 engines this year; they currently supply engines for 60–70 percent of all Opel cars sold on the European market.
2016.07.07 19:58
Industry 4.0, bus manufacturing, addressing skills shortage: these were just some of the hot topics in the 24th week this week. Let’s recap what the third week of June brought in Hungary’s automotive sector.
2016.06.19 23:34
One of the novelties of original equipment engine manufacturing is that an engine is assembled from scratch by a single worker. This type of work requires special training and experience, as the workers must be capable of assembling a wide variety of power units.
2016.06.18 17:02
Simulation-assisted design, innovative testing methods, improved production technologies and processes – these were the main topics at this year´s Audi Hungaria Research Project Days.
2016.03.12 00:20
We brought news from Ingolstadt and presented the best of the Geneva Motor Show. We published interviews on local employment, smart cars and the significance of Industry 4.0. Let´s see what week 9 brought in Hungary automotive sector.
2016.03.06 23:47
Effective from February 1, Grzegorz Buchalt will take over as plant director at Opel Szentgotthárd.
2016.01.26 22:16
2015 brought yet another set of records for Győr-based Audi Hungaria, the German manufacturer´s Hungarian operation.
2016.01.13 15:00
The General Motors subsidiary was the first international car maker to move its operation to Hungary in January 1991.
2016.01.13 12:56
Opel to launch mass production for new engine, Audi celebrates major milestone in Győr. Turkish and Czech-built buses to enter operation and Hungary and Apollo set to support the training of tyre engineers.
2015.11.22 21:35
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