Magyar Suzuki Plc. has had a balanced, stable year, successfully maintaining its position in the Hungarian automotive market in 2025, Fumito Sakai, CEO of Magyar Suzuki Plc., said in his assessment of the past year at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. Last year, the company's Esztergom plant produced 108,072 cars, and the company […]
Around 50,000 orders have been received so far for the iX3, the first Neue Klasse model produced at the BMW Group's Debrecen plant, and demand is expected to remain strong even after 2026, the German vehicle maker’s VP Glenn Schmidt said at a press event on Tuesday. As the model is performing much better than […]
The Toyota brand reported growth far exceeding market expansion year-over-year in the Hungarian new car market, where it continues to lead the brand rankings, Toyota Central Europe Ltd. (TCE) informed MTI. Sales of the Japanese brand in Hungary rose by 16.2% in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last […]
In a competition organized by the Hungarian organization Autós Nagykoalíció as well as automotive sites Zöldjárműipar.hu and Járműipar.hu, a jury of automotive journalists selected the BMW iX3 as the Hungarian-manufactured vehicle of the year. As in previous years, BMW was honored in the seventh season of the Hungarian Car of the Year competition: this year, […]
Electric vehicle adoption in Hungary is at a turning point, according to a study on electromobility released by the Hungarian Chamber of Engineers to MTI. The document provides a comprehensive analysis of the domestic and international regulatory environment, trends in the vehicle fleet, and the actual environmental impacts of electric transportation. The Hungarian Chamber of […]
Jeep, a niche brand within the Stellantis Group, sees growth potential in meeting specific quality demands and is poised to expand in the Hungarian new car market in 2025, brand director Tünde Krupp told MTI. The car brand, with a history spanning more than 80 years, is present only in the SUV (off-road and recreational […]
The number of new passenger car registrations in Hungary in January-February fell 3.5% from the same period a year earlier to 19,016, data compiled by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show. Hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles accounted for 61% of sales, cars with petrol engines made up 21% and vehicles with diesel engines […]
Porsche Hungaria, the Hungarian importer of Volkswagen group brands, sold around 11,500 new Škoda cars last year, 7% more than in 2024, brand manager Gabriella Kelemen-Tűz said in Budapest. She highlighted that the Škoda brand traditionally performs well in the Hungarian new car market, with a share higher than the European average of around 9%, […]
Another Chinese brand is entering the Hungarian new car market: sales of Geely models are scheduled to start at dealerships in March-April, Hungarian importer Geely Hungary has announced. By the end of this year, 10-15 dealerships are expected to add the Geely brand to their portfolios, starting with two models, with two more models to […]
Peugeot, the Stellantis group's best-selling brand, still ranked eighth in the European new car market in 2025 with sales of 546,000 cars, while Chinese players are arriving one after another; maintaining market share this year poses a variety of challenges for the French brand, Peugeot's brand director, Gábor Rémi said at a press conference in […]
Sales of new Toyota vehicles in Hungary reached 16,635 in 2025, giving the car maker 10.9% market share, importer Toyota Central Europe country director Richárd László said at a press conference on Tuesday. Turnover slipped 8.2% as delivery problems hit sales of top-selling models, Laszlo said. He added that 18,000 vehicles, and a market share […]
Mercedes-Benz launched serial production of the fully-electric GLB model at its base in Kecskemét (C Hungary) on Monday, MTI reports. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade notes that the base in Kecskemét would soon be able to turn out 350,000 vehicles annually, bringing Hungary closer to its goal of producing […]
BMW Group sales in Hungary rose 23.2% to 7,732 vehicles in 2025, beating the growth rate for the market as a whole, BMW Group Magyarország said on Thursday. Sales of the BMW brand rose 22% to 7,052, making it market leader in the premium segment with 34.1% market share. Sales of the MINI brand surged […]
Market share in Hungary of the Omoda and Jaecoo brands of China's Chery Group has reached 1.7%, local importer Genius Automotive Europe Ltd. said. Sales of both brands reached 2,204 in the first full year since their introduction in Hungary in October 2024. In the plug-in hybrid segment, the brands were in fifth place with […]
Suzuki retained its leading position on Hungary's passenger car market in 2025, Magyar Suzuki said on Monday. Datahouse statistics show over 14,200 new Suzuki passenger cars were registered in Hungary in 2025, giving the brand 11.04pc market share. Suzuki took the top spot for the 22nd time since it started production of cars in Esztergom […]
