Mercedes-Benz sales declined last year, mainly due to the sale of around a quarter fewer all-electric cars. The Mercedes-Benz Group sold 625,800 cars and commercial vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2024, 2% fewer than a year earlier. And the group's annual sales fell 4% to 2.389 million. Passenger car sales in the fourth quarter […]
Two-thirds of those planning to buy a car in Hungary would prefer to buy a used car, with the average car being older than 6 years, according to a representative survey conducted by Das WeltAuto online, which was reported to MTI. The survey involved individuals aged 18 and over who are planning to buy a […]
Toyota sold 18,122 new cars in Hungary in 2024, a historic record performance that gave the Japanese brand a 12.4% share of the total Hungarian market for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, Toyota Central Europe Ltd. informed MTI on Tuesday. The brand reported sales of 17,371 vehicles in the market cleared of withdrawals, […]
The end of last year saw a strong rally in the spread of green motoring, with the number of pure electric vehicles in Hungary rising to over 70,000 last year, according to a post on the Ministry of Energy's (EM) said on its social media page on Monday. According to the ministry's statement, last December […]
The market for passenger cars in Hungary showed a significant growth in 2024, with 121,607 such vehicles registered in the country in 2024, 13% more than in the previous year, the Hungarian Association of Motor Vehicle Importers (MGE) has told MTI. They noted that there has been an extraordinary growth in the electric car sector, […]
BYD, the Chinese manufacturer of all-electric cars categorized under the collective name New Energy Vehicles (NEV), is expanding its Hungarian sales and service network with three new dealerships, company announced in a statement sent to MTI. At the official signing ceremony in Budapest, Michael Shu, Managing Director of BYD Europe, signed an agreement with three […]
According to the latest data from the Road Traffic Register, more than 68,000 purely electric vehicles have already received green plates in Hungary. Compared to the beginning of the decade, this means that almost nine times more of the most environmentally friendly vehicles are on Hungarian roads, the Ministry of Energy (EM) announced on its […]
Chinese car brand MG manufacturer SAIC Motor is to buy out the Hungarian import activities of Duna Motors Distribution Ltd., the parties announced in Budapest on Thursday. Under the agreement with Duna Autó Group, SAIC Motor CEE will take over the management and operation of the importer business, a move that is in line with […]
Suzuki Motor Corporation has unveiled its first series-production electric (BEV) model, the e-Vitara, which is of strategic importance for the company, the communications manager of Magyar Suzuki Plc., Zsuzsanna Bonnár-Csonka told MTI on Monday. She added that the vehicle, presented in Milan, Italy, will go into production in India in spring 2025 and will be […]
The two millionth car was completed at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Kecskemét in October, a blue, five-seater EQB with pure electric drive, Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Ltd. told MTI on Thursday. According to the information, the plant is currently producing Mercedes-Benz A-Class models, the CLA Coupé and Shooting Brake models, as well as Mercedes-Benz EQBs. Last […]
After Malta, Hungary has seen the highest growth in the number of new purely electric cars registered in the first nine months of this year, according to a post on the Ministry of Energy (EM)'s social media page. The Mediterranean island nation has reclaimed the top spot with 83.2%, while Hungary is again the silver […]
The AutoWallis Group's Retail Division increased its new car sales by nearly 20% in the first nine months of the year, while used car sales grew by 32%. The Wholesale Business of the region's leading car dealer and mobility provider has been steadily increasing its sales since last autumn compared to the same quarter last […]
The MG brand continues to gain ground in the Hungarian new car market: its market share is on the rise and the dealer network is still expanding, according to importer MG Motor Hungary. At the beginning of October, a new dealership started selling MGs in Szekszárd, S Hungary, expanding the network to 25 dealerships, which […]
Audi Hungaria has officially started series production of the CUPRA Terramar, designed in Barcelona, Spain and built in Győr, NW Hungary. In 2022, the Győr-based company announced the addition of another Group brand product to its vehicle production portfolio. In the future, 3,500 employees will work on the CUPRA Terramar in Győr alongside the Audi […]
The Cupra Terramar, which will soon go into production at Audi Hungaria's factory in Győr, NW Hungary, was unveiled in Barcelona on Wednesday. Some of the new models have already been produced in Győr and series production will start in the near future, with a capacity of around 300 units per day. Michael Breme, chairman […]
