“Serving society with superior quality” is the mission that has defined the operation of Bridgestone Tatabánya as an integral part of the company group for 15 years. Like the parent company, the regional factory unit shapes its operations and global business policy according to the principles of its founder, Shojiro Ishibashi. Developments at the Tatabánya […]
With 17,650 passenger cars registered, Magyar Suzuki Corporation (SMC) reached 14.48% market share on the domestic new passenger car market in 2021. The brand has been leading new passenger car sales in Hungary for six years. The Japanese brand, which sells hybrid passenger cars in the EU markets in line with the group’s green aspirations, […]
PEX Automotive Systems Ltd. expands capacity with an investment of EUR 15 million as a result of which, apart from the manufacturing of traditional products of the company such as brake wear signals and cables, e-mobility and intelligent automotive related production can also launch. Up to 35 new jobs will be created as part of […]
As a result of a HUF 50 billion (EUR 150 million) investment, a new production hall has been added to the existing site of REHAU-Automotive Ltd. in Újhartyán, SE of Budapest. Close to 15% of the investment cost is covered by Hungarian taxpayers through a government decision. In the plant of 63,000 square meters, plastic […]
Bridgestone Tatabánya Production Ltd. has spent close to HUF 130 billion in total on developments since it was established fifteen years ago, and by now it has become one of the most modern European tire plants of the Japan-based corporate group. And by 2023, it is bound to be altered into a fully smart factory. […]
Indian-owned automotive supplier Motherson Group has invested around EUR 16 million to develop its Hungarian sites in Győr, Mosonmagyaróvár, Mosonszolnok and Túrkeve, and has expanded its Kecskemét plant with a new hall. More than a third of the investment will be covered by Hungarian taxpayers due to a government decision. The new hall, which was […]
The Mercedes factory in Kecskemét, SE of Budapest, has been shut down, there will be no production until January 12. That is according to a statement to the press by Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Ltd. The factory said that they have modified their production plan to adapt to the constantly changing parts supply situation. The start […]
Following a strategic investment SEG Automotive's new factory was opened in Szirmabesenyő. The 25,000-square-metre production hall together with the adjacent logistics hall totals 50,000 square meters. In addition to the relocated production lines, two new ones have also been purchased for almost EUR 6.2 million. Close to 30% of the investment cost is covered by […]
The global shortage of microchip semiconductors has also caused production to falter at Hungarian car manufacturers, with the unpredictability of parts arrivals making the previously normal order fulfilment pattern untenable. Companies interviewed by the state news agency MTI said that they are trying to cope with the situation by analyzing the market and organizing production […]
Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary launches the series production of its new fully electric SUV model, the 'EQB'. The company completed the investment in a remarkably short period of time from decision-making – in less than one year. EQB is the very first fully electric vehicle to be manufactured in series production in Hungary. The purely electric […]
The new office building, which was created from EUR 6.2 million, comprising 13,200 square meters of office space and a 2,500-square-meter laboratory complex, provides space for 1,200 workstations. The German-owned company currently employs more than 1,000 highly qualified engineers at its headquarters in Budapest. Thyssenkrupp is one of the world's top component suppliers, whose clientele […]
Schaeffler Savaria's second plant was handed over in Szombathely, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency reports. The investment is a new facility realizing the development and production of powertrains for electric vehicles, built on a 30-hectare area three kilometers from the old factory with a greenfield investment. As the first electromobility plant of the Schaeffler Group, […]
Like the Mercedes factory in Kecskemét, the Suzuki factory in Esztergom is also forced to shut down due to the global microchip shortage, the company told the Hungarian language Slovakian daily Új Szó, which reports that the factory will be shut down between September 6 and 18. During the shutdown, the factory will provide rest […]
Production at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét is halted due to a shortage of semiconductor circuit components, the state news agency MTI reports. It is not only the German manufacturer's Kecskemét plant, but also the one in RastattGermany will shut down next week, and this week production has already been halted at the Bremen plant […]
Hungarian vehicle and automotive components manufacturer Rába Plc. closed the first six months of 2021 with a consolidated, group-level sales revenue of HUF 23.7 billion, which corresponds to a significant, 23.4% increase compared to the base period. A statement released by the company says the profitable operation, which was already restored by the end of […]
