Michael Zink has been Technical Plant Manager at Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Kft., a company with manufacturing sites in Maklár and Eger, since July. Stefan Basso has been the company’s Commercial Plant Manager since May 2015. We asked the two plant managers about the state of the automotive industry and the Heves county plants, and prospects for the future.
2019.11.28 08:36
The company celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Hungarian automotive division where it all began in 1999: the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
2019.11.09 12:01
Audi Hungaria boss resigns, ZalaZone Technology Centre inaugurated, ominous clouds over the European auto sector. Let’s recap what last week brought in the region’s automotive industry.
2019.09.24 08:00
The industry’s weaker output in September was partially caused by a slowing automotive production, analysts say.
2018.11.10 23:51
The 6th Automotive Hungary trade fair has opened at Hungexpo, Budapest, focusing on topics such as 3D printing, artificial intelligence and digitalisation.
2018.10.17 19:03
Rather uniquely, the company’s Hungarian operation covers the entire development and testing process from the first idea to launching serial production.
2018.10.17 18:46
László Finta, legendary designer of Ikarus and an icon of Hungarian bus manufacturing, passes away at the of 84. Let’s recap what last week brought in Hungary’s automotive sector.
2018.07.09 09:00
Mayor says Pécs is just as suitable for an automotive investment as Kecskemét was for Mercedes. Trade unions prepare to save cafeteria benefits. Let´s recap what week 26 brought in Hungary´s auto sector.
2018.07.02 09:29
The world’s first, particle collision-based, compact neutron research laboratory will be built in Martonvásár, Fejér County, with a HUF 1.8 billion investment, to be supported with a HUF 1.3 billion aid from European Union funds.
2018.06.08 23:15
Visit to PSA’s Slovakian plant, Flex opens new production unit in Zalaegerszeg, Magnus Aircraft prepares for aircraft manufacturing near Pécs. Let´s recap what week 22 brought in Hungary´s auto sector.
2018.06.04 09:00
In 2017, 96 positive investment decisions were made thanks to the intervention of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency: a total investment volume of €3,512 million, 100 projects and 17,021 jobs created.
2018.02.22 19:10
Autopro.hu has published the fourth edition of The Great Book of the Automotive Industry in Hungary, offering a recap of the most important events in the country’s automotive sector from the last two years.
2017.11.02 20:57
The 5th Automotive Hungary International Trade Exhibition for the Automotive Industry has opened its gates in Budapest. 210 exhibitors and 10,000 professional visitors from 12 countries will participate in the three-day event.
2017.10.18 18:44
BPW-Hungária Kft. is preparing for Agritechnika trade show in Hanover with a world premiere, including a number of new developments. At the same time, LuK Savaria, another Szombathely-based company, is preparing to build yet another production hall to expand its activities.
2017.10.16 12:54
Automotive trade expo Automotive Hungary has opened today, conquering the largest hall of Hungexpo, Budapest. The event will line up every major player of the industry, exhibitors, competitors and visitors alike.
2016.10.19 16:46
Three-day automotive expo Automotie Hungary will get under way on October 19. We sat down with Krisztina Szilvási, branch director of the organizer Hungexpo Vásár és Reklám Zrt.
2016.10.02 13:16
Mercedes builds second plant in Hungary, another Audi engine reportedly found cheating in emission tests. Opel restarts production in Szentgotthárd, Jaguar faces fifteen-fold excess in job applications at new Slovakian plant.
2016.08.15 14:28
Macro-economic analysts say the low performance of Hungary’s industry is only a temporary result of scheduled summer shutdowns at local OEMs, while industrial production and BMI prognoses predict growing tendencies for the future.
2016.08.14 22:24
We interviewed Jim Doherty, owner and CEO of Doherty Hungary Kft., on his opinion about the upcoming Brexit vote. As a British businessman running a company in the EU, he holds valuable insight into both sides of the debate.
2016.06.22 13:19
We interviewed Róbert Ésik, the chairman of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency, about the organization´s role and responsibility in the upcoming Automotive Hungary trade fair.
2016.06.15 11:49
Networking, Industry 4.0, automotive fairs – week 21 brought the Industry Days trade fair, a four-day event bringing together the players of the automotive sector, lining them up both as exhibitors and visitors.
2016.05.29 22:10
The domestic automotive industry is facing a faces a difficult year, according to foreign minister Peter Szijjártó. An industry-wide wage increase is more and more necessitated, while the output of the auto sector has been in decline.
2016.03.16 09:28
The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) held the Automotive Conference 2016 event, inviting prominent players of the industry to discuss the challenges the sector is facing today.
2016.03.09 11:47
On March 9–10, the British Embassy´s Trade Development Section will welcome a business delegation of 20 British companies at a B2B meeting in the Hungarian capital.
2016.03.03 11:04
Continental has announced a nation-wide online contest for engineering students under the name Continental ContiCup. In the first round, participants will have to solve case studies and quizzes to prove their preparedness.
2016.03.02 11:10
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