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Lithuania industrial production decrease in March

Lithuania’s industrial production declined in March, according to the latest figures from Statistics Lithuania (LS). Industrial production decreased a working-day...

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Nearly 250,000 jobs lost in Romania during state of emergency

The number of labor contracts terminated since the authorities instated the state of emergency in Romania on March 16 reached...

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Nearly 250,000 jobs lost in Romania during state of emergency

The number of labor contracts terminated since the authorities instated the state of emergency in Romania on March 16 reached...

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Poland retail sales decline in March

Poland’s retail sales fell sharply in March as demand slumped amid the coronavirus pandemic, figures from the country’s Central Statistical...

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Romania industrial production falls in February

Romania’s industrial production fell in February, driven by a decline in energy, the latest data from the Bucharest-based National Institute...

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Automotive sector output growth slows to 5% in Feb

Output of Hungaryʼs automotive sector, an engine of industrial growth, rose 5% year-on-year in February, decelerating from the previous month,...

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Hankook Tire restarts production in Hungary

South Koreaʼs Hankook Tire restarted production at its plant in Hungary on Tuesday, according to a report by state news...

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Romania GDP expands in Q4

Romania’s economy grew a seasonally adjusted 1.5% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2019 after rising 0.6% in the third...

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Czech industrial production fall slows in February

The Czech Republic’s industrial production declined at a softer pace in February, the latest figures from the Czech Statistical Office...

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Latvia industrial production grows in February

Latvia’s industrial production rose for the first time in five months in February, data from the Riga-based Central Statistical Bureau...

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Cooperation of Man and Machine: Suzuki Plant’s Development Project Reaches Final Stage

As a result of a multi-stage production development project, the Suzuki plant in Esztergom (50 km northwest of Budapest) has...

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New passenger car registrations down 14% in March

New passenger car registrations in Hungary reached 11,478 in March, down 14% from the same month a year earlier, the...

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Croatian industrial output falls less in February

Croatia’s industrial production fell 2% year-on-year in February, following a 5.5% decline in the previous month, data from the Croatian...

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Bulgaria producer prices rise in February

Bulgaria’s producer prices rose in February, figures from the Sofia-based National Statistical Institute (NSI) show. The producer price index rose...

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Poland retail sales grow in February

Poland’s retail sales rose sharply in February, figures from the Polish Statistical Office (GUS) show. Retail sales rose 7.3% year-on-year...

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Budapest Cuts EV Parking Discounts but Keeps Benefits Until 2030

Budapest's City Assembly voted to reduce the parking discount for electric and hydrogen vehicles to 50%, keeping the benefit in...

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Wallis Builds Next Growth Phase on Local Knowledge and Leadership

Gyula Mező, CEO of Wallis Asset Management, tells the BBJ how the group is allocating capital, managing an increasingly int'l...

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Navigating the Hungarian Auto Market: What Expats Need to Know

After years of hands-on experience advising expat friends and colleagues on 2nd-hand vehicle purchases, Christopher Csizmár founded CarSherpa, a pre-purchase...

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Bosch Pushes AI Deeper Into Vehicle Safety and Automated Driving

Bosch used its recent AI Symposium 2026 in Budapest to show how artificial intelligence is becoming a more concrete part...

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3 Takes Top Honors in European Tests

As winter approaches, drivers face a familiar question: which tires can provide dependable performance when road conditions start to change?...

Michelin Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Presence in Hungary

Michelin celebrated the 30th anniversary of its presence in Hungary at an anniversary event at its Nyíregyháza facility (231 km...

Geely Leads Interest in Chinese Car Brands Newly Launched in Hungary

Geely attracted the most interest among Chinese car brands entering Hungary this year, according to January-September data from used car...

Older Small Cars Rise in Price as Hungary’s Budget Used-Car Supply Shrinks

Suzuki Swift asking prices rose 25.8% year-on-year in September as the share of used cars below HUF 2.5 mln shrank,...

Hungarian EV Market Continues to Grow, Leading CEE

Electromobility in Hungary continues to grow. In the first half of the year, 7,497 new all-electric passenger cars were registered,...

Budapest Cuts EV Parking Discounts but Keeps Benefits Until 2030

Budapest's City Assembly voted to reduce the parking discount for electric and hydrogen vehicles to 50%, keeping the benefit in...

Wallis Builds Next Growth Phase on Local Knowledge and Leadership

Gyula Mező, CEO of Wallis Asset Management, tells the BBJ how the group is allocating capital, managing an increasingly int'l...

BMW Debrecen Adds Third Shift to Meet Strong iX3 Demand

BMW is introducing a third shift at its Debrecen factory and moving to 24-hour operations to accelerate production of its...

AutoWallis to Launch Zeekr in Austria and Poland

AutoWallis Group will launch Zeekr, the premium electric mobility brand of Geely Auto Group, in Austria and Poland under a...

AutoWallis Remains Profitable in H1 Despite Challenging Auto Market

AutoWallis Group remained profitable in H1 2026 despite a challenging automotive market, weaker performance from traditional brands, one-off costs related...

Navigating the Hungarian Auto Market: What Expats Need to Know

After years of hands-on experience advising expat friends and colleagues on 2nd-hand vehicle purchases, Christopher Csizmár founded CarSherpa, a pre-purchase...

Hungarian Engineers to Contribute Expertise to Formula 1 Cars

Hungarian engineers will contribute their expertise to Formula 1 cars, Economy and Energy Minister István Kapitány said in a social...

Hybrid Listings Hit Record High on Used Car Market in June

Demand strengthened on Hungary’s used car market in June, while the average age of vehicles declined, according to the latest...

Bosch Pushes AI Deeper Into Vehicle Safety and Automated Driving

Bosch used its recent AI Symposium 2026 in Budapest to show how artificial intelligence is becoming a more concrete part...

AutoWallis to Use 2025 Profit to Support its Regional Growth Strategy Going Forward

AutoWallis Group has said it will retain its 2025 after-tax profit of nearly HUF 5 billion to support the implementation...