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Bulgaria retail sales jumps in December

Bulgaria’s retail sales increased 5.4% year-on-year in December, after rising 2.5% in the previous month, the National Statistical Institute (NSI)...

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Slovenia industrial output slows in December

Industrial production in Slovenia increased 1% year-on-year in December, following an upwardly revised 1.5% rise in the previous month, provisional...

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Slovakia industrial production falls fifth month

Slovakia industrial production declined for the fifth month in a row in December, data from the Slovak Statistical Office (SÚSR)...

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Czech industrial production falls in December

The Czech Republic’s industrial production declined further and its trade deficit increased in December, figures from the Czech Statistical Office...

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Paks output climbs to 16,286 GWh in 2019

The output of the Paks nuclear plant, Hungaryʼs sole commercial generator of nuclear power, came to 16,286 GWh last year,...

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Latvia industrial output falls the most in 6 years

Latvia industrial production slumped 3.2% year-on-year in December, down from a 0.1% decrease in the previous month, figures from the...

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Serbia retail sales rise at faster pace in December

Serbia’s retail trade rose 13.1% year-on-year in December, following 11.2% growth in the previous month, boosted by sales of food,...

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AutoWallis vehicle sales up 21.1% in 2019

Listed auto trader AutoWallis says that it managed to grow its total number of vehicle sales by 21.1% in 2019...

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Mercedes Hungary: production at full capacity

Demand for Mercedes-Benz compact cars is buoyant worldwide, with a full capacity production program for the German premium car manufacturer...

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Lithuania industrial production falls in December

Lithuania’s industrial production declined in December, led by falls in electricity output, figures from Statistics Lithuania (LS) show. Industrial production...

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Bosnia’s Serb Republic trade gap narrows 20% in 2019

The trade deficit of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska (Serb Republic) decreased by 20.3% on the year to BAM 1.2 billion (USD...

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Poland industrial production recovers in December

Poland’s industrial production rose at a slower-than-expected rate in December, figures from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed. Industrial...

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Slovenia producer inflation rises in December

Producer prices in Slovenia increased 0.6% year-on-year in December 2019, following a 0.5% rise in the previous month, figures from...

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Magyar Suzuki to make only hybrid models for EU markets

Japanese car market Suzuki will produce only cars fitted with hybrid engines from this year for EU markets at its...

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BMW has record year in Hungary

The BMW Group closed 2019 with record sales in Hungary, up 18% from the previous year, selling a total of...

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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...