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08/07/2016

Ageing cars and car owners: Changing distribution of car ownership in Hungary

Since the 2008 global economic crisis fewer people living in Budapest own a car. The number of car owners above 60 is increasing, and so is […]
06/07/2016

Opel to make 650,000 engines in Hungary this year

Budapest, July 6 (MTI) – German carmaker Opel plans to turn out 650,000 engines at its base in Szentgotthárd, in western Hungary, this year, the CEO […]
05/07/2016

Shell Eco-marathon Europe – Hungarian student teams succeeded also at the very challenging, new race track at London – Photos

This year’s Shell Eco-marathon Europe meant an especially great challenge for over 200 participating student teams. They had to cope not only with the London weather […]
27/06/2016

Audi to make Hungary electric motor centre

Budapest, June 27 (MTI) – German carmaker Audi plans to make Hungary its electric motor centre, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in a statement on Monday, […]
21/06/2016

Varga inaugurates EUR 4 m Sicta investment in NE Hungary

Budapest, June 21 (MTI) – Economy Minister Mihály Varga inaugurated French auto parts supplier Sicta’s 4 million euro office building and storage base in Felsőzsolca, in […]
19/06/2016

LMP calls for less dependence on vehicle sector, EU funds

Budapest, June 19 (MTI) – The government should reduce the Hungarian economy’s dependence on the vehicle sector and European Union subsidies, the deputy parliamentary group leader […]
26/05/2016

Hungarian young adults die in a brutal car crash in Australia

According to 24.hu, the friends and families of the two Hungarian boys remember them as best friends. Sadly, they instantly died in their brutal car crash […]
21/05/2016

15 types of Hungarian drivers you want to avoid

There is a widespread conception that Hungarian drivers are aggressive and impatient. Mentalisdeficit.blog.hu wanted to collect some typical cases, types, features of Hungarian drivers, and even though […]
20/05/2016

Forget Uber, Waze is going to be an even bigger shot – VIDEO

Uber has been popular for some time now, but taxi drivers in Hungary keep protesting and pressuring the government to ban the service (read about the […]
19/05/2016

“Cars of the Future” conference – Hungary plans to build a test track for driverless cars

Budapest, May 19 (MTI) – The government plans to build a test track for, primarily, driverless cars, in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán […]
17/05/2016

Motorists fined almost EUR 3.2m since speedcam system introduced

Budapest, May 17 (MTI) – Fines levied on motorists whose violations were caught on camera reached almost 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) in the first month […]
16/05/2016

More than 6 million people saw this Hungarian video

A video of a driver trying to take a three-point turn on the Buda side embankment has had more than 6 million views since its 2009 […]
13/05/2016

Nearly 600 green licence plates registered in six months

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – Fully 591 electric or hybrid cars were registered between September 2015 and April 2016, receiving green licence plates for environmentally friendly […]
12/05/2016

A Hungarian rally driver crashed his car awfully – VIDEO

Balázs Szalay, Hungarian rally racer participated in the National Cross Country Rally Championships when, in the second race, in Bábolna, an accident happened, writes 24.hu. Szalay […]
12/05/2016

Decline in automotive sector weighs on industrial output in March

Budapest, May 12 (MTI) – A 6.7 percent year-on-year fall in output by Hungary’s automotive sector companies weighed on industrial output in March, a second reading […]
03/05/2016

Nagy Futam 2016: an overview – Photos, Video

Autosforum.hu gives an overview of the happenings at this year’s Nagy Futam in Budapest. The event gets more and more popular every year, this time also hundreds of […]
02/05/2016

A Ferrari crashed into the barriers at the Nagy Futam

On Sunday, the 1st of May the race of high performance cars, the Nagy Futam (“Great Race”) was held in Budapest, writes index.hu. The site shares […]
29/04/2016

Daimler to invest EUR 595m at its base in Hungary

Budapest, April 29 (MTI) – German carmaker Daimler will invest 185 billion forints (EUR 595m) at its base in Kecskemét, in central Hungary, to build a […]
27/04/2016

Great Race IV on the 1st of May – Terrestrial and aerial parade in Budapest

Can you imagine race cars, race motors and even race trucks in the heart of Budapest? This is the Great Race, which is not only a […]
24/04/2016

Unlucky turn for local WTCC hero Norbert Michelisz at Hungaroring

The World Touring Car Championship was held at the Hungarian location of Hungaroring this weekend. 8 thousand visitors went out on Saturday and almost 35 thousand […]