Jens Bühler, head of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét, thanked his employees by giving them a bonus of 2000 euros each.Continue reading
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, on Monday afternoon.
During the meeting, they reviewed the German company’s investments in Hungary. The factory in Kecskemét (a town located south of Budapest) has grown to become the second-largest car plant of the Mercedes-Benz Group in Europe, employing nearly 5,000 people in Hungary.
Thanks to the ongoing expansion in Kecskemét, the company will create 3,000 new jobs by 2026, and double its production capacity to 400,000 vehicles a year.
The investment will contribute significantly to the expansion of the Hungarian car manufacturing capacity. Viktor Orbán and Ola Källenius also discussed the global trade situation and strengthening the competitiveness of the European Union.
@PM_ViktorOrban hosted @MercedesBenz CEO Ola Källenius for a working dinner in Budapest to discuss the company’s major investments in Hungary.
The Kecskemét plant has become Mercedes-Benz’s second-largest European factory, employing nearly 5,000 people. Its ongoing… pic.twitter.com/T8JP4ejHpA
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János Lázár, Minister of Construction and Transport, reflected on the event in a Facebook post. He believes that the European automotive industry is in big trouble, because Brussels is not protecting the European industry but instead making it vulnerable. “Hungary will continue to be a strategic ally of German industry.
Our patriotic policy is clear: we must strengthen not only the domestic industry and economy, but the German and European too,”
said the minister. “The European industry cannot be strong without strong allies and strong nation states should work together in Europe. Patriotic politicians are needed,” he stated.
Via MTI; Featured Picture: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán