Production to Start at the Debrecen BMW Group Plant This Year Pre-series production at the BMW plant in Debrecen (eastern Hungary) will start at the end of 2024. The factory will... 2024.08.28.
50-year-old Balaton Harvest Festival Awaits Visitors with Colorful Programs In keeping with tradition, the 50-year-old Boglár Harvest Festival, one of the oldest cultural, wine, gastronomic and family festivals in... 2024.08.15.
Hungary Affected by German Carmakers’ Difficult Situation during Electric Transition The latest business figures are devastating: sales are falling, the transition to electric cars is delayed, while China is "pushing",... 2024.08.06.
Used Car Market Booming on an Unprecedented Level Once again, the Hungarian used car market is booming on an unprecedented level, with over 368,000 cars having changed hands... 2024.06.21.
Bill Murray’s Visit to Hungary Reveals His Love of Vintage Cars The legendary actor Bill Murray is in Hungary. However, he did not come to the country to shoot a film,... 2024.06.05.
Domestic Car Manufacturers More Competitive than Western European Rivals The success of the Hungarian automotive industry sends a clear message to manufacturers and investors that it is an economically... 2024.05.17.
British Luxury Car Bentley Becoming Increasingly Popular in Hungary As the sales manager of Bentley Budapest said, their 11th district showroom has an excellent Hungarian customer base. Tamás Riedl,... 2023.12.11.
The Hungarian Automotive Industry Soars Engine manufacturing in Szentgotthárd Most manufacturing sub-sectors recorded a decline, while the volume of output increased by 19.1 percent in... 2023.08.21.
New Penalties for Speeding and Drink-Driving Still Too Lenient The new fines for drivers caught speeding or drink driving have just been published in the Hungarian Gazette. Although higher... 2023.08.17.
Free Drivers Licence to Come for High School Students The government plans to make it possible for secondary school students to obtain a category B driving license free of... 2023.08.11.
Interview with Alfons Dintner, Audi Hungaria’s Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board of Management at AUDI HUNGARIA Zrt., Alfons Dintner, has kindly agreed to give Hungary Today an... 2023.07.29.
Skoda Octavia Remains Hungarians’ Favorite Car Skoda Octavia was again the favorite car of Hungarians in June, ahead of the Esztergom-made Suzuki Cross and the Toyota... 2023.07.05.
Huge Lada “Zhiguli” Car Show in Budapest’s Airport Park The Ferihegy Aviation Museum will host a large-scale meeting of Soviet-era Zhiguli (Zsiguli) cars on Saturday. Around 100 examples of... 2023.06.10.
From Air Raid Shelters to Being the “Diesel Pope” Hungarians are an innovative and inventive people, with numerous Nobel Prize winners and inventions, most of which are not known... 2023.04.04.
Index Op-Ed: The Sword of Damocles Hangs over Combustion Engines in the EU The European Union's objective is to become carbon neutral by 2050 to curb the negative effects of climate change. This... 2022.07.19.
Hungarian License Plates to Be One Letter Longer Starting July Hungary’s license plates are changing. Starting July 1, their total character amount will increase by one. The Hungarian government announced... 2022.06.02.
Average Age of Cars in Hungary Now 15 Years Old In four years, the average age of cars on the road in Hungary has increased by a full year, reaching... 2022.04.21.
Replica of First Ever Coach Produced in Keszthely A predecessor to the modern car and the father of European Renaissance transportation, a reconstruction of the first ever coach... 2022.03.06.
Hungary Among Forerunners in Speedometer Manipulation in Europe Hungary is one of the European leaders in odometer tampering. In a comprehensive study, the portal "carVertical" examined the percentage... 2022.02.23.
Top List of Vehicle Thefts in Hungary in 2021 According to the National Police Headquarters (ORFK), a total of 561 vehicles, 351 of which were passenger cars, were reported... 2022.02.11.
Two-Kilometer-Long Road at Planned BMW Plant in Debrecen Will Cost a Fortune Austria's Strabag Építő Zrt. has been awarded a HUF 17.487 billion (EUR 51.352 million) contract for the four-lane development of... 2022.02.09.