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The HUF 50 billion (EUR 121 million) investment of Chinese automotive company Xinzhi in Hatvan (some 60 kilometers east from Budapest) will create almost 900 new jobs, further strengthening Hungary’s position in the global market of electric vehicle industry transformation, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday.
According to a statement sent to MTI, the minister announced that Xinzhi, a market leader in the production of one of the most important basic components for electric motors, has decided to build its next plant in Hungary. Péter Szijjártó then pointed out that
the Chinese company will also start serious research and development activities in Hungary in addition to production, and will therefore hire 30 highly qualified engineers.
“The electric car industry is still at an early stage of its development, so research and development really have a big role to play now, so Hungary has been able to attract not only a major new production capacity, but also a research and development capacity with a particularly high added value in the field of innovation,” he said.
“So it is good news for Hatvan, good news for the Hatvan region, good news for Hungary and the Hungarian economy. The year is starting well, 2025 will be a successful year for the Hungarian economy,” the minister concluded.
Szijjártó emphasized that Europe’s economic competitiveness and security have also deteriorated a lot in recent years, and the best way to stop this economic downturn would be for the continent to strengthen its role in the electric car transition and not to pass on this opportunity to others. “Hungary is at the forefront of this process, as it is one of the strongholds and leaders of the global automotive renewal,” he reminded.
Another Chinese company, BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles, announced in 2023, that it would build its first European car plant in Szeged (southern Hungary) with an investment of several billion euros, capable of producing 300,000 cars per year. The first BYD car in Hungary could be complete in November 2025.
Via MTI, Featured photo via Pixabay