Foreign Car Plants in Hungary

Jacobs, A. J.

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Foreign Car Plants in Hungary

A. J. Jacobs²

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This chapter examines Hungary’s three active and one former foreign car plants. This begins by providing some background on Hungary’s pre-war Socialist commercial vehicle industry and its connections to its now booming car and engine production. It then chronicles GM’s decision to end its small car assembly operation at its Opel Szentgotthard powertrain complex after the opening of its Opel Poland Gliwice. This is followed by reviews of the nation’s three present car plants, Suzuki Esztergom, Audi Gyor, and Mercedes-Benz Kecskemet. The Kecskemet factory’s tumultuous expansion is also discussed.

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Notes

1.
The Introduction draws from: Ward’s (1958–2014); Sadler & Swain (1994); Raba (2016); Pavlinek (2018).
2.
Csonka, Fejes draws upon: Georgano (2000); HITA (2012); HIPO (2015); HIPA (2016); Negyesi (2016b).
3.
Magyar Wagon draws upon: Georgano (2000); Negyesi (2016b); Raba (2016).
4.
Ford and Weiss draws upon: Georgano (2000); Havas (2000); Automotive News (2003); HITA (2012); HIPA (2016); Negyesi (2016b).
5.
Reuters (1990a); Havas (2000, 2007); Negyesi (2016a).
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Reuters (1990a, 1990b); Sadler & Swain (1994); Havas (2000, 2007).
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Ward’s (1958–2014); Reuters (1990a, 1990b).
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Prokesch (1990).
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Reuters (1990b); New York Times (1992); Protzman (1992); HITA (2012); Opel (2016).
10.
Ward’s (1958–2014); Havas (2000, 2007); HITA (2012); HIPA (2016); Opel (2016).
11.
Havas (2007); Opel (2016).
12.
O’Leary (1995); Havas (2007); Opel (2016).
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Ward’s (1956–2014); BBJ (1996); O’Leary (1996); Havas (2007).
14.
Ward’s (1956–2014); O’Leary (1998); Havas (2007).
15.
Ward’s (1956–2014); WJS (1998); Havas (2007).
16.
Ward’s (1956–2014); Wright (1999); GM Europe (2001–2009); Opel (2016).
17.
Tagliabue (2000); Camuffo & Volpato (2002); GM Europe (2001–2009); Opel (2016).
18.
GM Europe (2001–2009); Opel (2010, 2016, 2010–2016).
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GM Europe (2001–2009); Opel (2010, 2016, 2010–2016); SeeNews Hungary (2013).
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Opel (2013, 2014, 2010–2016).
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The last three paragraphs draw upon: Opel (2010–2016, 2016); Opel Hungary (2016).
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Ward’s (1958–2014); Reuters (1990a); Sanger (1990); Toronto Globe & Mail (1990); HITA (2012).
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Sanger (1990); Toronto Globe & Mail (1990); Suzuki (2016b).
24.
Salder & Swain (1994); Havas (2000, 2007).
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Bohlen (1991); Mikuni(1992); Cohen (1992); Kanabayashi & Aeppel (1992); Suzuki (2016b).
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Ward’s (1958–2014); Laszlo (1993); Havas (2000, 2007).
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Gaspar (1994); BBJ (1994–1997); Havas (2000, 2007).
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Ward’s (1958–2014); AP (1994); BBJ (1994–1997); Havas (2000, 2007).
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BBJ (1994–1997); Bishop (1996a); Havas (2000, 2007).
30.
BBJ (1994–1997); Bishop (1996b); Tutak (1997); Magyar Suzuki (2015).
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Ward’s (1958–2014); BBJ (1994–1997); Tutak (1997); ITDH (2006); Gasnier (2010–2016); Magyar Suzuki (2015).
32.
BBJ (1994–1997); Havas (2007); Magyar Suzuki (2015); Suzuki (2016b).
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Ward’s (1958–2014); Magyar Suzuki (2015).
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Ward’s (1958–2014); OICA (1999–2016); Magyar Suzuki (2015).
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Magyar Suzuki (2015, 2016b); Suzuki (2016a).
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GM Europe (2001–2009); Magyar Suzuki (2015, 2016b); Suzuki (2016a).
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GM Europe (2001–2009); Magyar Suzuki (2015, 2016b); Suzuki (2016a).
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GM Europe (2001–2009); Opel (2010–2016); Ernst & Young (2010); Magyar Suzuki (2015, 2016b); Suzuki (2016a).
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OICA (1999–2016); Opel (2010–2016); Magyar Suzuki (2015, 2016b); Suzuki (2016a).y
40.
Jacobs (2016).
41.
Jacobs (2016).
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Magyar Suzuki (2015, 2016b).
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Magyar Suzuki (2015, 2016a, 2016b); MAGE (2016).
44.
Magyar Suzuki (2015, 2016b); Jacobs (2016).
45.
Aeppel (1992a, 1992b); Since February 8, 1991, Daimler had been producing LCV at the former IFA Industriewerke in Ludwigsfelde. By January 1, 1994, the plant had become a 100% subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz and in 2015 employed 1,868 assembling 50,000 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter commercial vans.
46.
Aeppel (1992b); Swain & Sadler (1994).
47.
This remainder of this section was based primarily upon: VW (2000–2016); Audi (2004–2016, 2013); Audi Hungaria (2005–2013, 2015–2016, 2016a, 2016b); Jacobs (2013). Additional sources are cited were appropriate.
48.
Ward’s (1958–2014); Stevenson (1993); Csizmadia & Dusek (2014).
49.
BBJ (1994–1997); Tuckey (1994).
50.
BBJ (1994–1997); Hooker (1995); Bishop (1996b).
51.
Csizmadia & Dusek (2014).
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Mihalascu (2013).
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BBJ (2016).
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VW (2016).
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See Csizmadia & Dusek (2014) for discussion of ‘Lex Audi’.
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Reuters (2015).
57.
Escritt & Reed (2008); Reuters (2008); Mercedes-Benz Hungary (2014–2015, 2014–2016).
58.
Cienski et al. (2008); Krust (2008).
59.
Eddy (2011); Mercedes-Benz Hungary (2014–2015, 2014–2016); Mercedes (2014–2016).
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Gorondi (2012); Sika ViscoCrete Technology (2012); Mercedes-Benz Hungary (2014–2015, 2014–2016).
61.
Mercedes-Benz Hungary (2014–2015, 2014–2016); Daimler (2015–2016b); HIPA (2016).
62.
OICA (1999–2016); Automotive News Europe (2014); Mercedes (2014–2016); Mercedes-Benz Hungary (2014–2015, 2014–2016); Daimler (2014–2016, 2015–2016a, 2015–2016b).
63.
Mercedes-Benz Hungary (2014–2015, 2014–2016); Daimler (2014–2016, 2015–2016a); BBJ (2015).
64.
Automotive News Europe (2016); IntelliNews (2016).
65.
Szakacs & Taylor (2016).
66.
See HIPA (2016).

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