Volkswagen’s Audi has opened its EUR34m (US$46m) logistics park at its base in Gyor, Hungary, which will create some 300 jobs and manage 150 lorries a day from suppliers in 30 countries.

Separately General Motors’ Opel has hired 400 new workers at its new engine plant in Szentgotthárd where headcount will rise by another 60 by year’s end and reach 1,000 by 2015, the automaker said.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Discover B2B Marketing That Performs

Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.

Find out more

Opel started production at this EUR500m (US$688m) engine plant in September last year. The company launched a EUR130m (US$178m) expansion at the plant in April and announced in July a further EUR60m (82m) spend.

Production capacity is set to reach 1m units a year by 2015.

Just Auto Excellence Awards - Nominations Closed

Nominations are now closed for the Just Auto Technology Excellence Awards. A big thanks to all the organisations that entered – your response has been outstanding, showcasing exceptional innovation, leadership, and impact.

Excellence in Action
Continental has secured the Window Displays Innovation Award in the 2025 Just Auto Excellence Awards for its Window Projection solution, transforming side windows into dynamic, data-rich canvases. Discover how this compact projection technology and intelligent software are reshaping in-car UX and opening fresh revenue streams for OEMs and mobility providers.

Discover the Impact