Mutually beneficial cooperation with Mercedes
'Kecskemét and Hungary will benefit enormously from the partnership with Mercedes', said Foreign Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó after he held consultations with top managers of the premium manufacturer in Budapest.
The minister sees the partnership with the Stuttgart-based company as an important basis for economic growth in the transition to the age of electromobility.
After the video conference, which was attended by Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG for Production and Supply Chain Management, among others, Szijjártó emphasised in a press release that the German automotive group attaches great importance to the Kecskemét site. This is reflected in the continuously increasing capacities and number of employees at the Hungarian Mercedes plant. 'Mercedes is constantly bringing cutting-edge technologies from the automotive industry to Hungary, which strengthens the competitiveness of our country and helps to keep Hungary among the most modern economies in the world.' The joint tasks for 2025 were agreed during the consultation in Budapest.
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