Car Industry: Why BMW Lets German Professionals Fly to Hungary

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The German car industry has invested many billions in Hungary in recent years. Now the industry is encountering problems there. BMW is resorting to an unusual solution.

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BMW cuts thousands of seats in Germany and moves the electric future to Debrecen: specialists shipped every week on scheduled aircraft to train low cost Hungarian workers. The article BMW emptys Germany: aircraft technicians every week to train Hungarians who will replace them comes from Economic Scenarios.

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BMW is sending specialists from Germany to the Debrecen factory, while at home it is preparing for significant downsizing and would eliminate 8,000 jobs.

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The German carmaker BMW opened a factory in Debrecen, Hungary, last fall. Like Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, it is moving part of its production east because factories in their home country are too expensive. However, it cannot be said that the brands achieve savings easily. This can be seen, for example, in...