{
  "id": 14348001,
  "title": "Automotive industry: BMW is relocating production to Hungary – and has to fly in German specialists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/autoindustrie-bmw-verlagert-produktion-nach-ungarn-und-muss-deutsche",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T02:09:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/autoindustrie-warum-bmw-deutsche-fachkraefte-nach-ungarn-fliegen-laesst/100260187.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "BMW has been flying employees from its German locations, including Munich, to its plant in Debrecen, Hungary, several times a week. The flights, operated by Lufthansa, have been fully booked, particularly on Mondays, with up to 200 passengers on board. The German automaker is struggling to find qualified workers in Hungary and is using the flights to bring in staff to train local employees, with the goal of ramping up production of its electric SUV, the iX3. The company has invested heavily in the Hungarian plant, which was opened last year, and has cited lower costs, including labor and energy expenses, as a reason for expanding in the country.",
  "summary": "The German automotive industry has invested many billions in Hungary in recent years. Now the industry is running into problems there. BMW is opting for an unusual solution.",
  "key_points": [
    "BMW relocates production to Hungary, importing German specialists.",
    "Lufthansa flights transport employees weekly to Debrecen plant.",
    "Hungary's low taxes and labor costs attract major automotive companies."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}