Mercedes Relocates Production to Hungary, 20,000 Germans Set to Lose Their Jobs
12th January 2026
In yet another major blow to the German automobile labor market, Mercedes has announced it will be relocating production of its A-Class from Rastatt, Germany, to Kecskemét, Hungary. While Hungary’s foreign minister is taking a victory lap, Germany’s largest opposition party is sharply crticizing he government as signs grow that Germany’s automobile market is faltering.
Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó has officially confirmed Mercedes move, writes Budapester.
Szijjártó credited the success to “an economic policy based on sound common sense and a stable government that continually attracts new investment projects from global companies in America, Asia, and even Germany.”
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