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  • Date: March 12, 2021

Do you know which cars are manufactured in Slovakia?

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World’s biggest car producer per capita The automotive industry is one of the key industries and a driving force of the economy in Slovakia. Slovakia is the world’s biggest car producer per capita, as well as the 7th biggest car producer in the EU, and 20th in the world. Almost every year, over 1 million...
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  • Date: February 18, 2021

The Slovakian automotive industry proved its resilience

One of the most important automotive hubs in Europe Slovakian carmakers produced around 985,000 vehicles last year, the majority of them coming from Slovakia’s automotive oasis - Bratislava Motor City. The result can still be considered great, given the current situation. The country’s powerful car production represents 44% of its entire industry, placing Slovakia on...
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  • Date: February 11, 2021

Slovakian Startup InoBat Auto Solidifies Bratislava’s Position as Automotive Hub

InoBat Auto, a Bratislava-based R&D and battery production company, has secured €10 million in a round led by IPM Group. The Slovakian startup also received €5 million in government funding just three months ago. The Slovakian startup InoBat Auto’s objective to produce customised batteries for electric cars will place Bratislava on the map as an...
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  • Date: October 12, 2018

A Visit To The Volkswagen Factory

5 BRANDS UNDER ONE ROOF The Slovak automotive industry has developed rapidly over the past 25 years. Today it produces over one million cars a year, representing 1.4% of the world production. This is greatly supported by the Volkswagen factory, which we have visited as part of the Bratislava Motor City fam trip in September...
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  • Date: August 10, 2018

Events at the Slovakia Ring in 2018

This year’s upcoming events at the Slovakia Ring that motorsport lovers should not miss begin next month and are scheduled throughout the year. This year’s top two events are the OMV MaxxMotion Truck Race of Slovakia, held from 13-15 June and the OMV MaxxMotion Slovak Grand Prix of the Slovak Republic, from 15-19 August. The...
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  • Date: August 10, 2018

OFF THE BEATEN MICE TRACK – UFO Restaurant and SNP Bridge

one of the most characteristic and dominant features in all of Bratislava WAY OUT THERE The bridge of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP Bridge), also known as the New bridge, is one of the most characteristic and dominant features in all of Bratislava. Spanning the Danube River and in a traditional architectural form this 20th...
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  • Date: May 12, 2018

Beer Salon in Bratislava

Among the Slovak Beer lovers A few years ago the common belief was that you could get the best feeling of the city by visiting the classic market, today we can say that you can best catch the city’s vibe in the street food market. If we would grade Bratislava by this year's Beer Festival,...
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  • Date: December 14, 2017

Watch now: BRATISLAVA – the new motor city!

Slovakia is attracting more and more car manufacturers due to national initiatives, low working and living costs, and its favourable logistical location. The country’s powerful car production represents 44% of its entire industry and Slovakia now has the world’s highest car production per capita. In addition to Kia, Slovakia has also managed to attract Volkswagen,...
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  • Date: December 10, 2017

Porsche to Build New Factory in Slovakia

Source: www.spectator.sme.sk A new important investment could come to the vicinity of the town of Piešťany in the future. German carmaker Porsche, part of the Volkswagen concern, is considering a new plant there, Piešťany local TV’s website reported. The daughter company of Porsche Werkzeugbau, owned by Porsche AG, has purchased approximately 20 hectares of land...
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  • Date: November 26, 2017

BRATISLAVA – The New Motor City!

The KONGRES Magazine team headed to Bratislava, Slovakia, at the beginning of November to inspect the city’s automotive industry. We must admit, we couldn’t hide the surprise on our faces when we learned that Slovakia has been the world’s largest producer of cars per capita (as an example – 1,040,000 cars were produced in the…

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