BMW Group is expanding its global network of IT and software centers by opening a new location in Cluj-Napoca, in partnership with NTT DATA. The joint venture will double its workforce to 250 experts by the end of the year. In the long term, the goal is to reach over a thousand employees. “BMW TechWorks Romania joins a global network of IT centers that already includes locations in Germany, South Africa, the USA, Portugal and China,” says Ralf Waltram, Vice President of the BMW Group. Current Projects in Cluj Connected Procurement: Complex supply chains and control systems require integrated IT systems. Digital Shopfloor: Modern production IT as a core element of BMW iFactory, BMW Group’s intelligent production program. Direct Sales Model: Development of central IT components for the implementation of BMW and MINI’s direct sales model in Europe. The focus is on developing and implementing IT solutions for the European region. The goal is to achieve a turnover in the tens of millions of euros by the end of the year, according to the company. The center will develop IT projects and solutions for BMW to be used in production, development, human resources, sales, and financial services. BMW Group and NTT DATA have been collaborating worldwide on a wide range of projects for over 30 years. NTT DATA is a provider of software services and solutions. The group is headquartered in Japan and employs nearly 200,000 people globally.
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu stated during an interview on Thursday, October 17, that Romania will surely join the Schengen Area with its land borders this year. Ciolacu blamed the delays in joining the border-free area on his predecessor and current competitor for the position of president of Romania, liberal leader Nicolae Ciuca. "We have […]
Italian group Artsana SpA decided to close down in November the factory it operates in northeast Romania, in Botoşani, according to documents consulted by Economica. It employs 261 people there and produces parts for the global group Chicco. The...
Zalakerámia, a Hungarian ceramic tile maker part of the Austrian group Lasselsberger, is considering moving some production facilities from Hungary to Romania, most likely to Cluj, where the Austrian group already owns production facilities, Profit...
The Polish electronic recycling group Polish Elemental Holding entered the Romanian market by taking over an 80% stake in the small-sized local player, ACC Recycling Services. It also announced it is developing a EUR 20 million factory in Deva, according to Ziarul Financiar. The project is partly financed...
Two Romanian electricity utility companies, Electrica (BVB: El) and Renovatio Trading, will receive EUR 6.4 million in grants under a EUR 103 million scheme financed under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to develop power storage capacities of 130MWh. The Romanian electricity distributor and supplier Electrica (BVB: EL) will receive EUR 3.4 million for […]
The new European Commission must come up with "a much more sustainable approach for the car industry" because otherwise, in the next two years, a large number of jobs will be lost, Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said on October 17. The Romanian prime minister emphasized that the engine of the European economy is this […]
