Annual reports

"The KTI Institute for Transport Services Nonprofit Ltd (hereinafter referred to as KTI) had to undertake its work in very difficult conditions throughout the last year. The most dramatic worldwide economical crisis since the Great Depression in 1929-33 developed in 2008-9 after a global credit crunch. The gross domestic product (GDP) of Hungary decreased by 6.3% in 2009, while the research & development budget was below 1% in terms of the GDP. The drop in the trade of road vehicles exceeded that of the national production. In 2009, new passenger car registrations declined by 59.4% compared to 2008, demand for commercial vehicles was down by 45%. All modes of passenger and freight traffic shrunk. KTI could not avoid the changing conditions of the local and global economy. Using both market share growing and cost cutting techniques, KTI managed to complete 2009 with a decent profit, even if the total income was less than in 2008."

 

Dr László RUPPERT's introduction

 

"The year of 2008 was a special year in the history of the Institute for Transport Sciences Non-profit Ltd (KTI), as the Institute celebrated the 70th anniversary of its foundation. The Annual Report issued in February 2008 reported on the ceremonial scientific meeting held on the occasion of the anniversary, and gave a short summary of KTI history."

Dr. László RUPPERT's introduction

"The current edition details the most significant research work carried out by the institute in 2005. The chapters are arranged by the most important research topics.
A list of books, CD-ROMs, scientific articles, lectures and presentations by KTI's researchers can be found in the Bibliography at the end of the publication; this gives a clear insight into the professional fields of interest of the researchers and the tendencies in the institute's research work, as well as the demands of those who commission work from the institute..."

Dr. Mihály FÜREDI's introduction