Tag Archives: Germany

Mercedes Launches Test Track in Germany

Posted on October 13, 2025 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

Mercedes-Benz has launched a new headlight testing facility, which it claims is the most advanced light testing center in Europe. Mercedes-Benz opened the Global Proving Ground in Immendingen, near Stuttgart, Germany, to test headlight systems under constant, reproducible conditions, regardless … Continue reading →

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Windshield Damage Remains Top Cause of Repair Claims in Germany

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Abby Bowman

Despite the increasing digitalization of cars, the leading cause of vehicle repair claims remains rather mundane and non-technological, according to research in Germany: windshield damage. Read more here.

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Weak European Market Sparks Glass Producer Shift

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Abby Bowman

Thanks to “weak demand” in Europe, a major auto glass producer has altered its production schedule in Germany. The NSG Group announced January 24 that its subsidiary, Pilkington Automotive Deutschland, would adjust production in Witten, Germany. According to group officials, … Continue reading →

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Major Glass Manufacturer Closing Float Glass Line

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Abby Bowman

Pilkington is closing a float glass line in Gladbeck, Germany. According to officials at the company’s German division, Pilkington Deutschland AG, one of two float glass lines in Gladbeck will close in January 2025. Officials say this means “a significant … Continue reading →

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Driver Escapes Through Sunroof After He Mistakenly Reverses Audi RS6 into River

Posted on February 28, 2022 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

The driver of a new Audi RS6 Avant managed to escape through the sunroof of his vehicle after he accidentally drove it into the Neckar River in the German town of Gundelsheim on February 13. The 37-year-old owner, who was able … Continue reading →

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Wave Destroys Windshield of Harbour Ferry in Hamburg

Posted on February 22, 2022 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

Watch video of a harbour ferry’s windshield getting destroyed by a storm in Hamburg. Click to watch the video.

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Guardian Automotive Rebrands as Glavista

Posted on September 24, 2021 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

From humble beginnings in Detroit, Mich., in 1932, to expanding with facilities in Llodio, Spain and Karlsruhe, Germany, nearly a year of planning means Guardian Automotive is now Glavista. Glavista began as Guardian Automotive manufacturing windshields from 1932 to 1984. … Continue reading →