Napoleonic Wars to WWII: Mercedes Logo Supplier’s Journey Ends in Bankruptcy

December 30, 2024 – Gerhardi Kunststofftechnik GmbH, a German plastics technology company that survived Napoleon’s invasion, the Great Depression, and two World Wars, has succumbed to the current downturn in the European automotive industry. Established in 1796, Gerhardi Kunststofftechnik initially began manufacturing metal products. Its mastery of injection molding and hot stamping led it to…

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Advancing the Frontiers: SpaceX’s SN25 Prepares for Second Orbital Flight Test

June 28, 2023 – The latest breakthrough in space exploration unfolds as SpaceX successfully conducts a pivotal static fire test of its prototype Starship, SN25. At 8:27 PM Eastern Time, technicians ignited the six Raptors engines housed within SN25, marking a crucial step towards SpaceX’s second orbital flight test of the Starship system. Lasting approximately…

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A Unified Safety Standard: Xiaomi YU7 Follows SU7’s Lead to Dominate China’s Toughest Safety Benchmarks

August 28, 2026 – Xiaomi Auto officially announced that its SUV model, the Xiaomi YU7, has achieved the highest safety rating in the latest China Insurance Automotive Safety Index (C-IASI) evaluation. The vehicle earned the top-tier G+ (Excellent+) rating in three core sub-indices: Occupant Safety, Pedestrian Safety, and Vehicle Assisted Safety. Additionally, it received a…

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