langs: 29 февраля [ru] / february 29 [en] / 29. februar [de] / 29 février [fr] / 29 febbraio [it] / 29 de febrero [es]

days: february 26 / february 27 / february 28 / february 29 / march 1 / march 2 / march 3

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Design / Design

#1 Louis Rustin

Louis Désiré Auguste Rustin (1880-1954) was a French cyclist and repairer of tyres in Paris who invented the puncture patch . [1] [2] Car and bicycle tyres had until then been complicated to mend after the inner tube , which held the air, had been penetrated through the outer tyre by a flint or othe

• ... are still commonly known in France as rustines . HISTORY Louis Rustin was born in Paris, France, on february 29, 1880, [1] the son of a hotel manager and, his mother, a cook. [3] His birth came after the growth o ...

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Manufacturer / Manufacturer

#1 Opel

Opel Automobile GmbH ( German pronunciation: [ˈoːpl̩] ), usually shortened to Opel , is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Group , a predecessor of St

• ... ignated solely for the development of innovative and fuel-saving engines and transmissions. [33] On 29 february 2012, Opel announced the creation of a major alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroen resulting in GM taki ...

#2 PSA Group

The PSA Group ( French pronunciation:   ​ [ɡʁup pe ɛs ɑ] ), legally known as Peugeot S.A. (Peugeot Société Anonyme, trading as Groupe PSA ; formerly known as PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1991 to 2016) was a French multinational automotive manufacturing company which produced automobiles and motorcycles

• ... uced the Peugeot 405 saloon. CRISIS (2012–2014) PSA Peugeot Citroen CEO, Philippe Varin, in 2013 On 29 february 2012, PSA announced the creation of a major alliance with General Motors (GM), as part of which GM ...