Automotive laminate with hole

A laminated automotive side window comprising:

• an exterior glass layer having inner and outer surfaces, said exterior glass layer comprising at least one hole;
• an interior glass layer having inner and outer surfaces, said interior glass layer comprising at least one cutout in an area corresponding to said at least one hole in the exterior glass layer such that said at least one cutout exposes the inner surface of the exterior glass layer in the areas in and surrounding said at least one hole;
• at least one plastic bonding layer positioned between the exterior and interior glass layers and serving to bond inner surfaces of said glass layers;
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• at least one insert bonded to the inner surface of the exterior glass layer;
• wherein each insert of said at least one insert is disposed in a respective cutout area of the interior glass layer, and has at least one hole, each hole being in alignment with a corresponding hole of the exterior glass layer.