Advanced tab lock attachment for emblem

A vehicle assembly adapted to support a manufacturer's emblem, the vehicle assembly comprising:

• a cover forming a plurality of perforations therein;
• and
• a plate comprising a plurality of tongues distributed over its circumference, the tongues penetrating into the perforations, the tongues being bent into slots disposed on a back side of the cover about a bending edge arranged between the perforations and the slots, wherein at least one tongue of the plurality of tongues is provided at a free end with a neck region and a cross-sectional enlargement, the neck region being narrower than the cross-sectional enlargement, the at least one tongue extending through a perforation of the plurality of perforations in the cover, and the slots having a shape matching the contour of the at least one tongue,
• each slot of the plurality of slots having a two-level configuration including an outer first slot level for accommodating the at least one tongue bent about the bending edge, and a second slot level projecting inward from the bending edge for accommodating the at least one tongue pressed into the second level, wherein the neck region of the at least one tongue is molded to form a section corresponding to the distance between the first slot level and the second slot level.