Automotive and commercial vehicles

20GEN

Lumina® Royal Sparkling Blue is Sun Chemical's New Pigment

Sun Chemical has made the new Lumina® Royal Sparkling Blue pigment available on its PigmentViewer app.

20GEN

Royal Magenta is Axalta's Global Automotive Colour of the Year 2022

Axalta unveiled its Global Automotive Colour of the Year 2022: Royal Magenta, a deep cherry colour that brings to market a refined and optimized finish for the future of mobility.

12GEN

PPG Expands Automotive OEM Coatings Production in Germany

PPG will invest $ 10 million to expand the production of automotive OEM coatings and of sustainable water-based basecoat technologies.

05GEN

BASF Published the 2021 Automotive Colour Report

BASF has released its annual automotive colour popularity report, showcasing global coating preferences.

03GEN

AERO’s Film-Based Coating Applied on a Unique Jaguar F-Pace

The sleek and sustainable system developed by AERO provided a Jaguar F-Pace with a unique contrast roof.

22DIC

Axalta Published the 69th Global Automotive Color Popularity Report

Axalta’s report shows an increase in blue vehicles and a decline in white ones, with grey hues still popular.

16DIC

Illini Solar Car Scores Great Placement Thanks to AERO Sustainable Material Technology

The Illini Solar Car team managed to obtain a great placement at the American Solar Challenge thanks to AERO’s innovative film-based coating technology.

15DIC

PPG Is the Official Paint and Finishing Supplier of IMS and NTT INDYCAR SERIES

PPG will provide its coatings to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.

02DIC

PPG Expands Its Automotive OEM Clearcoat Production in Germany

The €3 million investment allows PPG to increase operational efficiency, sustainability and flexibility.

11NOV

Evonik Develops Four New Fumed Silicas

With an innovative manufacturing process, Evonik has developed four new fumed silicas from the AEROSIL® family that are much easier to disperse.

05NOV

PPG Teamed Up with Toyota to Reimagine the Iconic Toyota Chinook Camper

Experts of PPG’s automotive OEM coatings and refinish businesses collaborated with Toyota Motorsports Garage to bring back to life the vintage colour scheme of the iconic Toyota Chinook camper for a reimagined version of vehicle.

04NOV

A Look Inside the Paint Shop of Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai

Tesla Shanghai has released a rare video that shows its completely automated paint shop and reveals Tesla’s focus on paint, which has increased since talk about Giga Berlin’s advanced paint shop started.

02NOV

Industry 4.0 in the implementation of surface treatment technology

Meeting the demanding requirements from end-users is always very challenging, especially when it comes to the automotive and manufacturing industries for companies such as Volvo, Class, or Caterpillar. ITS, which supplies technological units for surface treatments, always prepares intensively for every project of this kind. It was no different in the case of the implementation of an exceptional project in eastern Slovakia, with many innovative elements in accordance to the Industry 4.0 concept.

21OTT

Dürr Builds Two Paint Shops for Sinotruk

Dürr is currently building two state-of-the-art paint shops in China for manufacturer of heavy trucks, Sinotruk.

20OTT

Lamborghini Recreates the Original Countach with the Help of PPG

Lamborghini has brought back the Countach LP 500, originally built in 1971, with the help of PPG, which provided the car manufacturer with the original Giallo Fly Speciale signature yellow paint.