PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced the appointment of Tony Wu as vice president, automotive refinish, Asia, effective today. He will report to Chancey Hagerty, vice president, global automotive refinish, and will succeed Pauline Yuen, who has announced her intent to retire, effective March 19. Wu, current vice president, Greater China industrial coatings (IC) and global electronic materials, […]
MS&AD Chooses Tractable’s AI for Auto Claims in Japan
MS&AD, the fifth largest property and casualty insurer globally, will use artificial intelligence (AI) technology from Tractable to analyze photos of vehicle damage on auto insurance claims in Japan, speeding up recovery for its policyholders. MS&AD will deploy the AI across both of its subsidiaries, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI) and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance (ADI), […]
Tokio Marine Indonesia Implements Shift AI Anti-Fraud Technology
Shift Technology announced that PT Asuransi Tokio Marine Indonesia has deployed Shift Technology’s Force fraud detection solution for auto claims. As a result, the technology will become a crucial element in the insurance carrier’s overarching fraud prevention strategy. Tokio Marine Indonesia is one of the largest general insurers in the country. “Through our work with […]
Merimen and Claim Genius Announces Agreement to Deploy Auto Claim AI Solution
Claim Genius and Merimen Technologies announced the signing of a strategic agreement for under which Merimen will bring Claim Genius’s real time damage estimates for passenger vehicles into its TrueSight suite of analytics products. Merimen will then introduce it to its network of global and regional insurance carriers across 10 countries in Asia and the […]
Axalta Launches Waterborne Clearcoat Solution in Asia
Axalta (NYSE: AXTA) announced it released its waterborne clearcoat solution in China. It will be launched in Korea and Japan later this year. The new waterborne clearcoat aligns with Axalta’s sustainability commitment, while meeting the current needs in the Chinese, Korean and Japanese auto refinish market. This waterborne clearcoat reduces volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions […]
BASF Announces Preferred Supplier Partnership with Jaguar Land Rover for Asia-Pacific Region
BASF’s Coatings (BASF) division and Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) global headquarters have signed a cooperation agreement with Glasurit and R-M, premium refinish paint brands of BASF, to support the development and implementation of JLR’s Global Body & Paint Programme covering 16 importer countries and markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Under the agreement, the partners will […]
Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City and Auto Maintenance & Repair Expo in Beijing Rescheduled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
Messe Frankfurt announced that two of the company’s Mobility & Logistics fairs in Asia have been postponed in the wake of the recent Novel Coronavirus outbreak. The two events include Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City (AMHCMC) scheduled for March 5-7 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the Auto Maintenance and Repair Expo (AMR) scheduled […]
BASF to Double Refinish Coatings Production Capacity in China
BASF will continue to invest in its coatings site in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province in South China, by constructing a new facility for automotive refinish coatings that will start production in the first half of 2022. “Guangdong Province is of strategic importance to BASF in Greater China,” said Zheng Daqing, Senior Vice President, Business and Market […]
Thatcham Research Announces Motordata Research Consortium in Malaysia Becomes Global Associate
UK-based Thatcham Research is today announced that the Malaysian motor insurance research center, Motordata Research Consortium (MRC), will become a Global Associate member. The MRC is now the second international organization to sign such an agreement following Australia’s Suncorp in 2018. Under the new agreement, MRC will continue to use Thatcham Research’s PLAZA system to […]
Frank Kirmis Named Director of Sales and OEM Relationships for Pro Spot Europe and Asia
Pro Spot announced that Frank Kirmis was named its new Director of Sales and OEM Relationships for Europe and Asia. In his new role, Kirmis will help Pro Spot continue to build relationships with European automobile manufacturers, develop its European sales strategy and build up distribution service networks. Kirmis will help oversee our expanding locations […]