Marvin Gillfillan has joined BASF as Vice President, Automotive Refinish Solutions, North America at its Southfield, Mich. location. “Marvin brings a wealth of global experience and knowledge of the automotive aftermarket,” said Chris Toomey, BASF SVP, Coatings Solutions NA. “His expertise in the automotive collision industry will be very beneficial to our customers.” A graduate […]
BASF and CARSTAR Extend 25 Year Partnership
BASF Automotive Refinish has signed an agreement with Driven Brands, extending its 25 year relationship with CARSTAR North America. As a preferred partner, BASF will continue to provide CARSTAR shops with its Glasurit and R-M paint systems across the United States. “We’re proud to continue to work with elite partners, like BASF, who allow us […]
BASF Forms New Advanced Process Solutions-Focused Performance Group
In late June, BASF held the first meeting of its eigth and newest Performance Group, specifically formed to focus on Advanced Process Solutions (APS) processes. This performance group brings together body shop owners and managers from across the country, who want to focus on measuring and improving cycle and touch times, changing their shop culture […]
Certified Collision Group and BASF Announce Alliance
The Certified Collision Group (CCG) announced the formation of an alliance with BASF Automotive Refinish to support collision repair businesses across the nation that are both performance-driven and OEM Certified. CCG and BASF have agreed to work together closely to identify independent repairers that meet CCG’s qualifying criteria. Those identified top performers that become CCG […]
A-1 Toyota Named Certified Collision Center of the Year
A-1 Toyota, a BASF Glasurit collision repair center in New Haven, Conn., won the prestigious Toyota Certified Collision Center of the Year award. This marks the first time a Toyota dealer from the Northeast received the recognition since the award’s inception. Criteria for the award include: achievement of master level training in all departments, strong […]
BASF Opens Automotive Coatings R&D Center in Shanghai
BASF expanded its regional research and development (R&D) activities for automotive coatings in Asia with its new BASF Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. At these coatings and coating resins laboratories, the company’s R&D team is innovating to address regional automotive customers’ growing demands for high-performance, quality and flexible coatings solutions with a lower […]
BASF Hosts Ribbon Cutting at Houston Competence Center
Chris Toomey, BASF Senior Vice President, Coatings Solutions North America, welcomed guests and hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for BASF’s new Houston competence center along with members of the Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce and real estate developer Trammel Crow in Houston, Texas on June 7. The highlight of the open house was the […]
General Motors Renews Approval of BASF Refinish Products
General Motors paint engineering reviewed and approved BASF’s comprehensive standardized test process for its Glasurit and R-M automotive refinish materials. All products tested received approval into 2017, the 21st time the refinish system manufacturer has received approval from the vehicle manufacturer. “Glasurit and R-M paint systems consistently provide the top quality finishes required by GM,” […]
BASF Enters Supply Agreement with PSA Peugeot Citroën Body Shop Network in Italy
BASF announced a new cooperation arrangement between its Coatings division and PSA Peugeot Citroën in Italy was launched earlier this year. The first body shops in the vehicle manufacturer’s network have already changed over to BASF paint brands. Over 250 authorized body shops will change over to BASF refinish products as part of the agreement. […]
Wholesale Automotive Suppliers of Columbus Named BASF Distributor of the Year
BASF’s Automotive Refinish business awarded its 2015 ColorSource Distributor of the Year award to Wholesale Automotive Suppliers of Columbus (WASCO) at its recent annual ColorSource conference held in Clearwater, Fla. “WASCO had a very strong year in 2015 and for the last three years have delivered double digit growth,” said Paul Whittleston, BASF Vice President, […]
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