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, […]
BASF Refinish Names Employee and Salesperson of the Year
BASF’s Automotive Refinish Business named Richard Oster the 2015 North America Employee of the Year and Robert Alvarado as 2015 North America Salesperson of the Year. The awards were presented at the first annual Coatings Impact Awards presentation in Whitehouse, Ohio. Oster, Strategic Account Manager, was recognized for not only exceeding his sales goals but […]
BASF Acquires Refinish Paint Manufacturer in China
BASF has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Guangdong Yinfan Chemistry Co., Ltd. in China. With this acquisition, BASF will establish a stronger coatings production footprint by gaining access to a state-of-the-art automotive refinish coatings plant in China. It will also enable BASF to broaden its automotive refinish portfolio in Asia Pacific by […]
BASF Names Christopher Kugler National Strategic Accounts Manager
BASF Automotive Refinish has hired Christopher Kugler as its new National Strategic Accounts Manager. Most recently, Kugler was the Director of Automotive Aftermarket at ILJIN USA, a producer of wheel bearings and other automotive components. Prior to that position, Kugler was the North American National Accounts Manager for Saint-Gobain (Norton) Abrasives in the collision repair […]
Glasurit Announces Agreement with Jaguar Land Rover
BASF announced an agreement in the Asia Pacific region between its Glasurit brand and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) importers’ regional office in Singapore. Glasurit is now the preferred supplier for JLR body shops in many countries of the Asia Pacific region. According to the agreement, Glasurit will not only supply the refinishing material, it will […]