In 2019, R-M, the productivity paint brand of BASF, is celebrating a hundred years in business and will be presenting its success story through a range of activities. The centenary year kicked off at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, where R-M presented a special video, embedded below, showing the most important […]
BASF and TGPM Open Automotive Refinish Competence Center in China
BASF, together with its long-term partner and customer, Guangdong TGPM Automotive Industry Group Co. Ltd. (TGPM), inaugurated the BASF-TGPM Automotive Refinish Competence Center (RCC) located in Foshan, Guangdong Province, China that will serve customers from around Asia. Foshan is a regional center for the automotive industry in China and Asia. This new center will meet […]
BASF Receives Supplier Sustainability Award from BMW
BASF was honored with a BMW Supplier Innovation Award 2018 as the winner in the Sustainability category. BMW Group said BASF achieved the best performance in CO2 emissions in the report published by the non-governmental organization CDP. BASF’s anchoring of the fight against climate change within the company was cited as another reason for the […]
Vehicle Manufacturers Participate in BASF Performance Group OEM Technology Meeting
Detroit’s Big Three automakers recently participated in BASF’s Performance Group OEM Technology meetings, which concluded last month. Each BASF Performance Group attended one of four sessions held throughout the summer with General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. BASF Performance Group members had a unique opportunity for open dialogue with the OEM’s collision […]
BASF’s Glasurit Brand Named Preferred Supplier with Mercedes-Benz Australia
Glasurit, BASF’s premium automotive refinishing brand, has been named the preferred supplier for refinishing paint for all Mercedes-Benz Autobody Repairers in Australia and New Zealand. “Our partnership with Mercedes-Benz in Australia and New Zealand is about more than just delivering high-quality refinishing paint. It also offers Mercedes-Benz Autobody Repairers with access to our leading training […]
BASF Launches eLearning Training Modules for Collision Repair and Restoration Centers
BASF Automotive Refinish Coatings announced it has launched BASF eLearning, online training courses for collision repair and restoration centers. Glasurit and R-M recertification were the first courses to go digital. Certified technicians whose two-year certification in nearing expiration can log on, take the appropriate course through online learning modules, and have their certification renewed immediately. […]
Troy Neuerburg Named US Sales Director for Refinish at BASF
BASF has announced Troy Neuerburg as the new US Sales Director for Automotive Refinish, effective immediately. Neuerburg has been a BASF employee since 2016, working as a Sales Zone Manager where he was responsible for growing market share in the Midwest and Northeast US regions. He has worked in the Refinish industry for 18 years […]
Micro Auto Paint & Supplies Named BASF Distributor of the Year
Micro Auto Paint & Supplies won the BASF Automotive Refinish 2017 Distributor of the Year award at the annual ColorSource conference. Approximately 135 of BASF’s single-line distribution partners attended the conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. “Micro has been a critically important BASF partner in the Midwest for over 30 years,” said Denise Kingstrom, Distribution Director, Automotive […]
BASF Receives 13th General Motors Supplier of the Year Award
BASF was named a 2017 General Motors (GM) Supplier of the Year for the thirteenth time since 2002. The award is presented to suppliers who distinguish themselves by meeting performance metrics for quality, execution, innovation, and total enterprise cost. “This is an opportunity for General Motors to honor those suppliers who are truly the […]
BASF Expands Single-line Distribution Network in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
BASF Automotive Refinish announced it continues to add distribution locations with its single-line ColorSource partners. May 6 is the opening day for Matthew’s Auto Supplies’ third ColorSource store, located in Washington, N.J. The store carries Glasurit 90 Line and 55 Line, R-M Diamont and Onyx HD, and LIMCO Supreme and Value-line products. Matthew’s converted its […]