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Messe Frankfurt Reschedules Two Automotive Trade Shows in China

April 25, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Messe Frankfurt announced it is rescheduling two of its automotive aftermarket trade fairs in China as the Government has escalated several COVID-19 prevention and control measures. CAPAS Chengdu, the auto parts and aftermarket services show originally scheduled for May 19-21, will move to August 18 – 20, 2022.). In addition, the Auto Maintenance and Repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Maintenance and Repair Expo, China, Coronavirus, Messe Frankfurt

BASF Continues Global Partnership with WorldSkills

March 23, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF’s Coatings division has signed a new multi-year Global Industry Partnership with WorldSkills International. The agreement continues BASF’s long-standing commitment to developing new talent in the automotive refinish industry and solidifies BASF’s support of the next global WorldSkills Competition, which will be held in Shanghai, in October 2022. Founded in 1950 and held every two […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, BASF, China, WorldSkills Competition

Honda Introduces New Honda Sensing 360 System as Latest Step Toward Achieving Goal of Zero Traffic Collision Fatalities by 2050

October 13, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Global rollout to begin in China in 2022 and will be standard on models in the U.S. by 2030. Honda today announced plans to apply the next generation of its advanced suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies – Honda Sensing 360 – to all new Honda and Acura models in the U.S. by 2030. With […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, China, Honda

GM Invests $300 Million in Momenta to Deliver Self-Driving Technologies in China

September 27, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors announced it will invest $300 million in Momenta to accelerate the development of next-generation self-driving technologies for future GM vehicles in China. “Customers in China are embracing electrification and advanced self-driving technology faster than anywhere else in the world, and the agreement between GM and Momenta will accelerate our deployment of next-generation solutions […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, China, General Motors

Axalta Breaks Ground on New Coatings Facility in Northern China

September 17, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) broke ground for construction of a state-of-the-art coatings facility in Jilin City, Jilin Province, North China. The 46,000-square-meter new plant will produce mobility coatings to support growing customer demand in China for light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and automotive plastic components. “Our new plant in Jilin is another building block supporting our ambitious growth […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, China, Openings

AkzoNobel and Sikkens Extend Partnership with Mercedes-Benz in China and Indonesia

July 27, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mercedes-Benz and AkzoNobel have agreed to extend their partnership agreement for another four years. It means the company will continue to be a recommended supplier of vehicle refinish products and services in China and a preferred partner in Indonesia. The deal was confirmed after extensive testing and analysis of the product assortments and services provided […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, AkzoNobel, Asia, China, Indonesia, Mercedes-Benz

Philadelphia Customs and Border Protection Seizes Nearly $300k in Counterfeit Auto Parts from China

July 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia, Pa. seized a counterfeit Chinese cache of vehicle parts on July 14 that were destined to an address in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa. The shipment arrived on June 4 and consisted of 5,657 pieces that included vehicle door locks, hinges, powered mirrors, steering wheel switches, headlights and taillights, grills, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: China, Counterfeit Parts, Customs and Border Protection, Pennsylvania

Baidu Apollo Launching Fully Driverless Ride-Hailing Services in China

April 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Baidu Apollo Self-Driving Taxi

Passengers can experience a driverless autonomous driving service at Beijing’s Shougang Park. Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) will open fully driverless robotaxi services to the public in Beijing starting from May 2, that will be China’s first paid autonomous vehicle service where users can hail a robotaxi without a safety driver behind the steering wheel, marking […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asia, Autonomous Vehicles, Baidu Apollo, China

Axalta Introduces Spies Hecker Waterborne System, Opens Regional Refinish Training Center in China

March 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) announced the launch of its Spies Hecker Waterborne Full System, its latest full-layer waterborne solution for refinish customers in the Chinese market. The announcement was made during the grand opening ceremony on March 3 of its Southern Refinish Training Centre (RTC) in Guangzhou. The new auto refinish coating system brings world-class technology to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asia, Axalta Coating Systems, China, Openings, Training Center

PPG Launches Waterborne Refinish System in China

September 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG Waterborne System for China

PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its automotive refinish business in China launched a new waterborne coating system consisting of an epoxy primer, primer surfacer and clearcoat. The system complies with new environmental and volatile organic compound (VOC) standards in China that will take effect in December 2020.  “PPG is at the forefront of compliance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: China, Low-VOC, PPG Industries, Regulations, Waterborne

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