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Mercedes-Benz Integrates AI and Humanoid Robots into Vehicle Manufacturing

March 19, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

In an effort to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of its automotive production processes, Mercedes-Benz is transforming its production network with the integration of artificial intelligence and humanoid robots at its Digital Factory Campus in Berlin-Marienfelde, Germany. The company has introduced Apollo, described as one of the world’s most advanced commercial humanoid robots, into its […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Germany, Mercedes-Benz, Robotics

Penn College Students Train at SATA in Germany

January 28, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Eleven Pennsylvania College of Technology collision repair and restoration students recently received training in Kornwestheim, Germany, offered by SATA GmbH & Co. The training included the company’s new jet X premium spray gun and personal protective equipment. “It was a wonderful experience, providing both valuable technical training and exposure to a different culture,” said instructor […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Germany, Pennsylvania College of Technology, SATA

LKQ Reaches New Two-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement in Germany

June 24, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQ) announced that a new collective bargaining agreement has been agreed with the trade union Verdi. The agreement covers approximately 5,000 employees of LKQ Europe in Germany, including 730 colleagues at LKQ’s Sulzbach-Rosenberg distribution center. The collective bargaining agreement has a two-year duration, which expires on April 30, 2026. The tariff agreement […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Germany, LKQ Corporation

German Court Rules in Favor of Belron Over Access to Data from OBD Port on FCA Vehicles

May 15, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Belron today is celebrating ruling in the Regional Court of Cologne in favor of its Carglass Germany subsidiary and ATU, Germany’s largest chain of auto repair shops, as victory for a fair and level playing field in the automotive aftermarket. According to the company, the decision from the Regional Court of Cologne in a case […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Belron, FCA, Germany, Lawsuits, Recalibration

PPG Donates Digital Mixing System to Refinish School in Germany

December 11, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has donated a MoonWalk digital mixing system as well as other tools, technical support and training to the Meisterschule für Fahrzeuglackierer (Master School for Vehicle Painters) at the Handwerkskammer (Chamber of Crafts) Regensburg, a school for master students in the automotive painting trade. “This donation marks a milestone in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Donations, Germany, PPG

AkzoNobel Completes Lankwitzer Lackfabrik Acquisition

December 2, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the wheel liquid coatings business of Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH, a deal which strengthens the company’s performance coatings portfolio. The acquired business will complement AkzoNobel’s existing powder coatings offering and expand the range of products the company supplies. Operating out of a manufacturing site in Leipzig, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Germany

IBIS to Premiere at Automechanika Frankfurt 2022

August 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS), the collision repair industry knowledge platform, will bring an exclusive taste of its high-level conference content to Automechanika Frankfurt on September 13-17. On Tuesday, September 13, IBIS CEO Jason Moseley will host an in-depth debate involving global collision industry leaders and influencers Jim Muse, vice-president of Axalta Refinish EMEA; […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automechanika, Germany, International Bodyshop Industry Symposium

AkzoNobel Acquires Lankwitzer Lackfabrik’s Aluminum Wheel Liquid Coatings Business

July 6, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel announced an agreement to acquire the wheel liquid coatings business of Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH. Completion, which is subject to regulatory approvals, and expected before the end of 2022. Lankwitzer’s Rims and Wheel business operates out of a manufacturing site in Leipzig, Germany. Its products are approved for use by car manufacturers such as Daimler, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Germany

Sherwin-Williams Acquires German Coatings Company

June 9, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) announced an agreement to acquire Gross & Perthun GmbH, a Mannheim, Germany based developer, manufacturer, and distributor of coatings primarily for the heavy equipment and transportation industries. The acquired business has approximately 100 employees and annual sales of approximately $50 million, and will become part of the Sherwin-Williams Performance Coatings Group […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Germany, Sherwin-Williams

BASF Opens New Refinish Laboratory Building in Germany

March 11, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF opened a new laboratory building for the development of automotive refinish coatings and innovations beyond paint at its site in Münster, Germany. It underlines the Coatings division’s global position as a future-oriented and innovative company. “It is another component of our positioning as a global innovation center of BASF Coatings. We are thus complementing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BASF, Germany, Openings

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