Future Market Insights has released a new automotive refinish market report, titled Automotive Refinish Coatings Market by Material Type, Product, Vehicle, Technology, Commercial Vehicles, End Use & Region – Forecast 2023 - 2033.
In its 70th annual automotive color popularity color report, Axalta Coating Systems provides OEMs with insights into the top automotive colors of 2022, as well as other customer trends.
BASF has released a new color report detailing the trends in automotive coatings, like the industry's rainbow expanding to allow colors like yellow, orange, green, and violet to take share.
The car was painted with a custom mix of BASF's Glasurit 55 Line basecoat using the formula from its original color and finished with Glasurit 929-255 clearcoat.
A unique compound based on a new self-matting PU dispersion (PUD) offers excellent physical and chemical performance. This PUD is optimized to meet the latest requirements for anti-soiling and coffee stain resistance for automotive interior finishes.
The report reveals the top three automotive colors of 2022: white, black, and gray. First published in 1953, Axalta’s annual color popularity report is the automotive industry’s longest running color account.
The company says Techno Blue – 2023 COTY – is a pulsating color that is right on beat with the rhythm of today’s lively energy. The modern, whimsical shade also embodies the transition from the real to virtual world. Techno Blue is formulated for various coating solutions, and enriches the already diverse Axalta color palette.
Internal combustion engines (ICEs) are falling out of fashion to make way for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Many components, including battery packs and power conversion parts, should have coatings to increase the car’s longevity, and to help with the issues BEV batteries bring. Creative solutions are coming out of the industry to help maintain BEVs for longer.