Petty Family Foundation Joins Operative Talent Initiative
The Petty Family Foundation has joined the ever-growing list of over 40 Operative Talent project partners with the shared goal of raising awareness around automotive industry career opportunities.

General Motors Names BASF 2022 Supplier of the Year
GM’s Supplier of the Year award recognizes global suppliers that distinguish themselves by exceeding GM’s requirements and providing innovative technologies at some of the highest quality in the automotive industry.

BASF Shanghai Coatings Opens New Technical Center
New technical center provides total solutions for automotive OEM customers, covering the whole process from color creation to product launch.

BASF Releases Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings
While white and black still win, chromatic colors gain market share around the globe.

BASF’s First Biomass Balance Auto Coatings Debuts in China
The first batch of ColorBrite Airspace Blue ReSource basecoat, which enables around a 20% reduction in product carbon footprint, has been delivered to a customer in China.

BASF Announces Winners of 2022 WorldSkills Competition
BASF announced the winners of the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition for Car Painting held Oct. 18-22 at College 360.

BASF Sponsors 2022 RDE Series at Highest Level
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has recognized BASF as the longest-continuous supporter of the Repairer Driven Education (RDE) series at the SEMA Show.

BASF to Demonstrate Auto Refinish Solutions at SEMA 2022
Visitors to booth no. 20365 at the 2022 SEMA Show Nov. 1-4 will learn about BASF’s educational and innovative solutions that support refinish technicians around the globe.

BASF Announces Theme of 2022-23 Auto Color Trends Collection
BASF has announced that the theme of their 2022-2023 automotive color trends collection is called New Array.

Grupo Antolin, trinamiX Bring Face Authentication to Vehicles
Antolin will take advantage of its experience and knowledge in smart surfaces for vehicle interior to also offer advanced exterior Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems.

BASF, Bogi Encourage More Women to Consider Auto Careers
Bogi Lateiner has partnered with BASF and Volvo to complete another All-Female Build, a project designed to encourage more women to consider work in automotive trades.

CIECA Webinar to Focus on New Coatings Technologies
During the live broadcast, various experts will talk about new coatings technologies and their impact on vehicle repair, ADAS, LIDAR and other new vehicle technologies.
