Expanding color spaces make the overall rainbow of automotive color broader White, black, gray, and silver still dominate for non-commercial vehicles Yellow, orange, green, and violet all gain market share As they have for several years, achromatic colors dominated the automotive market around the globe in 2022. But as BASF’s designers found in the company’s […]

SOUTHFIELD, MI, January 17, 2023 – November was an exciting month for the team at LaBrecque Autocraft after winning the Concourse Gold award at the Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals (MCACN) auto show for their exceptional work restoring a 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible. The Judge was painted with a custom mix of Glasurit 55 […]

After four intensive days of competition, winners emerged from a diverse field of the world’s best car painters Sustainable Practice Awards also highlighted Glasurit’s eco-effectiveness All competitors used refinish products and color matching tools from Glasurit, BASF’s premium refinish paint brand Winners of the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition for Car Painting raised the bar […]

Total vehicle production was lower, shifting the popularity of certain colors Total vehicle production was lower, shifting the popularity of certain colors Blue and red are having a moment in the sun Despite the shift in colors, white, black, silver, and gray follow a familiar pattern, coating the majority of the vehicles produced In 2021, […]

◼ BASF unleashes an unlimited vocabulary of design◼ Simultaneity instead of linearity – collection shows a new diversity of colors◼ Consideration of the growing need for sustainability and functionality Designers for BASF’s Coatings division have delved into new color spaces for the 2021-2022 Automotive Color Trends collection. Borrowing a phenomenon fromquantum mechanics, this year’s collection […]

An advanced suite of digital business solutions engineered and optimized into one platform, using one password and offering one seamless experience Multiple apps exclusively powered by Refinity™ Always up to date with no on-site maintenance required Accessible on every device connected on the Internet SOUTHFIELD, MI, October 7, 2021 – BASF’s Coatings division launches Refinity, a […]