The Smart Paintshop is a complete, 360-degree linked production system, an auto body painting system that provides high-performance efficiency, safety, quality, cost savings and environmental friendliness from start to finish.

The 2021-2023 Automotive Styling Shades Trendbook from Clariant predicts the colors to match the unprecedented changes impacting mobility in the coming decade.

Research and Markets is offering Automotive Coatings: Technologies and Global Markets, a report covering the different types of automotive coatings used globally on various types of vehicles.

Paint and coating manufacturer Axalta has developed a new pearl PETRONAS green for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport. The new PETRONAS green color features prominently in a stunning glow line that runs the entire length of the Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+ race cars – from the front wing to the rear wing. 

As mentioned in its theme for this year, "On The Road To New Technologies," the FOCUS Conference has hit the road and moved to a new location that should be more user friendly to all attendees.

PPG ENVIROCRON® Extreme Protection powder coating system is formulated to provide superior chip and corrosion resistance to extend the life of high-tensile automotive coil springs on original equipment manufacturer (OEM) vehicles.

Designed for exterior application on automotive paint surfaces, Protekt® Paint Protection Film is a transparent paint protection film with a proprietary topcoat resistant to scratches, chemicals, stones, bugs, sand and salt, and discoloration.

PPG announced its automotive color trends data, noting a rise in popularity for green automobiles globally.

Beckqua®Color is a next-generation waterborne basecoat for bumpers, mirror caps and door handles.

With AUROOM™, BASF's Coatings division introduces a digital platform that enables OEM designers to access a database of photo-realistic virtual car colors.