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With aspaara®, Glasurit accelerates AI-driven transformation across Europe, the Middle East and Africa as a complementary solution to Body Shop BOOST, while aspaara AI® can be deployed both as part of Body Shop BOOST and as a standalone solution, complemented by consulting services.

With its latest approval from Geely Auto UK, Glasurit, a premium refinish brand of BASF Coatings, strengthens its collaboration with the OEM and underscores a shared commitment to precision, efficiency, and sustainable body shop operations.

Refinity® Eco Impact Assessment tool for body shops in Europe now TÜV certified for its calculation method. The TÜV certification confirms corporate carbon footprint calculation for body shops according to GHG protocol. Thus, Eco Impact Assessment enables body shops to achieve efficiency gains by leveraging reliable data and advanced analytics.

As Formula One goes on a hiatus until the Miami Grand Prix in May, the team will take the learnings of the opening three races of the season to continue working on its package. With a proven ability to fight around points-paying positions, the aim will be to return to action in Florida having made a further step forward.

Glasurit becomes the official paint supplier to the Audi Revolut F1 Team. Engineered for sustainable high-performance applications: Glasurit 100 Line delivers its most advanced, ultra-lightweight, low-VOC waterborne basecoat system. Precision color expertise ensuring exact execution of the team’s distinctive Titanium and exclusive Audi Revolut F1 Lava Red finishes. Eco-efficient clearcoat technologies supporting reduced CO₂ impact.

The Glasurit team in Shanghai is proving how sustainability can shape the future of automotive refinishing in China, far beyond products alone. Their multi-channel project combined regulatory engagement, customer programs, and education, creating measurable impact across the country. By partnering with WorldSkills Shanghai, Glasurit helps shape a sustainable skills mindset that prepares future painters for responsible, eco efficient repair.

Glasurit® is the preferred paint supplier for the Volvo Car UK Approved Bodyshop Network. Volvo Body shops can benefit from the most advanced portfolio of the premium refinish brand Glasurit.

Glasurit and Toyota Motor Europe have defined a shared roadmap to drive Body and Paint excellence across Europe for the Toyota and Lexus network. The alignment, established at Toyota Motor Europe headquarters in Brussels, sets clear priorities for 2026 and beyond.

Our BASF Automotive Refinish Coatings experts were on site at NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) in Las Vegas and connected with OEM partners, dealership groups, and industry leaders to discuss how future repairability, advancing vehicle technology, and data-driven insights are reshaping dealership strategy. Today, only ~20% of dealerships operate an in-house body shop, and many remain underleveraged. Yet with ADAS complexity, EV adoption, OEM repair requirements, and rising repair severity, future repairability is reshaping how customers experience and evaluate dealer brands after a loss.