The BMW Group has chosen AkzoNobel to be a trusted supplier of vehicle refinish products and services to a large part of its distribution network around the world, including Australia. The deal came into effect on February 1,2020.
Covering 44countries, the agreement means that the company’s premium Sikkens brand is now approved for paint repairs of BMW and Mini passenger cars at authorised dealers, repairers, importers and national BMWGroup branches.
“We’re delighted to begin working with the BMW Group, one of the world’s premium automotive brands,” says Patrick Bourguignon, Managing Director of AkzoNobel’s Specialty Coatings business. “We believe Sikkens is the perfect match to further enhance the customer service offer andefficiency of the BMW network.”
The deal was confirmed after extensive analysis of the product assortments andservices provided by the company’s Sikkens brand. “We’re excited to bring our premium brands andbusiness services to a new audience,” adds Jörg Anders, Global Key Account Director of AkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinish and Automotive business. “Across 44 countries, bodyshops will benefit from class-leading vehicle refinish systems featuring our innovative and sustainable products and leading digital color tools.”
As well as offering proven performance and high quality coatings, AkzoNobel leads the development of innovative digital colour tools. With Mixit, the company offers a cloud-based color retrieval application which gives instant access to more than two million color formulas. In combination with the compact hand held spectrophotometer Automatchic any paint job can be done faster, more accurately and with less waste.
Customers also have the opportunity to benefit from a premium service which can enhance the business performance of their organizations. With Carbeat, AkzoNobel offers a state-of-the-art digital body shop workflow solution which increases production management efficiency and reduces cycle times.