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The quality of service in the bodywork, a reason to switch insurance companies
Attracting and promoting customer loyalty are two of the main challenges that companies must face every day.
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Women joining body shops, a solution to the lack of professionals in the sector
The lack of young talent interested in pursuing a career in the body repair field is threatening the generational renewal in many body and paint shops.
PPG Customer Autoklinikka & Werskta Presents Strong Partnership to PPG Investors
Patrik Puskala, CEO of Autoklinikka & Shareholder of Werksta, a leading independent Nordic damage repair chain, presented at PPG Investor Day on 12th June 2022 in front of 20 Investors on the company’s strong partnership with PPG.
European component makers are returning to invest in talent and technology for the growth of ACES vehicles
The European component fabricators are returning to increase their investments in the technologies and talent necessary for the unfolding of these tendencies
Car sharing fleets, an opportunity for the body shop
Shared mobility vehicles constitute an attractive business opportunity for the body garage/shop. These are cars that require more maintenance and suffer more damages from accidents.
PPG Refinish Polska supports the best
PPG Refinish Polska is a partner and sponsor for another year in continuous effort of the student racing team PWR Racing Team, representing Wrocław University of Technology in the international, prestigious competition - Formula Student.
Imperiale Racing and PPG together again in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo and in the CIGT
PPG is pleased to announce the confirmation of the partnership with the Imperiale Racing team, which has been renewed since 2014.
PPG delivers 1,000th PPG MOONWALK® automotive refinish mixing system
PPG announced that it has completed the 1,000th installation of its award-winning PPG MOONWALK™ automated refinish paint mixing system.
21% of traffic accidents that end up with the car at the garage are caused by bad weather
Poor weather conditions decisively influence the workload of body and paint shops. More than one in four collisions are related to bad weather.
The EU is urged to regulate who is responsible for traffic accidents caused by autonomous vehicles
The imminent arrival to European roads of level 3 autonomous vehicles has heightened the debate regarding who is responsible for the accidents caused by this type of vehicle.
Steel will continue to be essential in electric vehicles’ bodies
Bodywork shops will continue repairing mostly steel bodywork in the electric vehicles to come.
European garage associations warn about the lack of qualified labor in bodywork repair
There is a lack of professionals specialized in body repair and the sector is not capable of appealing to young people who are currently considering what to study.
PPG paints protagonists in Tokyo together with Filippi Boats
The Filippi shipyard, constantly looking for innovative solutions, has been collaborating with PPG Refinish Italia for about thirty years to constantly improve the quality of its product.