AkzoNobel secures 44-country supply deal with BMW including India

Premium Sikkens and Lesonal brands approved for paint repairs of BMW and Mini passenger cars at authorised dealers, repairers, importers and national BMW Group branches.

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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. The deal came into effect on February 1, 2020.

Covering 44 countries, the agreement means that the company’s premium Sikkens and Lesonal brands are now approved for paint repairs of BMW and Mini passenger cars at authorised dealers, repairers, importers and national BMW Group branches. The deal was confirmed after extensive analysis of the product assortments and services provided by the company’s Sikkens and Lesonal brands.

"We're delighted to begin working with the BMW Group, one of the world’s premium automotive brands,” said Patrick Bourguignon, managing director of AkzoNobel’s Automotive and Specialty Coatings business. “We believe Sikkens and Lesonal are the perfect match to further enhance the customer service offer and efficiency of the BMW network.”

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 colour retrieval application which gives instant access to more than two million color formulas. In combination with the compact handheld spectrophotometer Automatchicany 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 bodyshop workflow solution which increases production management efficiency and reduces cycle times.

The countries covered by the new agreement are: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, Moldovia, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, Ukraine, Vietnam and Yemen.

 

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