AkzoNobel secures supply deal with leading car manufacturer

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

Covering 44 locations, 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 authorized 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.s offering proven performance and high quality coatings, AkzoNobel leads the development of innovative digital color tools.

With MixitTM, 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 handheld 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 bodyshop workflow solution which increases production management efficiency and reduces cycle times.

The locations 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.

For more information about Sikkens, visit www.sikkensvr.com; and for more information on Lesonal, go to www.lesonal.com