{"id":1741,"date":"2023-02-20T21:31:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2023-02-20T21:31:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:01:25","slug":"akzonobel-has-become-the-global-refinish-partner-for-new-energy-vehicle-manufacturer-byd-auto-sales-company-ltd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/2023\/02\/20\/akzonobel-has-become-the-global-refinish-partner-for-new-energy-vehicle-manufacturer-byd-auto-sales-company-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>AkzoNobel has become the global refinish partner for new energy vehicle manufacturer BYD Auto Sales Company Ltd.<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The company has been a recommended supplier of vehicle refinish products and services to BYD in China since 2017. The new deal means that agreement will continue, while extending the partnership to serve BYD\u2019s bodyshops and approved repairer networks worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally a battery maker, BYD now has more than 1,180,000 new energy vehicles in operation, having been ranked first in China\u2019s electric vehicle sales for six consecutive years (2014 to 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to broaden our partnership with BYD globally and together push ahead with our shared ambition of reducing carbon emissions,\u201d says Patrick Bourguignon, Director of AkzoNobel\u2019s Automotive and Specialty Coatings business. \u201cMaking transport more sustainable is a major driving force behind our innovation and BYD will benefit from a host of digital tools and cutting-edge services, as well as our class-leading vehicle refinish systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of these tools will include the recently launched CO<sub>2<\/sub>eRepairCalculator \u2013 the vehicle refinishes industry\u2019s first repair system designed to measure, manage and reduce carbon emissions. It\u2019s part of a new initiative which aims to encourage bodyshops to become more sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other digital solutions being provided include MIXIT, AkzoNobel\u2019s leading digital colour identification and retrieval application. Meanwhile, the company\u2019s Wanda brand will continue to be supplied in China, with plans to supply Sikkens and Lesonal globally<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adds Bourguignon: \u201cWe look forward to supporting BYD with its pioneering work in the eMobility space, while underlining our own commitment to halving our carbon emissions across the full value chain by 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company has been a recommended supplier of vehicle refinish products and services to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1741"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1753,"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1741\/revisions\/1753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evconnectmag.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}