AkzoNobel see half-year revenue up four per cent, maintaining strong progress on the strategy to accelerate growth and value creation. Strategy measures include capacity expansions in Brazil, Mexico, Sweden and Thailand, two acquisitions announced to strengthen performance coatings business, decorative paint product launches including Levis in China and EasyCare in Brazil, upcoming shareholder engagement plans [...]

AkzoNobel today announces a new structure for its executive committee. This change is designed to drive operational excellence, increase customer focus, and build further momentum and speed into the organization. In the new committee, the executive officer (Thierry Vanlancker), chief financial officer (Maëlys Castella), general counsel (Sven Dumoulin) and chief human resources officer (Marten Booisma) [...]

With the showroom car buying experience continually evolving, a new poll by Cooper Solutions reveals just what are today’s consumer expectations.  It was found that 46% of respondents believe dealers who use the same smart technology that they use in their own homes such as touchscreen, TVs and tablets, offer a far more positive customer [...]

Vacu-Lug has launched its own tyre fleet management app to provide customers with remote access to their vehicle data. Called VMS Mobile, the new app summarises individual vehicle information held online within Vacu-Lug’s VMS tyre management system and, says the company, is an essential tool for vehicle monitoring and compliance control. To view vehicle data, [...]

Audatex, the world’s leading data and technology solutions provider for the automotive industry, has signed a partnership agreement with the National Body Repair Association (NBRA), the UK’s trade association for the vehicle body repair sector. The deal will add considerable weight to efforts by both parties to support the industry at large, as well as [...]