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BASF JLR DEAL
ABOVE: Glasurit aims to ensure a uniformly high international standard across JLR’s authorised bodyshop network around the world
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ASF’S COATINGS (BASF) DIVISION
and Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) global headquarters have signed a cooperation agree-
ment with Glasurit to support the development and implementa- tion of JLR’s Global Body & Paint Pro- gramme covering 16 importer countries
and markets in Asia Pacific.
The partnership includes the supply of
refinish products and color-matching solutions. Additionally, a dedicated re- gional body and paint manager has been appointed to help develop and imple-
ment JLR’s Global Body & Paint Pro- gramme in the region.
As part of the total offer, BASF is also providing comprehensive Ad- vanced Business Solutions (ABS) that help JLR drive profitability and effi- ciency within its network of author- ised body shops and appointed retail- ers. This includes a set of innovative services, tools, training, and perfor- mance management modules designed
to improve the processes and overall performance of JLR’s authorised body shop facilities.
Thanks to the partnership, JLR and BASF ensure a uniformly high interna- tional standard across JLR’s authorised body shop network around the world. As such, the guaranteed repair quality through the most efficient processes helps deliver the highest standards of customer service, the company says.
AI TAKING MEMBERS
AUTO INDUSTRY CO-OP HAS LAUNCHED
its website and welcomed founding members from across Australia and New Zealand. AI's Tod Sarina said: "AI's Online Times Manual is in its fi- nal stages of testing. We have been in talks with the insurance underwriter around the claims and assessing pro- cesses. We don't want this to be 'more of the same' we are aiming to have a fair and frictionless process which will
be to the advantage of the repairer and the insurer - and most importantly - to the customer who has been involved in an accident.
"We had hoped to have been fully launched by now but obviously creating something this new and different has its challenges under the rollercoaster busi- ness environment that the pandemic has caused," he said.
More information: aicoop.com.au