The growing presence of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) is reshaping automotive refinish requirements, placing higher demands on quality standards, color accuracy, and process efficiency. With its latest approval from Geely Auto UK, R-M, a premium refinish brand of BASF Coatings, strengthens its collaboration with the OEM and underscores a shared commitment to precision, efficiency, and sustainable body shop operations.

R-M premium automotive refinish brand of BASF Coatings, enters its ninth consecutive year of partnership with Emil Frey Racing and proudly continues this high-performance collaboration into the 2026 motorsport season. United by a shared commitment to provide performance, precision, and eco-efficiency, R‑M and Emil Frey Racing transfer motorsport expertise into the daily operations of body shops, creating added value for Emil Frey customers. The team competes in the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) and GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. The R-M brand will take center stage on the Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo with the number #14, displayed alongside the striking BWT Pink, RED and Planet Blue colors.

R-M® is the preferred paint supplier for the Volvo Car UK Approved Bodyshop Network. Volvo Body shops can benefit from the most advanced portfolio of the premium refinish brand R-M.

JLR’s certified Repair Network has selected our premium brand R-M® as Preferred Paint Partner Brands for their Global Body and Paint Program in Europe and EIRO (European Importer Region Organisation) markets.

Body&Paint program based on the highest quality industry standards and sustainable refinish solutions. R-M® will provide expertise and paint
innovation to develop European body shop network requirements for Toyota Motor Europe.

Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber celebrated a memorable result with Nico Krukenberg finished third in the British Grand Prix. The team will push on yet another boundary of performance with its long-standing partner R-M, a premium brand of BASF Coatings, as it unveils RACE Finish-R, a next-generation clear coat, inspired by R-M's experience in Formula One, setting new benchmarks for speed, efficiency and sustainability in automotive refinishing.

The cloud-based platform Refinity, recommended by R-M, a brand of BASF Coatings, consolidates a comprehensive suite of digital business solutions for the automotive refinish industry, ensuring body shops worldwide can embrace sustainable digitalization with confidence. With the latest launch of a new color innovation and additional features, automotive refinish customers get access to the most advanced digital color experience, as well as business and training solutions seamlessly.

For the 2025 Grand Prix season, R-M, a premium refinish paint brand of BASF Coatings, continues to be the exclusive technical paint supplier of Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber. The new C45 F1 car, adorned in bold matt green and black, is painted with R-M AGILIS. AGILIS paint technology ensures the most sustainable, fastest and efficient application process, setting new standards in the world of racing cars.

R-M, a premium brand of BASF Coatings, is at the forefront of delivering the latest eco-efficient automotive refinish solutions, giving body shops powerful tools to help them cut their energy costs and to ensure they can meet future challenges with OEM-approved car repairs with ease. With the new NEV Repair solutions, R-M helps car painters get trained using its latest air-drying and low-bake portfolio as it especially relates to different OEM specifications, to ensure the highest quality and most efficient repair process that will protect the car's battery life.