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Interstandox 6 9 The world of vehicle refinishes

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Finding the right colour quickly and reliably

Advanced Color Tools make work easier

Training for the future

Practical training for every need

The car of tomorrow

The future of the automobile

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focus: color Interview with colour designer Elke Dirks . . . . . . . . . . .

Finding the right colour quickly and reliably . . . . . . . . .

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j o u r n a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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products Exclusive special effect basecoats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Special Matt sets new standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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workshop management Training for the future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gallery Fantasies in colour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 international Red Rocket – a flight of fantasy in flashy red . . . . . . . . 12 Standohyd receives highest acclaim in Dubai . . . . . . . . 13 guest article Are electric cars an option for the future? . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The car of tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Colour identification is one of the most important tasks in any bodyshop. With deadline pressure growing, professionals are resorting increasingly to electronic aids.

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impressum Interstandox The world of vehicle refinishes Interstandox is intended solely for internal use. We would be glad to grant approval to requests for reproduction.

Published by the Interstandox Editorial Board Standox GmbH, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany E-mail: Hans.Bach@deu.standox.com Responsible for content: Hans W. Bach Concept/copy editing: K1 Gesellschaft für Kommunikation mbH, Ulf Kartte, Cologne Graphic design, image processing: 230 Volt, Axel Helmus, Düsseldorf Standox® is a registered trademark

Standox has extended its Standohyd mixing base system to include six special effect basecoats. With the new colours, it is now possible to complete true-to-original repairs on vehicles with special effect finishes.

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It is not only car lovers who choose paintwork with an Exclusive Line series special effect paint from Standox. This flaming red helicopter in Red Rocket is a real eye-catcher.

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A strong partner At the beginning of December 2009, I took over the sceptre from Julio Salcedas and hence the duties of Brand Manager. I bring to my new job over ten years of experience in management positions in international refinish paint business. Since 2007, I have been Business Manager for the South African region. Before this, in my capacity as Standox Sales Manager, I coordinated activities in the growth markets of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. From 2002 to 2006 I was in charge of the Standox organization in Austria. From 1999 to 2002, I managed the regional Standox distribution centre in Dubai and coordinated the markets of the Middle East.

What are my aims in my new role? First of all, I shall be concerned with

Handing over the baton: Zvonimir Simunovic (right) has assumed the position of Brand Manager from Dr. Julio Salcedas.

continuing my predecessor’s successful work. “Evolution, not revolution” is my motto. Over the last few years, we have consistently expanded our product range. Today we have a forward-looking product line-up that enables refinishers to perform all their tasks quickly, economically and always with immaculate results. But this alone is not enough, for being able to find the right colour quickly and reliably is becoming an increasing factor for success. This is where we help bodyshops to beat a path through the colour jungle with advanced Color Tools.

In the coming years, we want more than ever to focus attention on you, the customer. Refinishing is noted for strong competition with rapidly changing conditions. In this situation, we want to continue to be a strong partner and provide you with precisely the services that you need. An important factor here is tailor-made training for you and your staff.

Standox has always been synonymous with the Art of Refinishing. And this idea of the brand finds outstanding expression in the new Standox Calendar “Color Fantasies of 2010”. Showing cars from different epochs in inspirational colours and imaginative settings, it supplies further proof of German colour competence.

I look forward to a continuation of our constructive cooperation.

Zvonimir Simunovic

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Want to learn more about the latest color trends? www.standox.com/color-trends

Picture: Werner Popp

Elke Dirks is a Colour Designer at DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings in Wuppertal.

“Getting to the market with the right colour at the right time” interstandox: Which is currently the most popular car colour?

And what trends do you see for the future?

interstandox: What criteria does a car colour have to satisfy?

Elke Dirks: The most important criterion is undoubtedly

Elke Dirks: Black is at the moment the clear favourite of car

its suitability for series production. The paint has to

buyers. Basically, the market is currently dominated world-

meet tough requirements, in terms of weather resistance,

wide by so-called “achromatic” colours that symbolize high

hiding power, scratch resistance and its repair qualities,

tech and speed, elegance and understatement. White is on

for instance. From a purely aesthetic point of view, a car

the advance and, with its natural radiance, underlines the

colour should underline the vehicle’s character.

trend towards environmentally compatible vehicle strategies.

On off-road SUVs, shades of beige and brown are gaining ground. An appreciation of colour is growing particularly in the small car sector. interstandox: How far in advance do you as a colour designer have to spot trends?

interstandox: Are there certain colours that are regularly chosen for certain characteristics (environmental compatibility, for example) or car types (SUVS and sports cars, for example)?

Elke Dirks: Bright, purist colours are the highly aesthetic response to newly developed eco-friendly vehicle con-

Elke Dirks: Because of the often long run-up, colour trends

cepts. White is an important lead colour here and indi-

ought to be analysed some three to four years in advance.

cates minimalism in its noblest interpretation. Strong,

The art is getting the right colour onto the right vehicle at

fresh and highly chromatic shades suggest a strong

the right time so that it is positively received by the market.

sense of vitality and go down well on the sports and

interstandox: Where do the ideas for colours come from?

small car markets.

Elke Dirks: Colour trends don’t come about overnight. Nor are they created, but are logical conclusions from a consistent trend analysis. For me the key indicators are, for instance, the trends in the furniture or fashion sector and in consumer goods, long-term evaluations of colour statistics and national factors plus close consultation with designers.

In the development of new car colours, colour designers take up current trends and get them ready for the market.

Standox’s close ties with OEMs ensure that new colours can be reliably reproduced during repairs

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Finding the right colour quickly and reliably Immaculate refinishes depend essentially on the ability to precisely identify the right colour. With advanced Color Tools, Standox helps its partners in the trade to beat a path through the colour jungle.

“Genius supplies a precise formulation first time around and eliminates time-consuming searches.”

Caroline Aspernig, General Manager of Aspernig Karosserietechnik GmbH in Klagenfurt (Austria)

Colour identification is one of the most important tasks in

Measuring colours right at the vehicle

any bodyshop. With deadline pressure growing, professionals

In view of the large number of colours and variants, elec-

are resorting increasingly to electronic aids to achieve perfect

tronic measurement with the Standox Genius spectro-

results quickly and efficiently.

photometer is becoming more and more important. The measuring instrument makes it possible to identify colours

High-power product range makes colour identification easier

flexibly and reliably even without information on the manu-

Standowin, the electronic colour search program from

facturer. All the refinisher has to do is hold the instrument

Standox, provides direct access to all current Standox mixing

against a clean and polished panel on the car body. The

formulations and correction advice. The central element of

measurements obtained are compared by Standowin with

the new version of the program is its Digital Color Display.

around 250,000 formulations contained in the database

After input of the car make, model and year of production,

and the correct mixing formulation is shown.

it immediately lists on the screen all the possible colours – realistically replicated on digital colour chips from different viewing angles. Just as useful is the Colour Information menu containing details from manufacturers, such as code lists, colours of new models, positions of vehicle identification plates, lists of current mixing bases and practical instructions for use. Among the colour tips, finally, bodyshops will find information on frequently used variants. Standowin has a modular design and offers refinishers many ways of creating the best refinishing processes.

We carry out four out of every five searches with Genius. This saves a lot of time, particularly with solid colours.”

Albert Kip, General Manager of Autoschade Albert Kip BV (Netherlands)

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New Color Tools With new and unrivalled technology, Standox is also making colour searches on the Internet quicker and more convenient.

More formulations, more models, more search terms and the presentation of the colours on the Digital Color Display make the program a big help. Online colour searches are available via your national Standox website.

“With Genius, I can identify effect and solid colours in a matter of minutes.”

Birgit Krusel, owner, and Ralf Nienhaus, senior refinisher, Autolackierung Krursel GmbH in Olfen (Germany)

Whenever OEM-finished body parts have to be refinished, the required colour is usually identifiable from the manufacturer’s coding. With add-on parts, the situation is much more difficult.

The new Add-on Parts Color Box comprises 1,485 large-format colour swatches and helps refinishers identify add-on part and interior colours.

The new Standohyd Colormix Poster is a useful aid that can be hung up in the workshop. It is in two languages, German and English, and shows all Standox mixing bases inclusive of their position in the colour circle and their most important characLeft, the Add-on Parts Color Box Below, the Standohyd Colormix Poster

teristics.

Standox supports refinishers with professional Color Tools.

For more information go to: www.standox.com/color

Genius with new functions Genius, the handy spectrophotometer from Standox, has been technically upgraded and now has further useful functions: • I n combination with Standowin, Genius spots even tiny ageing- or weatheringinduced deviations from the original colour.

• F ormulations derived from measurements can be saved as customer mixing formulations in the Standowin database.

•D ata transmission is now possible via a USB port or Bluetooth.

• A new, high-grade protective sleeve protects the instrument from the dirt typically found in workshops.

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Recognized partner to the automotive industry More and more leading automotive producers worldwide trust

tors, India’s leading car maker, has granted its approval to

in Standox. Ford recently named the Wuppertal paint manu-

Standox products and technologies for use on its models,

facturer a “preferred partner” for the supply of vehicle refini-

including the new Nano, also known as The People’s Car.

shes to a further 30 countries in Eastern Europe, North Africa and in the Near and Middle East. The contract builds on the Standox is recommended by vehicle manufacturers around the globe.

Read more at: www.standox.com/approvals www.standox.com/approvals

successful agreement in Western Europe. Honda Motor Europe has again included Standox in its paint partner programme.

The company’s pioneering product systems and processes are out Europe for repair work on Honda vehicles. Tata AutoComp Systems Limited has elected DPC in India “Supplier of the Year” for the second time in succession after 2008. Tata Mo-

Picture: Honda Motor Europe

thus recommended to authorized Honda dealerships through-

Standox paints lend colour to perfume launch For a promotional campaign by Ralph The La Joya became the eye-catcher of Lauren for the launch of his women’s the tour not least thanks to its magnifiperfume “Notorious” in Malaysia, the cent paint finish in Standox colours. manufacturer of Bufori luxury limousines provided a very special vehicle. Its La Joya (Spanish for “jewel”) takes up the legendary design of the Thirties and combines it with luxury appointments and the latest automotive technology.

Multimix brings Rheingold locomotive back to life When it was built back in 1962, the over six months’ work, a railway enthuRheingold locomotive of the E 10 1239 siasts’ club, Lokomotiv-Club 103 e.V. in series was a real gem. The Rheingold Wuppertal, has now succeeded in recontrains were the pride of West Germany’s structing the original locomotive. Thanks national railway system and were there- to the true-to-original paintwork of Mulfore given a particularly elegant colour timix 2K PUR, the flexible system for scheme of cream and cobalt blue. How- industry and craftsmen, the locomotive ever, this Rheingold locomotive only saw now looks just as refined as it did in the six months of service and was thereafter Rheingold days. repainted and rebuilt several times. In

Majestic in Real Black The elegant shiny black 1932 Packard logy. And secondly to the immaculate Phantom Coupé is a classic, as familiar paintwork of original Standox Real Black from the Hollywood movies of the 1930s Basecoat. The superb paint finish gives

Picture: Josh Mishler

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and -40s. This vehicle owes its beauty the car its finishing touch, making it into firstly to the craftsmanship of hot rod a dazzling dream of an automobile. specialist Rusty Jackson in Missouri, USA, who skilfully rebuilt the Packard, by partly resorting to modern techno-

More service and new design on the Internet Standox has redesigned its national websites: The download areas for colour formulations, colour information and technical datasheets have been more neatly arranged and are easier to access. Via links to further information, users quickly have all the information they need. Extra functions such as videos and a virtual desktop calendar are also included. Thanks to a new technology unmatched on the market, online colour searches are now much quicker and convenient. Also new is the visual appearance with a clearer, more modern design.

In countries that don’t have their own local website, the homepage www.standox. com now provides international information in English.

Evolver Bikes: Noble, handcrafted bikes There are bicycles, professional cycles

paint finish, as it has to withstand

and Evolver bikes. The latter are made

extreme stressing while making a

in Nagoya, Japan. “The goal was to pro-

powerful visual impact. For the paint-

duce one of the best and fastest road

work Evolver Bikes has entered into

bikes for professional cyclists,” says

cooperation

Ryu Yukawa, representative of Evolver

renowned BMW bodyshop in Taiwan.

Bikes Japan and himself a passionate

Finally,

competitive cyclist. As if to suitably un-

product comparisons, Richard Tang

derline their success, the winner of the

has opted exclusively for Standox

prestigious Shimano Suzuka Road Race

products and Standohyd in particular.

bike. All the bikes are made by hand.

The carbon fibre used for the frame is extremely light and displays high rigidi-

Richard

numerous

Tang’s

tests

and

Picture: Masayuki Mori

crossed the finishing line on an Evolver

after

with

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Exclusive special effect basecoats Standox was quick to spot the new trend and launched a practical waterborne paint system on the market back in 1994. To the present day, Standohyd Basecoat has undergone regular further development, setting standards globally for modern and environmentally compatible paintwork.

They’re called Magic Cyan, Midnight Blue, Thanks to the effect pigments they conParadise Green, Mystic Gold, Rainbow tain, even rare or unusual colours can Silver and Sunset Red. Behind these il- be finished to the usual Standohyd stanlustrious names are the six new special dard. The new paints quickly deliver an effect basecoats that are now augmen- impeccable basecoat even for dramatic ting the Standohyd mixing base system. colour flips. Easy to apply and strongly The new colours facilitate the profes- pigmented, they can be ordered either sional repair of special OEM finishes. as mixing base in convenient half-litre cans or ready-mixed via the specialist trade or the Standox adviser.

products

Standox 2K Special Matt sets standards A growing number of car manufacturers are using matt paints design of classic Mercedes sports to accentuate their vehicles. However, repairing matt surfaces cars. The paintwork is particulartakes skill and experience. For the best painting results, ly alluring in the two matt shades Standox has developed an additive that gives clearcoat a known as “designo magno allanite matt finish, permitting extra-matt surfaces that do even more grey” and “AMG monza magno than that demanded by car makers. The additive is mixed grey”. With their silk matt surfaces, they reinforce the twowith Standocryl 2K HS Clearcoat to obtain the desired degree seater’s sporting character. Standox has an approved repair of gloss. All of the physical and chemical properties demand- system for these sophisticated colours. ed of a clearcoat are unaffected by the addition of Standox 2K Special Matt.

An example of the extraordinary effect of the new product is the Mercedes CK 63 RS from Carlsson. For this model, the special colour Steel Titan Graphite was developed, a paint with a black-silvery sheen based on waterborne technology.

The Mercedes SLS AMG also has a striking appearance. With

Picture: Daimler

its distinctive wing doors, it takes up and reinterprets the

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Training for the future

Your Key to Quality.

It is precisely in difficult economic times that training and the gaining of practical skills become vital to get a business fit for the future.

STANDOX TRAINING STANDOX TRAINING

Standox supports bodyshops with a Tailored to national requirements

mentary course for refinishers wishing

comprehensive range of training op- Along with practical training sessions, to expand their knowledge of colour portunities. At over 40 Training Centers regional meetings of experts have de- matching were therefore well attended. worldwide, business owners and refini- veloped in Germany, for example, which In Turkey as well, refinishers can deepen shers can broaden their knowledge and are organized by Standox distributors their knowledge and skills under the tubecome familiar with new techniques. and chaired by Standox specialists. In telage of Standox experts. This is where The range of Standox courses extends Poland, on the other hand, customer the Volkswagen Group, for example, cofrom seminars lasting several days, inquiries are currently concerned more operates with Standox in the training of consultations and workshops through with information on trends in the trade refinishers. to regional events. This is where body- and what these mean for bodyshops. shop professionals can find precisely the So that it can continue to offer vehicle training they urgently need, whatever owners tailor-made services even in ecothe subject. And this can vary not only nomically difficult times, Standox provifrom business to business, but also from des the relevant information and advice. country to country.

In the UK, two Coloristic seminars met with special interest, as the Standox brand is synonymous with perfect colour matching. The introductory course on the art of colour design and the supple-

More information on Standox training activities plus the Information Center Locator can be found at: www.standox.com/training

Information Center Locator shows the way With the overhaul of the Standox website at www.standox. com/training, the Information Center Locator has gone online.

This provides an overview of all Standox Information Centers worldwide and the associated training facilities. Anyone interested in training will find not only the location of the nearest centre on the map, but also the details of the person to contact and pictures of the facilities.

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Fantasies in colour In its calendar Color Fantasies of 2010, Standox gives its interpretation of automotive colour fantasies.

The pages of the calendar thus showcase cars from various epochs in such inspiring colours as Wildlife Green, Orient Red and Midnight Blue, and each picture tells its own story – be it with delight, lavishness or a hint of irony.

The task for photographer Dirk Krüll involved visually in- instance. An owl swooping past, although it wasn’t planned, terpreting the often poetic colour names so as to really gave the picture its special charm,” explains Dirk Krüll. The bring out their original meaning. It took months to select set-up for each shot is unique, but at least the colours allow the colours, find the locations and

the experience to be repeated. For

vehicles, and obtain the necessary

the calendar pages reveal not only

permission. The result is masterly

the colours’ names, but – by means

picture compositions that impres-

of the colour code – also where the

sively underscore Standox’s colour

colour can be found in the Standox

competence. Not only the cars, in-

Standowin colour search system. It

cluding a Porsche 356 BT& Coupé

can be retrieved at any time as a

of 1961 in slate grey, a Mercedes Ca-

mixing formulation and mixed. The

brio R/C 107 280 SC of 1982 in Orient Red and a Lotus Turbo new calendar is also available in a desktop version on many Esprit 2, 2L of 1987 in Midnight Blue, but also their owners national Standox websites in the national language as well and the local people in charge were integrated in the motifs. as at www.standox.com/calendar for free downloading.

Ideas changed during shooting. “Take the December design with the castle and the Lotus Esprit in Midnight Blue, for

Picture: Dirk Krüll

For each photographic design of the new Standox Calendar, the scene and props were carefully selected in order to achieve the biggest impact.

The desktop version of the new Standox calendar can be downloaded from: www.standox.com/calendar

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Red Rocket a flight of fantasy in flashy red In most cases it is car enthusiasts who opt for a paint finish with an Exclusive Line effect paint from Standox.

However, the fan base is also growing outside the automotive world.

In the courtyard of the Vannerum bodyshop in Zellik, Belgium are subject to stricter regulations. Much like on Formula 1 race (near Brussels), it’s not an out-of-the-ordinary car that serves cars, the paint finish may affect the weight and hence the as an eye-catcher, but a helicopter. It belongs to General range of a tank filling. This is why the machines are weighed Manager Marc Vannerum who purchased it a few months ago before and after application and are subjected to close official and converted it into a flight of fantasy with a flashy Red inspection. “Crazy as it may seem, anything that may have a Rocket finish. The newly painted surface reflects and refracts bearing on safety goes into the equation,” says Marc Vannethe sunlight into a variety of different colours. Depending on rum. “The weight is important, which is why we’ve attempted the angle of view, the spectrum extends from copper via fiery to apply the paint as sparingly as possible. I’m very satisfied red to almost black.

with the result.”

The Exclusive Line consists of premium paints in selected special colours that achieve their effects with special pigments that strongly refract the light. Unlike automotive finishes however, repair and other paint finishes on helicopters and planes The Exclusive Line programme comprises a range of carefully selected premium-quality paints in unique colors. See for yourself at: www.standox.com/exclusive-line

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His Highness, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, personally awarded Arabian Automobiles the renowned Dubai Prize for Sustainable Transport Development for its use of the Standohyd waterborne paint system.

Standox waterborne paints receive highest acclaim in Dubai It sounds like a Tale from the Arabian This social responsibility finds expres- legislation.

This

has

been

made

Nights, but a modern one. Despite the sion in a special award that Standox possible by Polimar, the successful current global economic situation, the and the Arabian Automobiles Company Standox dealer in the region, thanks Emirate of Dubai ranks among the have now jointly received. His High- to its support in the changeover to world’s fastest-growing economic regi- ness, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Standox waterborne paints. ons. Its pulsating economy and its bin Rashid al Maktoum, Crown Prince modern skyline that has shot up in of Dubai, personally awarded Arabian little more than 30 years make the Automobiles the renowned Dubai Prize emirate the “Manhattan of the 21st for Sustainable Transport Development century�. In construction and in the for its use of the Standohyd waterborne transport sector, the ruling Al Maktoum paint system. The prize commends the family and its government have gone pioneering role of Arabian Automobiles. for sustainable development in pru- The company is the first in the United dently guiding the sheikhdom into a Arab Emirates to comply with the positive future.

strictest global environmental guide-

Picture: Shutterstock

lines, such as European environmental

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Electric cars – an option for the future?

The electric car is a big talking point. And electric cars in fact

Battery technology is the big obstacle

played a big role at the beginning of the motorization pro-

In the debate about electric drives, the biggest obstacle is

cess. Until the beginning of the last century, there was intense

seen in battery technology, with safety and cost being the

competition between petrol and electric cars in the battle for

overriding issues along with capacity. Development work in

supremacy. The drawbacks of electric motors were not so ob-

these areas looks very promising although the nationwide use

vious, as long as the emphasis was on transport within towns.

of the relevant technologies still meets with a good deal of

Only with the advance of the car and the desire to travel long

reservation.

distances did the petrol and then the diesel engine advance to the fore. With the emergence of the CO2 debate, interest in

As to the provision of the primary energy necessary for the

electric drives has been rekindled. An important factor here is

operation of electric cars, so far the main issue has been the

without doubt the fact that huge progress has been made in

actual CO2 reduction potential of electric cars in their bid to

battery technology.

replace petrol and diesel vehicles. According to various statements, a changeover to electric cars against the background of today’s energy mix would indeed result in a CO2 reduction.

Picture: Tesla Motors

The Tesla Roadster is a superb, fully electric two-seater sports car.

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g u e s t a r t i c l e 15 Prof. Dr. Willi Diez is head of the Institute for the Automotive Industry in Geislingen/Steige (Germany). He is also a member of supervisory and advisory boards of various companies of the automotive sector.

In terms of overall cost, electric cars today are more expensive daily mileage. Furthermore, because of the existing infrastructhan petrol and diesel cars. The reason for this is the higher ture, a relatively dense network of electricity filling stations cost of purchase, which is mainly due to the batteries costing can be established with comparatively little effort. some 12,000 euros. Even if assuming that the batteries will last as long as the vehicle as a whole, electric is still signifi- The electric car will be the driving force behind future drive cantly dearer than petrol or diesel.

technology in the car sector – but not until after 2020. And even beyond this date, improved petrol and diesel engines

Two waves

will occupy a large share of the market.

The first wave will be marked by the use of electric cars in pilot projects and in public and private vehicle fleets. Not until the second wave, which is set to start in the middle of the next decade, are electric cars expected to make inroads into the broad mass of the population.

The target segment for electric cars is small and compact ve-

Pictures: Shutterstock/BMW

hicles. These are driven preferentially in towns with limited

The car of tomorrow Along with the central issue of what we The materials that car bodies are made Apart from these technology-driven adwill drive in the future, developers have of will also undergo further development. vances, industry has also discovered the also taken up the cause of safety, the Progress in steel and steel alloys, light low-budget car in recent years. The Dacia vision of “zero road deaths”. Even today, metals and plastics will result in materi- Logan was the first to provide affordable our cars have ingenious safety systems. als that save a great deal of weight. The mobility at a price of about 7,500 euros.

In the future, on-board systems will be- body of the Smart Fortwo, for instance, The Tata Nano will continue this move. come even more intelligent – equipped is already made entirely of the plastic In the newly industrialized nations, this with sensors and efficient computers, polypropylene.

In

future

lightweight trend will also facilitate the mobility es-

the car will be given “eyes” and “ears”. construction, a variety of materials will sential for the next phase of economic Each vehicle will network with others probably be combined according to the growth. and thus become part of a far-reaching particular requirements. This trend will traffic system.

impose new challenges on bodyshops who will have to come to terms with more complex substrates.

Reliable results.

Standox combines advanced, high-quality refinishing systems with outstanding technical and training support. Maybe this is the reason that Standox has the most manufacturers’ approvals. You can rely on Standox to give you the best result – for every vehicle.

For more information visit www. standox.co.uk

The Art of Refinishing.