Volvo Car UK and BASF Coatings UK Ltd sign three-year partnership
16 February 2026 - Volvo Car UK and BASF Coatings have renewed their partnership for a further three years, with Volvo Car UK appointing BASF as preferred paint coatings supplier for its UK Approved Bodyshop Network.
- Volvo and BASF Coatings have renewed their partnership for a further three years
- BASF Coatings with its premium brands Glasurit and R-M, is the preferred paint coatings supplier for the Volvo Car UK Approved Bodyshop Network
BASF Coatings, a leading provider of premium automotive refinish solutions in the UK, will continue to supply Volvo’s Approved Bodyshop Network with its premium paint brands Glasurit and R-M through its distribution channels. The partnership will also mean that Volvo Approved bodyshops can benefit from technical support and training, enabling them to carry out repairs in line with Volvo repair methods whilst maintaining a high-quality refinish process.
Rob Deane, Commercial Operations Director, Volvo Car UK commented: “BASF Coatings’ expertise and paint solutions play a key role in assisting our Approved Bodyshops to carry out damage repairs to Volvo’s exacting standards. We are delighted to have renewed our partnership with them.”
Sally Jones, Managing Director BASF Coatings UK Ltd, said: “We are delighted to renew our long-standing partnership with Volvo Car UK. This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to premium quality, innovation, and sustainability. We look forward to continuing to drive progress that benefits our industry and the environment while supporting Volvo Car UK’s Approved Bodyshop Network as it prepares for the evolving automotive landscape.”
Volvo Car UK Ltd has 78 Approved Body Repair Centres in the UK, aligned to each of its retailer sites who are geographically located across the UK. The Volvo Approved Bodyshop Network is equipped to provide Volvo customers with car damage repair services whilst meeting a range of comprehensive standards.
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About BASF Coatings
BASF Coatings is a global expert in the development, production and marketing of innovative and sustainable automotive OEM and refinish coatings as well as applied surface treatments for metal, plastic and glass substrates in a wide range of industries. We create advanced performance solutions and drive performance, design and new applications to meet our partners’ needs all over the world. We share skills, knowledge and resources of interdisciplinary and global teams for the benefit of customers by operating a collaborative network of sites in Europe, North America, South America and Asia Pacific. In 2024, our businesses achieved global sales of about €3.8 billion.
BASF Coatings – Driven by passion and science, we always go beyond the surface. For more information, visit www.basf-coatings.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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About Volvo Car Group
Volvo Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales to customers in more than 100 countries. Volvo Cars is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, where it is traded under the ticker “VOLCAR B”.
"For life. To provide freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way." This purpose is reflected in Volvo Cars' ambition to become a fully electric car maker and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
In 2025, Volvo Cars sold over 710 thousand cars, with an electrified share of 46%.
Volvo Cars on average employed 42,600 full-time employees. Volvo Cars' head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars' production plants are located in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The company also has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg and Shanghai (China).
