AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinishes, Solera to Enable Data-Driven Sustainability

AkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinishes business announces a new partnership with Solera, a global leader in vehicle lifecycle management software, to help bodyshops and insurers accurately measure and reduce CO₂ emissions linked to vehicle repairs – supporting smarter, more sustainable decision-making.

Building on the success of its CO₂eRepairCalculator and Carbon Pulse tools, AkzoNobel is now taking a significant step forward by integrating its product data into Solera’s Sustainable Estimatics platform.

This integration will give bodyshops complete visibility into the carbon emissions of their entire repair setup. Doing so will allow them to make more accurate assessments of the CO₂ footprint of each repair, factoring the specific paint used and key variables such as spray booth time, drying temperature, and VOC emissions.

With this enhanced insight into the carbon emissions of the entire repair process, repairers can make informed, data-driven decisions and can select the most efficient coating systems. They can align their operational goals, increase profitability, while reducing environmental impact during vehicle repairs.

This also represents a major milestone in AkzoNobel’s ongoing partnership with Solera, driving forward the shared goal of a more sustainable vehicle refinishes industry. This collaboration will help bodyshops and insurers to align with environmental regulations, meet ESG targets, and offer more sustainable repair solutions to their customers. It will initially launch across the EMEA region.

“By combining Solera’s data-driven Sustainable Estimatics with AkzoNobel’s coatings expertise, we’re unlocking the ability to understand CO₂ emissions at a deeper, process-specific level,” says Ana Izquierdo, global head of analytics at Solera.

“This not only supports sustainability efforts but also strengthens business performance.”

“This is a key step in delivering our sustainability ambition, and our first initiative with Solera,” Ignacio Román Navarro, business director Automotive & Vehicle Refinishes EMEA, says. “We look forward to developing this partnership, which aligns seamlessly with AkzoNobel’s broader effort to build a sustainable repair network.”
 
“Through this partnership with Solera, we are helping bodyshops to choose the right coating systems,” adds Navarro. “It will now be possible for them to select the right systems that best matches their operational needs and that combine faster process times with lower energy consumption, which in turn reduces carbon emissions.”