A dynamic partnership that strengthens Axalta’s pursuit for industry leading innovation by providing bodyshops with modern solutions to daily planning frustrations

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – 23 February 2026 – Axalta (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global coatings company, today announced a partnership with aspaara, an AI optimisation solution for bodyshop planning and operation. Part of the growing Axalta Drivus portfolio, aspaara empowers customers to establish a more sophisticated workflow by streamlining scheduling, avoiding bottlenecks, and increasing throughput without additional staff or complexity. Building on Axalta’s industry-leading products, tools, and support, this partnership provides customers with a complementary, on-demand solution that seamlessly integrates with pre-existing bodyshop management systems and adapts to their needs in real time.

With aspaara AI, Axalta customers now have access to a uniquely designed digital tool that has been custom built to optimise workflow and overall efficiency within the automotive refinish industry. Once integrated, aspaara creates an exact digital replica of a bodyshop, where it walks through more than 5,000 dynamic simulations per week, creating a predictive modeling platform able to adapt in real-time and increase throughput by up to 16%. Acting as a personal AI-Copilot, aspaara is able to support every step of the refinish process, resulting in shorter repair times, increased on-time deliveries, and higher utilisation for both paint booths and technicians.

“This exciting addition to Axalta’s services portfolio reinforces our commitment to be a true business partner for our customers and meet their needs head on,” said Fabien Boschetti, Vice President of Sales for Axalta Refinish in EMEA. “As one of the first in the market to see the benefits behind digital tools for color retrieval and our pioneering efforts with fully automated mixing machines, we believe that leveraging AI is a natural next step to provide solutions for our customers. As our industry continues to evolve at an increasing pace, Axalta remains focused on working with customers to equip their bodyshops with the tools they need to adapt quickly and effectively.”

The partnership, which began with a highly successful launch in Switzerland, is expanding to Axalta customers in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. By adding this one-of-a-kind service into the Axalta Drivus portfolio, bodyshop managers and owners gain access to a powerful tool that helps them stay in control and ahead of schedule, with the flexibility to accept, adjust, or override recommendations every step of the way. With consistently optimised workflows, aspaara users can reduce planning workloads by up to 75% and achieve a return on investment in as little as two months.

Boschetti concludes, “Through this revolutionary partnership, Axalta provides bodyshops with cutting-edge tools to reduce throughput times and optimise talent workload while eliminating guesswork with intelligent, forward-thinking planning. Together we’re redefining efficiency and performance in the modern bodyshop.”

To learn more, visit www.refinish.axalta.eu.