On Day 4 of the HOT ROD Power Tour 2005 we ran across an interestingdisplay tucked in a corner of the massive parking lot at the GaylordOpryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. Auto Air Colors was putting on ...

The wide world of automotive paint nerd-dom is an easy hole to fall into. Whether you’re obsessed with ultra-niche one-of-one hues or you’re just an admirer of bright, shiny things, you can appreciate ...

Porsche wants to use a camera to capture any color you see, anywhere, and then replicate it on the car instantly.

The wide world of automotive paint nerd-dom is an easy hole to fall into. Whether you’re obsessed with ultra-niche one-of-one hues or you’re just an admirer of bright, shiny things, you can appreciate ...

DETROIT -- Silver in hues ranging from chrome to charcoal gray extended its reign as the most popular choice for car and truck paint across the globe this year, according to annual data collected by a ...

Editor's note: BASF's coatings arm generated global sales of $3.2 billion last year. The figure was incorrect in earlier versions of this story. Also, BASF's Paul Czornij said he expected blue to join ...

A PPG paint expert drops by Roadshow's Detroit Auto Show stage to talk automotive color trends, and discuss how self-driving car tech may impact future paints. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally ...

Porsche appears to be exploring color-shifting bodywork that adapts to clothing using cameras and electricity, pushing ...

Porsche is working on a paint system that would let a car copy almost any color it “sees,” turning the bodywork into a kind of rolling display rather than a fixed finish. Instead of locking in a shade ...

There is no such thing as a “right” or “wrong” color for a car. But it is true that some colors are “better” than others in terms of maintaining cleanliness, resale value, and other factors. There are ...

It's cool to paint your own car, but talking to the guy at the paint store may cause you to reconsider your plan. Enamel? Urethane? Two-part? Single-stage? The terminology alone can send many people ...

Silver in hues ranging from chrome to charcoal gray extended its reign as the most popular choice for car and truck paint across the globe this year, according to annual data collected by a leading ...