At the event dedicated to the year and trends in the automotive industry, 3M has provided relevant solutions for the industry. Experts have shown the one-step polishing paste 51825-stop solution allows you to quickly and efficiently Polish the car to eliminate risks, small and medium scratches and oxidation marks on the car. To achieve quick result and Shine in the work you can use hard pads. Maximum brilliance is achieved in several passes soft polishing pad.&For speed you can use a wool polishing pad. This development is suitable for experts and beginners, car body repair, shows excellent results when polished, bright and vivid colors. Several novelties were presented in the line of abrasive products of 3M. Flexible abrasive wheels Hookit on the basis of the foam that can be used if you work as “dry” and with water, manually or on OSHM. When working without water product shows a high operation speed and provides a clean work surface. New abrasive wheels series 325U have excellent characteristics in productivity and durability and are suitable for all types of body work. Presents a flexible abrasive sheets rolls are much different from existing solutions: can be used with water or without it; thanks to film-based sheets are very flexible, do not tear on sharp edges and do not hesitate in adding; long service life and cost effective. Also, experts 3M introduced a new generation of PPS is 2.0, which provides the perfect painting, maximum ease and usability at the expense of stable spray.
The use of these and other solutions from 3M will enhance the effectiveness of repairs, which is especially important in an increasingly cost optimization, which is stored in the automotive aftermarket.
The automotive industry continues to face difficult times, but experts see positive changes in the industry. Natalia Lyubushkina, head of sales Department of auto repair Material for 3M company, commented on the main trends: “Today, we can confidently identify several key trends in the automotive industry, which to some extent will affect the segment of trade in 2018. Of course, first and foremost, we expect growth in new car sales. On the level of purchasing power will continue to influence the availability of car loans. In 2016, the situation in this segment was sad. $ 1.6 million of non-performing loans threatened the tightening of conditions for granting loans in 2017. However, the government supported the market by offering 2 programs: "First car" and "Family car" taking on the part of the credit load, and secured the payment banks up to 10% of the value of the car. the Program showed excellent results, and in 2018 the government plans to continue with their implementation. This factor should have a positive impact on the purchasing power of the population in the segment of new cars. The big questions is the uncertainty in the auto insurance. According to open sources in the end of last year we had 178 billion of payments on OSAGO, only 3% returned to the business of auto repair in the form of actual repairs. The rest of the money was paid in cash “hands on”, then people are either not repaired the car or asked for repairs to the garages. One of the objectives of the adopted law on insurance – to improve the transparency of cash flows and taxes. According to preliminary forecasts of experts of the market of automotive services, at least 10% of the amount for the CTP was to come back in the industry of auto repair in the first year, and a year – about 20%. In fact, 2017 total percentage of return was 4.4%. Ie, the situation has changed by only 1.4%, which is quite negligible. While the law meets a lot of difficulties in the implementation, many issues need further elaboration. In the Internet environment, we are seeing stable growth of sales. Today about 12% of spare parts sales, 3-8% of the various components takes place online, in the future, we expect that this figure will grow. The 3M company also plans to develop its online presence and increase the availability of products for retail customers, we will offer our customers innovations that will improve the quality and speed of repair work”.