The Chevrolet FNR-X, the first all-purpose sports concept vehicle from
SAIC General Motors, made its world premiere at Auto Shanghai 2017. Its
stylized and sophisticated appearance impressed the audience, including
brilliant metallic color care of the PPG (NYSE: PPG) automotive original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) color styling team.
Designed by SAIC General Motors experts at the Pan Asia Technical
Automotive Center (PATAC), the FNR-X combines the science and
imagination of the Chevrolet brand while building on previous models’
high-performance and versatility. To showcase the off-road capability
and performance of the FNR-X, PATAC designers and PPG color experts
developed the “rhenium silver” color that gives the car a futuristic,
outer-space look.
PPG’s silver coating complements Chevrolet’s golden bowtie emblem and
mimics the look of high-gloss liquid metal, with a neutral color and
silky pearl essence displaying metallic shades that differ based on
viewing perspective and light. The rhenium silver color originates from
PPG’s “Biocentric” color-story trend palette, a theme of PPG’s “Kulture”
collection for 2020 automotive models. The palette’s unrestrained
imagination and creative designs match the cutting-edge technologies of
the FNR-X.
“SAIC General Motors is one of PPG automotive coatings’ most important
OEM customers,” said David Cui, PPG product manager and market
development director, automotive coatings, Asia Pacific. “We are pleased
to team with them to develop exciting new colors. Collaboration helps us
better understand our clients’ needs while broadening our knowledge of
color styling and enhancing our research and development capabilities
and service quality.”
Development of the rhenium silver color is based on PPG’s “sterling
silver” color platform and the company’s leading automotive refinish
technology. After more than 10 years of development by PPG’s Chinese
technical research team for automotive OEM coatings, the sterling silver
platform, which is manufactured through an eco-friendly process that
minimizes harmful emissions, partially replaces electroplating with
coatings that present outstanding metallic effects and flake orientation.
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