Top 10 Automotive Refinish Paint Brands in 2026 (Maigoo)

The Top 10 Automotive Refinish Paint Brands in 2026 include PPG, Axalta Coating Systems, Glasurit, Nippon Paint, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Coatings, Sikkens, Nexa Autocolor, Yatu, Onwings, and SCC Technology. The ranking is not sequential but provided for reference only. This list was compiled through voluntary applications submitted free of charge by enterprises, along with data collection and collation conducted by the CN10 Ranking Technical Research Department and the CNPP Brand Big Data Research Department. The final selection was based on big-data analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, public voting and likes, as well as professional evaluations incorporating market dynamics and parameter changes—ensuring objectivity, authenticity, and fairness. 1. PPG Affiliated Company: PPG Paints Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Founded in 1883, PPG is a world-leading manufacturer of coatings for transportation vehicles, industrial applications, aerospace, and packaging. It delivers high-value-added products and services to customers across construction, consumer goods, industrial sectors, transportation, and their aftermarkets. In China, PPG manufactures and sells aerospace materials, architectural coatings, automotive coatings, automotive refinish paints, industrial coatings, packaging coatings, industrial protective and marine coatings, OEM automotive coatings, specialty coatings, and materials. Its Shanghai branch—established in 1999—is a wholly owned subsidiary responsible for PPG’s automotive refinish paint and light-industrial businesses in China. 2. Axalta Coating Systems Affiliated Company: Axalta Coating Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Axalta originated from DuPont’s former Performance Coatings business. It is a major global producer and seller of liquid and powder coatings, operating in over 130 countries. Axalta began operations in China in 1984. As a globally leading refinish paint supplier, it owns several renowned automotive refinish brands, including Cromax, Spies Hecker, and Standox. 3. Glasurit Affiliated Company: BASF (China) Co., Ltd. Established in 1898, Glasurit is a globally influential automotive paint supplier, known in Chinese as “Yingwu Paint” (“Parrot Paint”). It is a comprehensive enterprise specializing in R&D, production, and sales of automotive refinish paints and related products. Since its acquisition by BASF in 1965, Glasurit has built strong R&D capabilities and innovation capacity, launching numerous products—including air-drying primers, clearcoats, and fast-curing UV equipment. Today, it maintains stable partnerships with numerous major automakers and auto repair shops worldwide. 4. Nippon Paint Affiliated Company: Nippon Paint (China) Co., Ltd. Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings is a globally leading brand in the automotive coatings industry, offering comprehensive green coating solutions—including pretreatment, electrophoretic deposition (EDP), primer-surfacer, topcoat, clearcoat, and powder coatings—for OEMs and component suppliers. Nippon Paint’s automotive refinish coatings entered the Chinese market in 2003. It now operates independent manufacturing facilities and color R&D centers in China, with product lines including E3WB, LACS, N-MAX, and LIGHT series automotive refinish paints. 5. Sherwin-Williams Automotive Coatings Affiliated Company: Sherwin-Williams (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Sherwin-Williams Automotive Coatings is a key division of Sherwin-Williams, primarily engaged in the production and sale of automotive paints. Its refinish product portfolio includes AWXP waterborne paints, the Outter 7000 Series, ATX Series, Finish 1 Series, and Quantum Series. Sherwin-Williams established its Shanghai office in 1998 and currently operates two independently owned production bases in China.

Global Top Automotive Refinish Paint Brand Changes Hands: PPG Surpasses Axalta for the First Time

On August 10, 2026, TuJie—the leading financial media outlet dedicated to China’s coatings industry—released the '2026 Global Top 10 Automotive Refinish Paint Brands Ranking' (Note: Full ranking available for viewing). On this sole authoritative industry ranking covering global automotive refinish paints, a historic shift quietly occurred: U.S.-based PPG claimed the top spot for the first time, achieving $2.064 billion in sales revenue and an 18.76% global market share; meanwhile, long-standing leader Axalta slipped to second place with $2.051 billion in sales revenue and an 18.65% global market share. Though the gap between them is minuscule—just $13 million and 0.11 percentage points—this narrow margin marks the official change of hands for the title of world’s largest automotive refinish paint brand. For several years, Axalta had been regarded as the undisputed leader in the automotive refinish paint sector. With over 150 years of history in the coatings industry, Axalta serves more than 90,000 body shops across over 140 countries. Yet in fiscal year 2025, this century-old company encountered growth stagnation. Financial reports show Axalta’s total net sales for 2025 amounted to $5.12 billion—a 3% decline year-on-year—with its automotive refinish paint business generating $2.051 billion in revenue, down sharply by 5.2% year-on-year. Although the company achieved a record-high adjusted EBITDA margin of 22% through product portfolio optimization and cost control, persistently declining sales eroded its scale advantage in this core business segment. Meanwhile, Axalta is undergoing large-scale global consolidation within the coatings industry—the proposed equal merger with AkzoNobel may have further diverted management attention and resources away from competitive positioning in the refinish paint market. In stark contrast to Axalta’s shrinking volumes, PPG demonstrated greater resilience in its refinish paint business. Although PPG Industries reported flat annual net sales of $15.875 billion in 2025, its automotive refinish paint organic sales declined by a mid-single-digit percentage due to lower volumes. However, price increases partially offset this volume decline. It was precisely through this 'price-for-volume' strategy that PPG stabilized its revenue base amid fluctuating market demand. According to PPG’s publicly disclosed financial community data, its automotive refinish paint business accounted for approximately 13% of group revenue in 2025—equivalent to $2.064 billion. Additionally, in early 2026, PPG acquired EMM International, a Dutch manufacturer of collision repair spray tools—a move expected to further strengthen its integrated competitiveness across the refinish paint value chain.

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