Forecasted trends are typically realized in automotive designs two to three model years in the future.
Designers can begin to consider new uses for color and coatings.
This introduces a whole new thinking about color, as vehicles can be designed for safety, environmental friendliness and beauty all at the same time. The newest look is for even more subtle changes in color, creating the same effects found in nature, specifically plants, animals and minerals. Many new car and truck designs have a more mathematical, technical look, where the function demands a form that has its own aesthetic and precision. Based in the United States at the BASF Automotive Campus in Southfield, Mich., Hall represents the company's automotive color development activities in North America. There needs to be some additional color influence or modified effects for silvers.