China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) data show that in 2015: • New-energy vehicle (NEV) production reached 340,471 units. • NEV sales totaled 331,092 units. • Year-on-year growth was 3.3 times for production and 3.4 times for sales. With the nation’s NEV fleet expanding at this pace, industry insiders are paying increasing attention to the emerging NEV aftermarket.

Red is a highly popular colour, yet cadmium-based heavy-metal inorganic reds carry serious risks to both the environment and factory workers. As a result, pigment makers have spent many years looking for a new, safer red pigment to replace the current inorganic options.