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Greg Benckart Vice President, Americas Automotive Refinish INSIDE LINE WINNING WITH PPG We at PPG are especially proud of the recent successes achieved in the custom car world by renowned top guns using PPG products. Together they had a hand in winning what one might call the "triple crown" of custom build awards. It began with Bobby Alloway and his 1933 Ford Roadster capturing Battle of the Builders honors at November's SEMA show. Soon after, Darryl Hollenbeck's 1932 Ford highboy, painted with ENVIROBASE ® High Performance basecoat, was named America's Most Beautiful Roadster at the Grand National Roadster Show. Then, to top it off, a 1939 Olds wearing a custom metallic finish by legendary painter Charley Hutton won the coveted Ridler Award—the most prestigious custom car award of all. The takeaway from these top wins by top painters? When seeking to be the best of the best, you can depend on PPG products to help you get there—whether your preference is for a solvent or waterborne system. And this maxim applies well beyond the custom world. In the collision refinish arena, the desire to partner with the best is good reason why our DELTRON ® and Envirobase High Performance paint systems are the best-selling brands in North America, bar none. And given PPG's full line capability, including our OMNI ® and SHOP-LINE ® value-focused paint brands and our many commercial coatings offerings, any customer can play to their strengths and find a winning product system, no matter what segment of the market they choose to compete in. You can be sure that PPG's commitment to remain the world leader in coatings will continue to work in your favor as we invest in new products and innovations— all designed to keep our customers out in front and on the winning track. PPG PAINTS BRAND OFFERS DISCOUNT TO AAA MEMBERS The PPG PAINTS ™ architectural coatings brand now offers a special in-store discount to American Automobile Association (AAA) members through AAA Discounts & Rewards ® . AAA members can receive 25 percent off retail prices for house paint and 15 percent off paint supplies with proof of membership at any PPG Paints store across the United States. FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES NAMES PPG 'SUSTAINABILITY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR' PPG has been named Sustainability Supplier of the Year by the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Group for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. FCA Group annually recognizes a long-time supplier with the award, following judging by a panel of FCA representatives. Among about 1,000 suppliers, the FCA Group selected PPG based on satisfying rigorous criteria and exhibiting a long-term strategic commitment to a program incorporating environmental, safety, social and economic sustainability. PPG has been a global strategic partner to the FCA Group for over 30 years, and both companies assign key strategic importance to sustainability efforts. PPG HONORS CAM SUPERLINE PPG Commercial Coatings and the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) recently honored CAM Superline with the 2016 Green Manufacturing Award. The award honors the NATM member with the year's best solution or innovation that has a positive impact on the environment. CAM Superline, based in Waynesboro, Penn., manufactures dumper trailers for the construction and excavating industries. 4 4