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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
Back in the 90s Japanese manufacturers switched to waterborne low VOC paints that aren't as chip resistant. In the 2000's US manufacturers switched too. IIRC German manufacturers are still using solvent based paints that have more chip resistance - the auto industry there has great sway over government regulation. Of course, if you're in the US and need your car repainted they'll may do it with waterborne due to EPA rules making it difficult to find high VOC paints.
http://www.carwashmag.com/home/arti...portant/50ccc58b06e22de4793695e9e28efd60.html
Mazda switched to water based painting technologies around 2009. I have found that the new paint is not as durable as the solvent based paints from the 70's-90's.
Here is Mazda's link to their painting technologies.
http://www.mazda.com/en/innovation/technology/env/other/paint_tech/