In 2008, BASF acquired Yaşar Holding's 50% shareholding in 2008, making Yaşar-BASF Otomotive Boya, which at the same time change its name to BASF Car Refinishes Coatings, a 100% subsidiary of BASF.
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Nikolaj Asgeir MacGregor Sadolin, the only son of Peter Asgeir MacGregor Sadolin and Hanne Sadolin, has later been Export Area Manager at DYOSAD (1992), and he worked for both Yaşar Holding and Yaşar University in 2008-2012.
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In 1992, DYOSAD sold its automotive refreshing to Yaşar Holding, which made a joint venture with the German chemical group BASF regarding automotive refinishes, and Yaşar-BASF Otomotive Boya was founded becoming a 100% owner.
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Peter Asgeir MacGregor Sadolin, the only son of Dan Alexander MacGregor Sadolin and Bodil Mayland Sadolin, was first Personal Assistant to Selçuk Yaşar (1965–66) and thereafter Project Manager for the Harris Brush project and the DYOSAD Ink project (1966–1967) at DYOSAD (before becoming Deputy General Manager for Türk Tuborg Bira ve Malt, a Yaşar Holding joint venture with Carlsberg, in 1967-1968).