Silver Tops Charts as Most Popular Vehicle Color…
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Authored by Kate Smith
… but around the globe other colors are gaining on the front-runner.
Black, a color that held the top spot on the charts for years has regained its popularity and other hues that are brighter and appeal to niche markets are also stepping up to steal some of the limelight.
According to PPG Industries, a leading manufacturer of transportation coatings globally, silver held the top position as the most popular car color.
2007 Color Ranking
Silver 31.5% [down from ‘06 ranking of 33.0%]
Black 18.0% [up from ‘06 ranking of 15.4%]
White 12.5%
Blue 12.4%
Red 8.8%
Naturals (gold, orange and brown tones) 6.6%
Other/niche market colors 5.9%
Green 3.8%
It appears that while many of us want our vehicles to be “green” we don’t prefer them to be painted that color.
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