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PPG study says silver continues nine-year reign as most popular auto paint color

Silver just won't give up its nine-year choke hold as the most popular color choice for cars and trucks, both in the United States and abroad. In fact, the silver and gray category actually picked up an additional five percent on the rest of the field with a market share of roughly 25 percent in 2009. Moving on down the list shows that Americans are also fond of white (18 percent market share), black (16 percent) and red (12 percent). All told, all other colors combined add up to less than one third of all vehicles sold in America. ... Read more →

Color trend update: Blue gaining on White Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above to view gallery of more happy and confident cars Each year, DuPont does a study on color trends in the automotive industry. As the leader in supplying finishes for both the new and ...

Does car color correlate with personal confidence? Chris Shunk

Click above to view gallery of more happy and confident cars We've long suspected that the color of your car can tell others a lot about you, but the fact-finders at CNW Market Research have done ...

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PPG study says silver continues nine-year reign as most popular auto paint color 2 months ago on Autoblog

Color trend update: Blue gaining on White 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view gallery of more happy and confident cars Each year, DuPont does a study on color trends in the automotive industry. As the leader in supplying finishes for both the new and aftermarket auto realms, this is the kind of information that the company needs to know. Thankfully, ...

Does car color correlate with personal confidence? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view gallery of more happy and confident cars We've long suspected that the color of your car can tell others a lot about you, but the fact-finders at CNW Market Research have done extensive studies on the matter, and the results are a bit surprising. Many associate bright colors ...

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