White is Favorite Color for Automobiles

White has ranked as the most popular vehicle color in the world, according to data from PPG Industries. Approximately 21 percent of 2011 model-year cars around the world have been white. Silver and black were tied for second most popular at 20 percent.

In North America, white was first (20 percent), silver was second (19 percent), black was third (18 percent) and gray was fourth (15 percent). Red and blue were tied for fifth (nine percent), naturals such as browns, tans, golds, oranges and yellows were sixth (seven percent), green was seventh (two percent), and other/niche colors were last (one percent).

In Europe, black is the most popular color (26 percent), followed by white (19 percent), silver (16 percent), gray (15 percent), blue (nine percent), red (seven percent), naturals (five percent), green (two percent) and other/niche colors (one percent).

In the Asia/Pacific region, silver (25 percent) is the most popular color, followed by white (23 percent), black (17 percent), gray (eight percent), red (10 percent), blue (seven percent), naturals (seven percent), green (two percent) and other/niche colors (one percent).

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