Shades of grey top car colour poll

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The most popular colour for vehicles across the world is a group containing shades of silver, charcoal and grey, a study has found.

According to coatings manufacturer PPG Industries, around 35 per cent of all cars in Europe are silver/charcoal. Black was the next favourite colour at 22 per cent, followed by blue and white with 13 per cent each.

Together, the four colour categories accounted for more than 80 per cent of all vehicles in Europe, the data showed. Fifth on the list was red with 9 per cent, followed by naturals (5 per cent), green (2 per cent) and other/niche colours (1 per cent). The firm said white appeared to be the fastest growing colour across Europe. Two years ago it accounted for only 7 per cent of vehicles.

PPG manager Reiner Mueller-Koerber said: "White is considered to be very trendy and sporty by consumers in Europe.

"There is high demand to develop white with unique effects. This new interest in white will continue to be a challenge for the designers and technicians."

White was the second most popular colour in North America (18 per cent) after silver and charcoal (25 per cent). Black was third (16 per cent) followed by red (12 per cent), blue (11 per cent), natural colours (7 per cent) and green (4 per cent).

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