Now that’s a strange bit of car news to get over your morning cup of coffee, now isn’t it?  But it’s true–seems that fully one car in four produced in the United States comes in the color silver.

Oh, but that’s not the end of it!  Merely the beginning–as it turns out, fully thirty five percent of all cars in Europe, and thirty four percent of all cars in the Asia / Pacific area are silver.

So what’s driving the big rush to silver cars?  Word is that the big deal is a combination of a variety of new metal flake and advanced coating technologies that just make silver so patently irresistable.

I’ve never really paid attention, myself–but it makes sense.  Especially given the fact that my car is white, and that’s the next most popular color in America, with black rounding out the top three.  The universal appeal is what really surprised me.

You don’t see North Americans, Europeans and Asian-Pacificers agreeing very often, but when it comes to car color, they’re in lockstep.

Tags: advanced coating technologies, black, car color, metal flake, silver, white

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The focus these days is on used cars. Now while there are over a dozen potential considerations that a used car buyer would have, color normally comes in second. But thanks to this trend reported by Autoquake.com, it seems that there is one color that is standing out among use car searchers and that color is black.

Autoquake.com revealed that about 65.9% of car searchers at their site were after black colored cars. The next color of preference was silver, a neutral color that can be fit for people who have certain preferences when it comes to color-themed vehicles for use.

Black portrays something classy and elegant and has actually been a popular color choice for any car to date, even with the brand new ones in the market. Thought it may have some issues as hard to maintain due to dust collecting when not in use, black has one feature that most people are looking for. This is the ease of waxing and revealing a quality shine that makes a car look practically clean and new.

Lastly, black seems to be ideal for any car of any brand to date. It may be among the primary colors but other than white, it is certainly something common but classy for cars that want to be counted among the elegant and elite looking cars we know of today.

(Source) Press

Tags: car buyer, car color, color choice, colored cars, neutral color, preference, primary colors, searchers, use car, waxing

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If there is one thing that people would barely notice would be the change in car color preference during these times. Ideally, it would not matter. A car is still a car and regardless of the car color, they will immediately purchase it as long as they can afford it.

But as far as 2008 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report, white is the top vehicle color choice in North America for the second straight year in a row, with black and silver following closely. If you will notice, these are plain colors that are not that fancy. Apparently they are neutral or better yet, suitable under any conditions.

These three colors have been known throughout history. And apparently while new colors are coming out, it seems that they have a bearing as far as resale value is concerned, with reference of course to people who may later on consider them for resale.

(Source) Press

Tags: bearing, buyer preference, car buyer, car color, color choice, color preference, drive car, dupont, neutral colors, north america, plain colors, popularity report, resale value, three colors

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Who would ever thought that a simple selection of car color could be much trouble? Well as far as car manufacturers are concerned, these are small things that play an integral role in the car manufacturing process. For one, they need the numbers to know which cars (and colors) they have to supply. It is not as simple as overstocking them since with hard times now, business optimization also means wise manufacturing processes.

DuPont take the initiative in tracking the consumer buying behavior to which they attribute everything to social factors. Money, mood, and marketing vary and play an important role on the color preference of potential car buyers. This includes soliciting data from varying regions, determining which color/s are indeed suitable.

Here are some color meanings that should give you an idea of what really drives customers to pick the car color of their choice:

• Red or light violet – passion
• Deep red – security
• Blue – communication
• Blue-green – wholeness
• Indigo – understanding
• Yellow-green – empowered/assertive
• Orange – self-esteem/confidence

(Source) Press

Tags: business optimization, car buyers, car color, car manufacturers, car manufacturing process, Cars, color meanings, color preference, color preferences, consumer buying behavior, dupont, indigo, initiative, integral role, passion, self esteem confidence, social factors, wholeness

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Dubai, a destination and hot spot for most car manufacturers, will now focus on paying tribute by showcasing the various antique cars when they hold their first Burj Dubai Classic Car Show to take place next weekend (Feb 27-28).

What’s being billed as an annual ‘classic car competition’ is being staged by Emaar, the UAE Automobile & Touring Club (UAEATC) and FIVA (Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens – world-wide authority for historic vehicles), at Downtown Burj Dubai in the shadow of the world’s tallest building.

Organizers are promising a ‘veritable showcase of the finest showpiece vehicles from the past decades’. Each car on display will have a detailed description of its characteristics and ownership lineage and a jury of experienced classic car experts will score each car on the basis of originality, engine cleanliness, original car color, historical car value, finishing and aesthetics.

(Source) Car Middle East

Tags: aesthetics, burj dubai, car color, car experts, car manufacturers, car value, classic car show, touring club

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During these rought times, people with existing cars are looking to improve their cars rather than buy new ones. Among the concerns would be the quality of the car paint vehicles have at the moment. When it comes to car paint jobs, car owners would normally be given a choice:

1. Scrape-to-Metal
2. Wash-over

Of the two, the second one is the cheapest way to put life back into faded car colors. However some cars, particularly the older models, may need to go for the scrape-to-metal option since rust and defects from paint jobs applied via new coating can lead to undesirable results.

Bubbles and poor color shine can be expected if you choose to paint over an existing color that is sorely dilapidating. While you are indeed saving on cost for restoring the old paint job, consider the time element as far as enjoying a good the paint job for your vehicle.

Do away with the notion that cheaper paint jobs are economical. See how long that new paint job will last. Wash-overs are cheaper but scrape-to-metal paint jobs lasts longer for a better looking car.

Tags: car color, car owners, car paint jobs, car repainting, color shine, new paint, paint color, paint job, scrape

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