New Car!

[glatt]

I'm amazed at the lack of color selection for new cars. 90% of cars today are the basically the same color as the road they drive on. What happened to color? Beest's new car is one of the most colorful you'll see. This isn't the 1800's, the world isn't in black and white today. It's in color. Plus, it's easier to find your car in a parking lot if it's an actual color. Is grey/silver/tan popular just because it hides dirt?

[classicman]

Originally Posted by glatt

90% of cars today are the basically the same color as the road they drive on. What happened to color?
Plus, it's easier to find your car in a parking lot if it's an actual color.

Its also easier to see other cars when they have some contrast relative to the road and whatnot. YMMV

[Beest]

Originally Posted by glatt

I'm amazed at the lack of color selection for new cars. 90% of cars today are the basically the same color as the road they drive on. What happened to color?

Yeah, this was a third criteria after manual and hatchback, a bright color, limited choice even further.

The color choices for all the vehicles I looked at include at least 5 shades of white, black grey or silver (also grey), and maybe two colors, which might be dark red instead of bright red. I guess that's what people must buy

[xoxoxoBruce]

White is #1 because of fleet sales.

[jimhelm]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

White is #1 because of fleet sales.

and because being White is CLEARLY better.



who could even argue?

[it]

Originally Posted by Beest

Yeah, this was a third criteria after manual and hatchback, a bright color, limited choice even further.

The color choices for all the vehicles I looked at include at least 5 shades of white, black grey or silver (also grey), and maybe two colors, which might be dark red instead of bright red. I guess that's what people must buy

here's a possible explenation:

After clinging to practical, wearable clothing colors such as black and navy during the recent economic downturn, merchants and consumers alike are stocking up on colors that are anything but understated. The trend is a clear signal that the economy is improving, say professional color forecasters and fashion experts. The Color Association of the U.S., a New York-based forecasting firm that has been studying color trends since 1915, found in a recent study, that apparel colors turn more sober when large numbers of Americans are out of work and more vibrant when shoppers feel wealthier.

- the color of money

likewise, you can actually make economical forcasts based on the common colors of ties.

there's no reason that sociological pressures on the colors we are drawn to would apply strictly to what we wear - a car is also something your presenting to the world.

ofcourse its get circular after that - when most people buy a product in certain set of colors, dealers stock on those colors, factories produce more products in those colors, and then its harder to find those products in other colors.

[Beest]

Originally Posted by traceur

- when most people buy a product in certain set of colors, dealers stock on those colors, factories produce more products in those colors, and then its harder to find those products in other colors.

My impression was that the dealers got what the manufacturers gave them, they weren't free to order just what they wanted.

I guess the companies have marketing departments and color forecasters who try and guess the trends.