Silver Reigns As Favorite Car Color

Paint-making rivals PPG Industries and DuPont Automotive agree silver is the top vehicle color in the U.S. for the third-straight year. But what color will take its place?

DuPont sees growing popularity in darker shades of metallic gray. But growth of reds and other vibrant colors hint at an impending change in auto colors.

PPG says while silver will “define the first decade of the new millennium,” it will become more complex — with blue and gold influences and coarse metallic flakes.