Car colour popularity Car colour popularity The most popular car colours today are greyscale colours, with over 70% of cars produced globally being white, black, grey or silver. Red, blue and brown/beige cars range between 6% and 9% each, while all other colours amount to less than 5%. The results of colour popularity surveys conducted by American paint manufacturers PPG Industries (PPG) and DuPont (DP) are shown in the table and chart below. Note that the results for silver and grey may be affected by discrepancies in how the companies classify these colours. Silver is a popular colour for rental vehicles. Cars that
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