Most people may not know it, but the insurance industry is colour-blind. It doesn't matter if your car is a blue, red, green, silver, white, or black, your insurance rate for that make and model of car will be the same.
Even though car colour doesn't matter when it comes to your insurance rate, a recent car colour popularity survey (released by PPG Industries) shows that white is the most popular car colour out on the road.
In North America for 2011 model-year cars, the most popular car colours are:
- 20 per cent white
- 19 per cent silver
- 18 per cent black
- 15 per cent gray
- 9 per cent red
- 9 per cent blue
- 7 per cent were "naturals" like gold, orange or brown tones
- 2 per cent green
- 1 per cent were other
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In Europe, the favourites are:
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In the Asia/Pacific region they're:
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- 26 per cent black
- 19 per cent white
- 16 per cent silver
- 15 per cent gray
- 9 per cent blue
- 7 per cent red
- 5 per cent were "naturals"
- 2 per cent green
- 1 per cent were other
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- 25 per cent silver
- 23 per cent white
- 17 per cent black
- 10 per cent red
- 8 per cent gray
- 7 per cent blue
- 7 per cent were "naturals"
- 2 per cent green
- 1 per cent were other
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Want to learn more about car colour and what others say about your choice of car colour? Read the Kanetix® article, "Car colour and your auto insurance".
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