Most popular car color for select regions According to DuPont’s 2007 Global Automotive Color Popularity Report, silver no longer dominates others as the color of choice. Although silver maintained its lead in South Korea and China, it faced a decline in North America, Europe, and Japan, reporting a drop on year-to-year popularity from 2006 to 2007, while also falling behind white for North American and Japan, and black in Europe. Conservative colors are still the most popular, with tones of white, silver, black, and gray dominating market share in 2006 and 2007. As reported in the figures’ press release, industry experts believe the white revolution is a continuation in fashion and home decor trends in the various areas. One can infer from this idea that demand for the purest of colors will shift into other industries as well. Percent of R&D spending for select OECD countries The politics of spending
