Gray was the preferred new automotive color of 2020 within the UK, in accordance with the most recent figures launched by the Society of Motor Producers and Merchants (SMMT).
Nearly 1 / 4 (24.3%) of all new vehicles offered had been gray (397,197) and it’s the third 12 months in a row that it has topped the color charts.
Black was the second hottest color with 19.9% of the market share, whereas white was third with 17.37%.
Greater than six in 10 (61.6%) of all new vehicles in 2020 had been painted in these three monochrome colors.
Curiously, gray was probably the most in-demand color for each petrol and diesel vehicles, with 248,182 and 84,489 registered respectively.
White was the preferred for battery electrical autos (BEVs) with 25,689 vehicles and black was the highest shade for plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) with 17,989 registered.
General, blue was the fourth hottest color (16.92% of latest vehicles), adopted by purple with 9.03%.
Nonetheless, purple noticed its registrations drop beneath 200,000 for the primary time in a decade to 147,222, recording its worst displaying since 1997.
Silver was at quantity six with 7.49% of registrations, adopted by orange (1.26%) and inexperienced (0.89%).
Yellow was at quantity 9 with 0.42% — rising its market share by 50% however equal to solely 6,816 gross sales.
“2020 was a fairly darkish 12 months for the automotive business and having gray as the highest new automotive color in all probability displays the ambiance,” stated Mike Hawes, SMMT chief govt.
