Black is the new white, or is it the new silver?

October 22, 6:16 PMRoad & Driver ExaminerRoman Mica

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The New Ford F-150 Raptor comes in both black and orange                                                                                 Manufacturer image

So what do you suppose is the most popular car color for 2009 so far?

If you guessed purple you'd be right---about it being the least popular color of car sold in the U.S. in 09.

It accounted for only 0.08 percent of all cars sold.

Other colors that did not sell well included:

Yellow

Light Green and

Orange.

Of course the most popular color (at least according to a nw survey just released by Edmunds) was Black with 20.27 percent of all cars sold followed by silver, white and gray.

"By brand, black was the best seller for 30 makes followed by silver for nine makes - but, ironically, not the Ford brand. Red and white was the best seller for six brands each.

Black was generally the top choice for buyers of cars and SUVs; white for pickup trucks and vans.

Broken down further by vehicle category, pickup trucks and full-size vans were purchased mainly in white. Silver was generally the top choice for full-size and mid-size cars. Black was the pick for SUVs, sport and luxury cars and exotic cars," according to Edmunds.com."

You can read the rest HERE along with a breakdown by State as well as fast and slow selling colors.