Grey is the Nation’s Favourite New Car Colour

6 Posted: 6th Feb 2019
Grey is the Nation’s Favourite New Car Colour

For the first time, grey has become the most purchased new car colour in the UK according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

  • If you’ve been thinking things look a little more grey than usual, it’s not just the winter gloom; the traffic ahead may be a little greyer than ever before. According to the SMMT, half a million grey cars were sold in 2018 to make it the most wanted colour on the market. Monochrome colours were in-demand with black, grey and white cars accounting for over half of all new vehicles registrations.

    Grey has been in the top 5 most popular colours every year since 2005 but has never been in the number one space and has typically been behind black, white and silver. The best performing primary colour in 2018 was blue which maintained the same 4th position as in 2017. Red replaced silver as the 5th most popular colour (a ranking red has held for 11 out of the previous 14 years).

    The biggest increase in numbers sold came from orange; the number of orange cars sold increased 37% but this was not enough to break in to the top 5. The sale of cream coloured cars declined the most of every shade, with only 559 vehicles sold.

    The trend remained relatively consistent around the UK with grey cars also being the most popular in Wales and Northern Ireland; however, white cars were the biggest sellers.

    The Ford Fiesta was the best-selling car in the UK through 2018, whilst Pentagon franchise cars the Vauxhall Corsa, Nissan Qashqai, Ford Focus, Ford Kuga and Kia Sportage were also included in the top-10.

    Visit your local Pentagon dealership to browse the new cars currently available and to take a test drive or call us on 0330 390 6849.

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