Fewer Shades of Grey: Automotive Colour Trends in 2022
MONOCHROME TONES REMAIN KING—BUT NOT AMONG CONSUMERS Modern automotive coatings are more complex than ever— radar detection, EV sensor compatibility and supply chain issues are some of the factors companies must consider before developing the colour hue itself. Most customers don’t see that though— pretty colours are more obvious than flecks of radar-reflecting material. According […]
Disturbing Descriptors
CELEBRATING THE MOST HORRIFYING OEM COLOUR NAMES From pepperdust metallic to bamboo garden green, the list of insane names is nearly endless. Some, like Honda’s burgundy night pearl and Lincoln’s blue diamond metallic seem self-contradictory, others surreal—like Ford’s tangerine scream and moondust silver. Unusual as those name may be, they are not the ones we […]
