White, Silver, Black... What's the most popular car colour in SA?

Cape Town - Despite the public holidays in March, the new vehicle industry made an upward swing, with a total of 49 233 new vehicles sold.

Overall, out of the total reported industry sales of 49 233 vehicles, an estimated 44 417 units or 90.2% represented dealer sales, an estimated 5.3% represented sales to the vehicle rental industry, 2.7% to industry corporate fleets and 1.8% to government.

But what's the most popular paint job in SA?

Statistics from Lightstone Auto  reveals popular car colours from January - March 2018.

Rental-car friendly white remains the most popular paint job for buyers, followed by silver, grey, red and blue.

SA car sales by colour: Jan - March 2018