In Du Pont Co.`s annual survey of vehicle color popularity, white tops the list in all classes of vehicles for the first time in nine years. Twenty- two percent of consumers chose white as their favorite color for luxury cars, full/intermediate cars, sports/compact cars and light trucks/vans. Du Pont also forecasts favorites-to-be. According to the report, white will continue to be strong in the next few years, although a rich, deep green is gaining in popularity for full/intermediate carsand light trucks/vans. Turquoise/aqua will maintain its appeal through the mid-1990s; yellow, emerging as a popular color in home furnishings and fashion, will be important to the auto industry in the next three to five years; purple also will have an impact on cars; solid and metallic reds will continue to win favor.
