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– Silver was the most popular vehicle color in North America in 2003, the third straight year it took the top spot, according to paint supplier PPG Industries. PPG says 24 percent of vehicles were painted silver. White was second at 16 percent, followed by red at 14 percent and black at 13. Blue tied with “natural” colors (such as champagne, gold and light brown) at 11 percent. Green, a leading hue in the 1990s, ranked last among major colors at 7 percent.
– Volkswagen plans to invest more than $100 million to produce the new Golf model at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, beginning in mid-2005. Reinhard Jung, president of Volkswagen Mexico, says the $100 million is included in the $2 billion Volkswagen expects to invest in Mexico by 2008.
