Motoring

Classic Blue is the 2020 Colour of the year – Ford reckons new car sales reflect this!

Who knew there was a Colour of the Year? Well there damn well is. Pantone, the source of all colour has announced the colour of 2020 is “Classic Blue”

Trust and Faith, that’s what Blue represents. So much more so than Living Coral – that’s so 2019.

But here’s the thing. The Blue Oval – Ford – have released some data that shows Blue cars have seen the highest increase in sales in the last year!


Blue growing at a rate faster than the typically boring choices of white, grey or silver – but, not outselling them yet.

Given new-car sales overall are down, this is important info for car companies to follow the trend of – stock more of the Blue, maybe you’ll get more people through the dealership door!

Sadly, fast cars – by that I mean Red ones – have dropped in popularity by almost a percent.

Queenslanders, the legends that they are – are ahead of the trend too – they bought the highest percentage of blue Fords this year – 8.3% of sales!

According to Dave Dewitt, Exterior Design Manager, Ford Motor Company

“At a time that seems so complicated and chaotic, it makes sense that Classic Blue will be a colour we see more of next year. For me, blue is the colour of communication and clarity and is also my favourite colour. Classic Blue is also quite a departure from the previous years’ colours, which were vibrant and had greater warmth.”

“Interestingly, we’ve seen blue cars increase in popularity more than any other colour this year. We have a number of vehicles that will be available in a similar tone to Classic Blue, and we would certainly expect to see a spike in numbers as the colour gets picked up in more products off the back of the colour of the year announcement.”

So, what’s your new car colour pick?

Recent Posts

  • Tech

Amazon Leo – that’s the name for what was Project Kuiper, the new satellite internet system

Amazon has been working on a low-earth orbit Satellite system for some seven years, and…

13 minutes ago
  • Tech

DJI’s new NEO 2 selfie drone adds obstacle avoidance and smooth tracking

The original DJI Neo palm launching selfie-drone was a masterpiece, we awarded it "Best Tech"…

9 hours ago
  • Motoring

BYD ATTO 1 to hit Australia at $23,990 – Australia’s cheapest electric car

Australia's electric car market hits an all-new low today, in a good way, with BYD…

13 hours ago
  • Product News

You can now preorder LG’s 6K 32-inch UltraFine evo Monitor with Thunderbolt 5 in Australia

LG Australia have announced their latest high-end display, with the UltraFine evo 6K (model 32U990A),…

15 hours ago
  • Tech

Amazon expands their home security offerings with new Blink and Ring devices landing in Australia

After their big unveil at the Amazon event in October, Ring and Blink have today…

23 hours ago
  • Tech

Valve unveils new Steam Machine console alongside new Steam Controller and Steam Frame VR headset

Valve, the company behind both great first person shooters, and arguably one of the best…

1 day ago