[00:00.00]Many cars in advertisements, exhibits and at cardealerships [00:06.64]in the United States are red, [00:08.43]blue or green -- but almost 75 percent of new cars sold [00:17.89]in the United States are black, white, silver or gray. [00:23.72]Les Jackson is a reporter who writes about cars. [00:29.30]He says the car colors Americans choose do not show dirt [00:35.92]as much as the colors of other cars. [00:39.64]He says that means the owners wash their cars less, saving money. [00:46.36]And he notes some areas that are suffering from water shortages [00:52.79]do not permit people to wash their cars often, if at all. [00:58.84]Dan Benton works for a company called Axalta, [01:04.22]which makes supplies for international carmakers. [01:08.76]He says when white cars are sold by their owners, [01:13.90]they often sell for higher amounts than cars of other colors. [01:20.09]And he notes that white cars ¡°absorb less energy¡± than cars of other colors. [01:28.34]This means temperatures inside them are lower in warmer areas. [01:35.85]Benton also says research at Monash University in Australia suggests that [01:44.65]there is a lower risk of crashes during the day for white cars compared with darker ones. [01:52.88]Car buyers in other countries also like white. [01:58.13]Jane Harrington works for PPG Industries, [02:03.28]a company that makes paint for cars. [02:06.99]She said in China, buyers say white makes a small car look bigger. [02:14.79]Axalta says about 11 percent of cars sold in North America are red and 8 percent are blue. [02:25.17]In South America, 10 percent of new cars sold are red. [02:31.95]Green has become less popular. Benton notes that in the mid 1990s, [02:40.74]¡°green was the most popular color in North America. Today, green is hard to find.¡± [02:50.98]Sometime in the future, [02:53.92]people may not have to choose the color of their car -- [02:59.21]technology may let owners change their car¡¯s paint color anytime. [03:06.73]I¡¯m Christopher Jones-Cruise.