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Colorful cars are becoming a thing of the past
Cars used to come in a riot of colors. So how did they all end up so dull?
Some of the tints even sported names straight out of a Hot Wheels collection: Tangerine Scream, Go Green, Plum Crazy. Detroit's paint palette dried up even more after the global financial crisis of 2008, which forced GM and Chrysler to file for bankruptcy. Offering fewer options to average car buyers — and more to the wealthy — enables automakers to bask in the color they care about most: green.
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