Have you ever wondered why auto manufacturers seem to have a flagship color for each model? It seems you see for instance, more of the tan/gray 1999-2003 Chevy Silverado trucks than any other color of that particular model. They must have clearance sales on certain colors in the Detroit area Sherwin Williams stores.
One that I especially notice is the gold color that Chrysler used in the late 1990’s. Many of the Chrysler Concordes were this (ugly) gold color. In a Google Image search for a 1998 Chysler Concorde, the first four images are the gold color. They must have thought this color would make the car look luxurious. Um... it is an ugly color (on a not so pretty car). One of my co-workers owns a car of this vintage and color. He kindly refers to it as the “golden egg.”
So, all that being said…Chrysler is in deep financial trouble, and is on the brink of bankruptcy. And if they do go under…will they have killed the goose that laid the golden egg?
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