cars are generic in color because most people just buy whatever the dealer has in stock on the day they are looking for a car. as a result, a lot of silver or dark blue cars are sold- which leads the dealers to think those colors are popular, which leads them to order more of them, which means more silver or blue cars on the lots, which leads the consumers to think they are popular, which leads them to buy them.
also, insurance companies charge more for some models of cars that are painted a catchy color- a red Camaro or Mustang or Challenger costs more to insure than an equivalently equipped dark blue Camaro or Mustang or Challenger.
then add on that some wingnuts want to ban the sale of darker colored cars because they might require the air conditioning to be run more during the summer- despite the fact that the ac is going to be run all the time during the hot months by most people in certain parts of the country no matter what color the car happens to be- and you wind up with bland cars on the roads.
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