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Trends are everywhere. They change with the seasons, they change with media influence and they can also change with the economy.
The auto industry is full of trends, and these change every year. There are trends relating to colors such as the neon ‘grab my attention’ colors of the 80’s to the earthy tones of the 90’s. Media influence can dictate what consumer’s are shopping for. The economy can dictate trends such as car refinance loans.
The body style trends for 2011 seem be a longer style for sports cars. Everything from the Bentley to the new Camaro has an elongated body style.
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Families are looking beyond the SUV to get them to and from soccer games. With gas prices on the rise, it seems the SUV is out and sportier style station wagon styles are the trend. Family friendly style cars such as the Equinox ride as smooth as a car but have a hatchback style that allows for adequate storage.
Truck styles seem to go from one extreme to the other. Designers are making them extra long for lots of hauling space or extra short to better their gas mileage. It all depends on the purpose the consumer is using the truck for.
Consumers are fickle overall. Our tastes change as fast as the seasons so car designers have to have something fresh to roll off the assembly lines each year. Styles and tends will change as will colors and that’s what makes the auto industry fresh and fun!
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