Joan Omo from Universal Products says, “Silvers, blacks, reds and matte finishes remain strong. Octagon and matrix patterns are a trendy new look.”

Lane Carter from Restylers’ Choicesays look at the cars, “The OE look is really popular and still driving the graphics industry right now. Matte finishes continue to be the trend of popularity.” 

Huenink tells us, “At Vinyl Graphics, we are very excited with Universal Products OE Unlimited Series line of graphics. The concept of having graphics and promotional fliers designed for Chevy, Ford, Dodge and import dealers will help pull-through sales for the mobile trim installer. We also feel this is going to be another strong year for factory-looking rally stripes.”

Greg Duchinsky from Sharpline says it’s the buyers,“Consumer tastes are still focused on smaller, vehicle-complementary designs. Classic muscle cars graphic themes also continue to be popular.”

3M’s Doug Blackwell says that the company’s “broad portfolio of graphic products in printable, colored and textured films offers consumers the largest selection of options ever available and our offerings continue to grow. In 2010 we introduced 3M™ Scotchprint Wrap Film Series 1080, a vinyl film that sleekly imitates the look of carbon steel as well as the look of matte paint. That line has grown from two textures and a few colors to now include gloss, metallic, brushed aluminum and include more than 30 colors with more to be introduced this year. The interesting thing is to see what vehicle restylers and artists conceive to do with our films — their creativity astounds us.”