(Serious) How did the Chrysler 300 become such a popular and beloved car among Black people?
It’s not any secret that many Black people love the Chrysler 300. Black people from all walks of life drive them, both older and newer ones. They were a smash hit when they were first released in 2005, with much of the sales success attributed to Black buyers, some of which had never purchased a new car before. I don’t live in any area with a particularly high Black population but I’d say almost ever 300 I see is driven by a Black person. My question is, how did this come to be? To my knowledge this car was never explicitly marked towards Black buyers. It seems like before the 300, Chrysler was not known for being particularly popular amongst Black buyers. Could the fact that it was designed by Ralph Gilles, a Black man, and was one of the first production cars to be styled by a Black person?
It’s not any secret that many Black people love the Chrysler 300. Black people from all walks of life drive them, both older and newer ones. They were a smash hit when they were first released in 2005, with much of the sales success attributed to Black buyers, some of which had never purchased a new car before. I don’t live in any area with a particularly high Black population but I’d say almost ever 300 I see is driven by a Black person. My question is, how did this come to be? To my knowledge this car was never explicitly marked towards Black buyers. It seems like before the 300, Chrysler was not known for being particularly popular amongst Black buyers. Could the fact that it was designed by Ralph Gilles, a Black man, and was one of the first production cars to be styled by a Black person?