Car decals internationally

April 10, 2019 8:18 AM

I need research help please - how can I figure out what car/scooter/bike decals are popular outside of the West? I'm specifically interested in the Philippines, India and Vietnam.

One way to go about this I think is to get onto any English version of the relevant country's most popular online retailers, I'm assuming? But what even are they?

posted by kitcat to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

I'm not sure this is what you mean by decals, but truck art in Pakistan is A Thing and it's wonderful. This article has some more history.
posted by everybody had matching towels at 9:53 AM on April 10, 2019 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Those trucks are amazing! But not what I'm looking for. Another name for a decal I guess would be a sticker. Like a bumper sticker...
posted by kitcat at 10:11 AM on April 10, 2019

Taxis in Mumbai are swimming in stickers and decals. Here are some images. I have zero idea where they come from but there must be auto shops or dedicated businesses that design and apply them.
posted by whitewall at 1:16 PM on April 10, 2019

Manila has tons of sign/decal shops that cut vinyl. Abstracted versions of the Filipino flag are popular, as are any number of slogans and car-related iconography. Not to be confused with Jeepneys which are almost always hand painted.
posted by a halcyon day at 2:42 PM on April 10, 2019