Black Plates Matter: Nur drei Monate nach der Markteinführung liegen die Verkäufe von Minnesota Blackout Plates bei fast 50.000

> Predictions of high demand for the plates — which feature a simple design of white letters and numbers on a black background — have held true since they became available Jan. 1.

> As of the end of March, the state’s Driver and Vehicle Services Division reported 46,710 of the blackout plates had been sold. Hundreds more have been sold since then.

> DVS officials said they expect to sell about 160,000 of the plates theis year, which would make it the state’s most-popular specialty license plate.