However, the DMV stated that it wouldn’t begin re-making any of the plates until it has received 7,500 pre-orders for each by Jan. 1, 2015. Orders for the black plates flooded in, and the DMV ...

Mike Sarcona stands with his 1970 Chevrolet CST with original black license plates at Classic Cars West in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.

The black license plates used on California cars from 1963 to 1969 are back, thanks to a piece of legislation sponsored by Los Angeles Assemblyman Mike Gatto and 7,500 paying customers. The ...

California’s license plates are going old-school. The Department of Motor Vehicles announced this week that it was sending to the presses new license plates printed in the historic black ...

California license plates are finally back in black. The Department of Motor Vehicles announced Monday that it had started production on new California plates with black backgrounds and yellow ...

Colorado's popular black plates are bringing in big bucks for people with disabilities. But that money could get swept up in the scramble to balance the budget.