According to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), up to 200,000 vehicles might need to be replace as a result of Hurricane Sandy. This figure includes both automaker losses as well as the combined tally of individually owned vehicles. Nissan projects that they lost 6,000 vehicles between their two brands. Although this number doesn’t even come close to the losses from  Hurricane Katrina, it is still devastating.
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Maserati has been teasing everyone with numerous sets of spy photos, but the day has come where they have released official images of the 2013 Quattroporte, which will make its debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. Even though exact specifications for this vehicle have not been published, we know that the available powertrains are all new, and were developed in conjuction with Ferrari.
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Volvo is testing out a new fast-charging station that will put charging times under two hours for their C30 model electric car that is available in Europe.
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There were a lot of people that don’t see the point of the iPad Mini. The main problems that people have is that  it has a smaller 7.9-inch non-Retina Display and has a very expensive price tag. Maybe the iPad Mini might not be that great to use by itself, but it looks like it could be the perfect fit for automotive applications.
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On Monday, November 5th,  American Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that they are filing Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and will cease the selling of cars in the United States.
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Rumors have been spread about Lamborghini getting ready for the presentation of the new roadster version of the Aventador LP700-4 this fall. Now a member of the Teamspeed forums with the nickname “D55L” claims to have received a special invitation for the U.S. launch of the car on Monday, November 12th in Miami Florida.
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A custom Ford GT has managed to hit a speed of 283.232 mph (455.82 km/h) in a standing mile at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway.
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After several models caught fire after being submerged in water at a New Jersey port during Hurricane Sandy, the Fisker Karma received a lot of bad press. Now it seems that the luxury hybrid wasn’t alone in its combustion.
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