![]() ![]() By comparison, Chrysler weathered the storm fairly well with 825 units destroyed, while Hyundai suffered only 400 lost units and Kia scrapped around 200.Īs you may recall, Fisker also suffered some losses, and Automotive News reports the manufacturer saw 320 Karma models damaged beyond repair. Honda and Acura dealers are reportedly sending 3,440 vehicles to the salvage yard. ![]() An additional 825 were dealer inventory when they were ruined. Toyota, meanwhile, had some 4,000 vehicles at its Newark port facility, and of those, 3,000 may be scrapped. The company saw 56 dealerships shuttered due to the storm, but 51 of those have since reopened. Nissan alone accounts for about 40 percent of those, with 6,000 Nissan and Infiniti models deeded "un-saleable" due to damage. According to Automotive News, Toyota, Chrysler, Nissan and Honda are set to scrap around 15,000 new vehicles ruined by the storm. Hurricane Sandy was the largest Atlantic storm in US history, and its total economic impact is just now coming into view. ![]() Hurricane Sandy cost automakers 15,000 vehicles, may have ruined up to 200k Wed, 16:29:00 EST ![]()
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