adminParman, spokesman of Nissan Motor Co, said on Tuesday it is estimated more than 6 000 Nissan and luxury Infiniti brand cars and light trucks are “un-saleable” due to the storm.
As many as 200 000 may have to be replaced, said Larry Dixon, a senior analyst for the National Automobile Dealers Association.
Sandy, the biggest Atlantic storm in US history, raked New Jersey, New York and the surrounding region led to at least 100 deaths.
According to the Detroit News, Fisker Automotive Inc., a startup maker of luxury plug-in hybrids, lost 320 of its US$103 000 Karma sedans at the port of Newark, New Jersey, that burned in a fire triggered by salt water, said Roger Ormisher, a spokesman for the California-based company.
“We don’t have a full estimate of the cost to replace them yet,” Ormisher said.
The cars were being processed at the port for delivery to Fisker dealers when the storm arrived.
Some 4 000 Toyota and Lexus vehicles were at the company’s port facility in Newark when the storm hit, said Jana Hartline, spokeswoman for Toyota’s US unit in Torrance, California.
Chrysler lost about 750 vehicles in dealer stock due to the hurricane damage, said Ralph Kisiel, a spokesman for the Auburn Hills-based carmaker that’s majority-owned by Fiat SpA. Ford Motor Co. could not immediately provide estimates for storm damage. — Xinhua.
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