Automobile black boxes are all the rage today among traffic safety experts,and the NHTSA has recently announced that there will be an event data recorder in all new cars being sold in the United States.The automobile black box records information about driving habits,like speed and seat belt usage,and records them retroactively if a crash is detected.The technology was developed to assist crash scene investigators determine why accidents happen,and help create safer vehicles.

Hurricane Sandy,or Superstorm Sandy as it is now being called,has had a profound effect on a lot of aspects of life on the East Coast of the United States.While many businesses and lives on the coast have been affected,one of the industries hardest hit may just be the auto sales business.We’ve all see the pictures of cars floating in the pond that was once a below-ground parking garage in New York City,and the burnt out Hyundai vehicles at JFK airport.

Many new car models get added to sales floors across the country every year,and though we’d like to have them all,some cars have to be discontinued to make way for the new.Though we are sad to see many of these cars go,a few models have probably overstayed their welcome with declining sales in recent years.That being said,let’s take a look at some of the cars discontinued in 2012.

Shipping cars was not nearly as popular years ago as it is now;therefore,there weren’t that many auto shipping companies to choose from and the prices were nowhere near as low as they are now.