Jason from BMI racing released some pictures on there new BMI prototype rear pod. The new pod is designed for brushless motors.  The pod should fit most 12th scale cars that use a standard AE pods.

Source: RCTech

kimihiko-yano has this new A.L.S front end on sale on their web site. It is made of aircraft grade aluminum. It give you the possibility to adjust ride height with out placing shims to adjust the ride. The pictures gives a better idea. It should work on all AE front ends.

Source: kimihiko-yano.net  

Team Corally has released new tuning parts such as the Lower A-arm spacers in graphite (#75956) for ride height adjustment and Cross Brace in graphite (#75958) for greater stiffness.
Also a new type of 43 mm duraluminium turnbuckles (#79274) have been specially manufactured for use with the SP12X WC front suspension.

Source: Team Corally 

KSG has a setup alignment tool for 12th scale that looks allot like the 10th scale alignment tools. Here is a small description from there site:

Camber angle can be adjusted accurately in the range of ±6 degrees. It can be used to check static camber angle and to verify active chamber changes when the suspension is being compressed. In addition adjustments of toe in and toe out is possible. it comes with ball bearings which should give accurate results.

* It works with front shafts of 1/8 inch size. CRC Generation X front shaft do not fit. 

Source: REDRC and kimihiko-yano  

Brushless motors are getting more common in 12th scale racing. The problem with most brushless esc are that they have a large heat sink with a fan mounted on top which could be a big problem with the bodies used. most bodies have very low profile where the esc normally is placed. Now Novak have created the GTB 4-Cell Programmable Racing Brushless/Brush ESC which a 30% smaller height profile as to the normal GTB. The GTB 4-Cell Programmable Racing Brushless/Brush ESC has also 16-gauge wire, which helps lighten the ESC's weight by 25%. Other differences from the original #1710 GTB include a replaceable input harness and switch harness, both of which are "re-solderable" for retaining the ESC's low profile and for added convenience.

This versatile ESC is compatible with all Novak 540-size sensored brushless motors, and has no brushed motor limit. Like all of Novak's speed controls, the GTB 4-Cell is packed full of features. A user-friendly interface along with 4 different color status LEDs make programming the GTB extremely easy. The brushless mode has 4 adjustable parameters, including Minimum Brake, Drag Brake, Deadband, and Minimum Drive. The brushed mode is fully programmable with all of the adjustments of the brushless mode, plus adjustable Drive Frequency. The GTB also uses exclusive lightweight MOSFET technology, which have the lowest "RDS On" value, and which allows the speed control to have the highest power density.