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• Carscoop’s A-to-Z Guide to the 2012 Detroit Motor Show
• Honda Wants to Make its Cars Lighter, N BOX City Car is the First Example
• Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Carscoop’s A-to-Z Guide to the 2012 Detroit Motor Show Posted: 25 Dec 2011 12:45 PM PST Every year, the first major international auto show takes place on American soil: it's the North American International Auto Show, or NAIAS as it is more commonly known, and it's located right in the heart of the U.S. automotive industry, Detroit. It's only natural, therefore, for domestic manufacturers to display their newest models at the Motor City. Among other presentations, Ford will unveil its new Fusion global mid-size sedan that will be sold as the Mondeo in other parts of the world including Europe, while Cadillac is already releasing spoilers of the brand new 2013 ATS and so is Dodge, which will introduce the first product of the Fiat-Chrysler collaboration, the Alfa Giulietta-based 2013 Dart compact sedan. Read more » Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Honda Wants to Make its Cars Lighter, N BOX City Car is the First Example Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:45 AM PST It's true that the majority of new vehicles tend to be heavier than the ones they replace, even if their dimensions remain similar. Most of the times, the reason is that manufacturers try to improve their vehicle's safety credentials and comfort amenities with a negative impact on weight and fuel consumption. Now this trend seems to be reversing, albeit at a slow pace. For example, Peugeot's new supermini, the 208, is lighter than its predecessor, the 207. According to business daily newspaper Nikkei, Honda will soon join the pack as it plans to change its design and assembly methods to reduce its vehicles' weight without making any compromises in safety or comfort features. Read more » Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:21 AM PST To all our readers, we would like to take the time to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone here at Carscoop! Being a joyous time of celebration, some folks may overindulge during the holidays, in which case we hope that you'll forget about driving altogether and have someone else deliver you back home. We'll be taking some time off to spend the day with our families and friends, but not without programming some select news for today and tomorrow before we return to our normal daily schedule on Tuesday, December 27, as we get ready for the next round of car shows starting with the Detroit Auto Show in the second week of January. Vroomy wishes to all, and hope you enjoy the Santa Claus videos after the jump! Read more » Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

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