Scoop: New Mercedes-Benz GLA to be Shown as a Concept in Shanghai

Our spy photographers had another meeting with a black-cladded Mercedes-Benz GLA test car in Germany where they managed to snap a couple of shots of the dashboard, which appears to be very similar to that found in the CLA sedan and A-Class hatchback, something we expected since all three cars belong to the same family of models.

On an equally if not more interesting note, CarScoop reader Florian D. forwarded us a document containing Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche's speech at the company's Annual Press Conference in Stuttgart last week.

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Scoop: 2014 Hyundai ix35 aka the Tucson Pictured Inside and Out

Hyundai is readying a mid-life nip-and-tuck for its ix35 compact crossover that is known as the Tucson in North America. We’ve already had the opportunity to share some photos of a prototype model, but our man with the long lens has now captured images of a second test car, this time nabbing the interior as well. Read more »

Spy Shots: New Range Rover Sport Sheds More Camouflage

The wait for the new Range Rover Sport is almost over, which is why the British firm's engineers have peeled a few more layers of camouflage from one of their latest prototypes, seen here testing in its natural habitat (at least in theory) close to the Arctic Circle.

Like the model it replaces, the new Range Rover Sport is an offspring of the bigger and boxier Range Rover. With the second generation model, Land Rover wants to increase the visual distance between the two SUVs.

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Spy Shots: Opel and Vauxhall Preparing Corsa for a Facelift Inspired by the Adam

It looks like Opel and its sister company from Britain, Vauxhall, will give the current, fourth-generation Corsa supermini that has been in production since 2006 an extension in life with a mild facelift.

GM's European division was likely led to the decision to update instead of replace the aging Corsa due to its own financial troubles as well as the tough economic environment in the Old Continent that has plagued sales in most countries.

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Smart Said to Unveil All-New ForTwo and ForFour at the 2013 Frankfurt Show

While we are still building the list on the models that will make their world premiere at next month's Paris Motor Show, German publication AutoMotorundSport is flying into the future with a report on the Smart brand.

According to the magazine, following the presentation of an as-of-yet unidentified concept car in Paris this September, the German automaker will debut the production version of the next generation of the three-door, two-seater ForTwo and a new five-door, four seater ForFour model at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.

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