PARIS: Carmakers are betting on style and recycling in the battle for Europe's burgeoning small car market, adding high-tech safety and entertainment features while often using older vehicle underpinnings as a way to keep prices down.
Several new cars on display at this month's Paris auto show from Opel, Citroen, Skoda and Kia are based largely on modified components used in a previous generation vehicle, or taken from another model already on the road, as a way to save cash.
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