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Genesis Motors Australia has revealed preliminary pricing and specifications for its long-awaited G70 sedan, with details showing up on the online configurator on the local consumer website. Korea's competitor to the BMW 3 Series looks set to be offered in four trim levels and two engine variants, all rear-wheel drives and all fitted with an eight-speed automatic transmission. Starting proceedings will be the G70 2.0T, with pricing to be between $58,000 and $61,000 before on-road costs.

Nissan USA has revealed the latest in a long list of off-roading concepts, this time based on the Frontier mid-sized truck – also known as the previous-generation Navara. The Destination Frontier (to reiterate, previous-generation Navara) is designed to be a showcase of what can be done with ute, a bit of time, and a desire to go 'overlanding'. The total cost of the vehicle, truck and modifications included, is US$40,000 ($57,800).

Order books for the hotly-anticipated Honda E city electric vehicle have opened in the UK, Germany, Norway and France, ahead of the car's production debut in the second quarter of 2020. A dedicated online platform has been launched, allowing keen customers to reserve their place in the production queue with a refundable deposit. In the UK, that's £800 ($1490).

The revised 2020 Skoda Superb has leaked online, with a new set of images giving us a first look at the updated liftback version of the company's flagship passenger car. Published by China's Xcar, and republished by Carscoops, the set of four images show the liftback/sedan version from several angles, showing the subtle design revisions in store for the mid-life refresh.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed it lost £3.6 billion ($6.7 billion) in the financial year ending 31 March 2019. Around £3.3 billion ($6.2 billion) of that figure comes from the company writing down the value of its goodwill, real estate and facilities, as well as some of the costs related to slashing its worldwide workforce by 4500 people or around 10%. Taking extraordinary items out, the company had an operating loss of £358 million ($667 million) during the last financial year.