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The updated 2018 MG 3 range has been scheduled for a third-quarter arrival in Australia, the company has told CarAdvice this week. A firm date is yet to be confirmed, but the new MG 3 will get a significant update inside and out, likely mirroring the changes seen in its home market of China (pictured).

Mitsubishi Australia has called for owners of its cars fitted with faulty Takata airbag inflators to have their vehicles fixed. According t0 the company, just 136,000 of the 235,151 cars fitted with the potentially fatal inflators have been fixed. Degradation of the inflator propellant means metal fragments could shoot out in an accident, putting occupants at serious risk of injury, even death. More than 99,000 Lancer, Triton, Pajero and i-MiEV owners are still at risk.

Ford Australia and Deakin University have partnered to launch the Women in STEAM Scholarship, which aims to support women in pursuing their educational and career goals in fields such as digital technologies and computer science. The STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) scholarship is the largest of its type offered within the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment at Deakin University in Melbourne, Victoria.

Porsche has released the first official image of the next-generation (992) 911, albeit covered in camouflage. As you can probably tell, the design team has stuck with its 'evolutionary' theme. After more than five decades of rear-engined sports cars that all look similar, that shouldn't come as a surprise. The release accompanying the image includes conversations with the head of the 911 model line, August Achleitner.

The new-generation Audi A6 has been teased on an online video this week, ahead of a likely debut at the Geneva motor show next month. A firm reveal date is yet to be detailed, but it appears Audi is preparing its new large car for the public very shortly – perhaps as soon as the Geneva motor show, commencing late next week. We've published plenty of spy images of the new A6, which will once again be offered in both sedan and 'Avant' wagon body styles globally.