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Subaru's Australian importer had a brilliant month in July, growing at a rate unmatched by any other top 20 car-maker and achieving almost 5 per cent market share. VFACTS figures show that the Japanese company's sales last month were 27.1 per cent greater than July in 2016, at 4265 units. This figure put it in eighth position for the month, one unit behind Kia (up 20 per cent in its own right), and ahead of a declining Nissan, plus Volkswagen and Honda.

Car sales figures released last month in the US have revealed there are currently 12 unsold 2012 Lexus LFAs sitting in dealerships. While Autoblog was sifting through the July figures, it discovered one LFA was sold that month, and more surprisingly, six were sold last year of the five-year-old sports car.

A high performance version of the new Lexus LS has been spotted doing hot weather testing in southern Europe. With the Lexus LS F-Sport already unveiled at this year's New York motor show, we're pretty certain this car is a prototype for the first ever LS F. Although the prototype uses primarily stock parts, this LS does have an unpainted front bumper, and covered up Lexus badges, as well as a new rear spoiler and a taped over badge on the trailing edge of the rear door.

UPDATE: Honda has now officially announced its updates to the Jazz range. This article has been revised to reflect the latest details and manufacturer's list pricing. July 31, 2017: The facelifted 2018 Honda Jazz is now on sale in Australia, with a lightly revised exterior matched to a mildly updated interior, along with a number of equipment updates.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken action against another car company, with Holden the latest in the regulator’s crosshairs. Holden has accepted the findings of an ACCC investigation into the company's dealings with unhappy customers, this week committing to "court enforceable" custom guarantee obligations.