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The Suzuki Swift Sport pocket rocket will be getting a round of updates in May. The Series II model gets blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert safety systems, plus heated side mirrors. Outside there's a new hero orange/black two-tone paint option, and inside a digital speedo will be added. There are no mechanical changes, meaning the 103kW/230Nm 1.4-litre turbo engine continues, sending torque to the front wheels through six-speed manual or automatic transmission options.

UPDATE: New official 2021 Nissan X-Trail photos have surfaced online. Check them out here. The upcoming 2021 Nissan X-Trail appears to have been revealed in design patent application documents sent to the Brazil Ministry of the Economy. The document, originally uncovered by Motor1, shows 3D renders of the upcoming model – named the Rogue in the Americas – giving away new details.

Rental car company Europcar will offer discounts of up to 55 per cent on vehicles hired by healthcare and essential industry workers in Australia during the COVID-19 outbreak. The news follows an announcement by Hertz in the US that 19 of its New York City locations will offer free hire cars to healthcare workers until at least April 20, 2020. CarAdvice understands Hertz Australia is also expected to make an announcement regarding rental cars for essential workers.

BMW Australia has issued a recall of 74 of its model-year 2012-2018 M6 Gran Coupe affected by faulty brake light fastening. Affected vehicles were sold between 9 August 2012 and 27 September 2018. Lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the defect related to the third (high) brake light fitted to the roof at the rear of the vehicle may loosen or detach from its fixture. Above: ACCC-supplied image

APRIL 1, 2020: Australia’s largest automotive publisher CarAdvice.com regrets to inform that the planned release of the 2020 April Fool Joke has been pushed back to accommodate new regulatory standards for humour compliance.