Car News

New vehicle sales took a hit in March, as you might expect, although it wasn't the cataclysmic drop some might have projected. VFACTS data compiled by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries released today shows that car sales fell by 17.9 per cent compared to March last year, to 81,690 sales. You have to return to 2009, at the height of the global financial crisis, to find a lower figure for March. That year there were 75,650 new cars sold.

Honda is rolling out updated versions of the Jazz and HR-V staples with new infotainment systems. Both models now get a 7.0-inch touchscreen running Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone linking, plus Siri Eyes Free and Google Voice Search voice-recognition.

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.

The Mitsubishi Mirage has been given an update to make it more competitive with fellow bargain-basement city cars such as the Kia Picanto and MG 3. This facelift of Mitsubishi's only conventional passenger car (non-SUV or pickup) includes a redesigned front end with a bolder grille (Dynamic Shield to use the brand's marketing parlance), sleeker-looking headlights, and a new lower bumper.

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