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Tesla has wirelessly updated the software on the Model S and Model X, after spontaneous battery fires in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The company this week issued the update, which tweaks "charge and thermal management settings" in the battery out of "an abundance of caution".

The Citroen 19_19 concept has been unveiled ahead of its in-the-flesh debut at the VivaTech conference in Paris in a few days time. According to Citroen, the body of the 19_19 concept has been designed to resemble the union of an aircraft fuselage and a helicopter's see-through bubble.

The Buick Enspire concept revealed at last year's Beijing motor show could be headed to production, if a new report is any guide. CarDesignNews recently spoke with Bob Boniface, global director of exterior design for Buick, at GM's technical centre in Warren, Michigan, where they saw a full-size model for a "four-door crossover with a sweeping coupe-like roofline" which Boniface said had been confirmed for production.

Order books have opened and key details have been released for the new Volkswagen ID.3 electric car in Europe – but its introduction in Australia has been pushed back until 2022 at the earliest, due to lagging local emissions standards. Volkswagen has released disguised photos of the ID.3 – one of the most important electric cars to arrive next decade – ahead of its official unveiling at this year's Frankfurt motor show in September.