Facelift (automotive)

[2][3] A facelift retains the basic styling and platform of the car,[4] with aesthetic alterations, e.g., changes to the front fascia (grille, headlights), taillights, bumpers, instrument panel and center console, and various body or interior trim accessories.

Sloan is credited of establishing a strategy in which the company introduces annual styling changes to their vehicles in order to regain market share.

In automotive parlance, "new" usually refers to a facelifted model, whilst the term "all-new" denotes an entirely new generation with not only a design overhaul, but new underpinnings as well.

[8] Holden and Ford Australia implemented a strategy in their automotive design, involving substantial stylistic alterations while retaining the overall generation and platform of the vehicles.

Despite essentially being facelifts of one another, these iterations have undergone subtle aesthetic enhancements, commonly referred to as "Series II" revisions.