It looks as though the 12th-generation Toyota Corolla will soldier on for a little while yet, at least in China.

The images seen here were part of the model’s regulatory filings with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which we found via Carscoops.

Most of the changes take place up front, where the updated Corolla gains the company’s ‘Hammerhead’ design, which graces the latest Prius, bZ4X, C-HR and Camry, as well as the next-generation RAV4.

The redesigned front-end has new C-shaped headlights where the lower section flows into a thin blacked-out upper grille with an integrated light bar.

This is married to a new bumper with a much smaller, less aggressive lower air intake. At the top of the fake side intake is what seems to be a small, well disguised lighting pod. If our eyes are correct, this means the Corolla is joining the split headlight craze.

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At the rear, changes are limited to redesigned tail-light graphics, and a subtly reworked bumper, which no longer features a contrasting rear diffuser.

For the past several generations the Corolla has been offered with two different faces. The car seen here is likely the update for the “sporty” face that’s sold in Europe, the US, and Australia.

If the updated vehicle follows recent history there will also be a “prestige” face with more traditional, squarer headlights, and generous lashings of chrome for the front and rear.