From the French magazine L’Automobile. Also, offical photos will be available later today at 11pm EST. So please check back to see more high resolution photos tonight.

In the language of business, there are two types of business merger and acquisition. The first type, for example if a car manufacturer acquired a transmission company, then this is called a horizontal integration. On the other hand, the Hooters restaurant company acquired the Pace Airlines to form the Hooters Airlines back in 2002, which sounds strange (why a food business want to participate in the air transportation industry?), this is called a vertical integration.

Back in June 2012, a Hong Kong energy company: National Bio Energy Group, teamed with a Japanese venture investment company called “Sun Investment”, for...

2014 March sales statistics of the Chinese auto market come out today.

During the last month, total auto sales in China region is 1 ,094,472 units. One surprising fact is for March 2014, the Audi A6 outsold the Toyota Camry (15,800 units vs. 15,723 units). Compared to the best selling mid-size luxury sedan in US market, the Mercedes-Benz E class only sold 6,335 units.

In the same period, BMW sold 12,279 units of the 5 series in China; and Mercedes-Benz sold 3,360 units of the E class.

The weak Mercedes-Benz sales is caused by the scandal that, the largest Chinese television media (CCTV) reported back in March 2013, that Mercedes-Benz used poisonous materials in some of th...

Ever think of a head-on collision with a 30-ton (66,000lb) cement truck? Well, if you don’t, here is a thrilling video captured by the victim’s dash camera.

The story is quite simple: a Texas A&M University professor drove his Toyota Sienna and got the head-on hit by a fully-loaded run-the-red-light cement truck. Sounds like there might be a casualty? No, this Aggie professor actually didn’t get hurt at all.

Here is what the Sienna looks like after this accident.

Let’s take a close look. The safe cage is still intact after the collision, which protects the occupant inside.

You can watch the full video here...

The 2015 X6 is a newly designed ride on the same platform of the new X5. It will debut in this August’s Moscow Auto Show. The M version (X6M) will be in this November’s Los Angeles Auto Show.

Here are new information:

– length increased by 1.3 inches, compared to the old X6;

– approx. 330lbs lighter;

– three engine options: 258hp 3.0L turbo inline-six; 381hp 3.0L tri-turbo inline-six; 4.4L turbo V8 with around 450hp. M versioin engine spec is unknown at this moment;

– made in US Spartanburg plant;

– Along with the X6 news, Mercedes-Benz said today they will have a new SUV: MLC class as the answer to BMW’s new X6.

Below are some spyshots...