Audi AG may more than double production in China over the next four years to meet rising demand for luxury cars, its China chief said.
The company plans to expand annual manufacturing capacity in China to as many as 700,000 units by 2015 depending on market demand, up from 300,000 units now, said Audi China President Dietmar Voggenreiter.
Volkswagen AG's luxury brand is considering a proposal to build a second plant in addition to the one in Changchun, Voggenreiter said, declining to specify the investment amount or the plant's location.
"You see a lot of young customers and young families now buying premium cars," Voggenreiter said in an interview in Changchun in northeast China. "Nowadays, the upper middle-management customers are growing and this is our main customer focus."
The automaker is counting on China, its largest market, to help it overtake BMW AG in global sales by 2015. Audi accounts for one-third of the luxury-car market in China, outselling BMW and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz, according to J.D. Power & Associates.
Audi, BMW and Mercedes are targeting record sales this year, helped by China. The world's second-largest economy will grow 9.5 percent this year, six times the pace of the U.S. and euro area, according to International Monetary Fund estimates released in September.
New Products
The automaker may produce an electric car in China, said Voggenreiter, who's headed Audi in China since 2006. Audi makes the A4L, A6L sedans and Q5 sport-utility vehicles with its partner, China FAW Group Corp.
Audi said last month that it expects China deliveries in 2011 to exceed 300,000 units for the first time. In the first nine months of the year, Audi's China sales rose 29 percent to 223,631 units.
Voggenreiter declined to comment on 2012 sales, saying only that he was "optimistic" about the market. Audi will introduce its full range of products in China to boost import sales, he said.
Audi was the first luxury automaker in the country when it entered the market 23 years ago. Its share of the high-end market has fallen to 30 percent in the first half of 2011 from 40 percent in 2009 as BMW and Mercedes boosted production and introduced new models, according to J.D. Power.
Losing Share
BMW's market share has risen to 25 percent from 21 percent in 2009, while Mercedes has 22 percent, up from 16 percent, data from J.D. Power show. Audi's sales will rise 24 percent in 2011, trailing BMW's 60 percent growth and Mercedes's 42 percent, according to the researcher.
Audi sales were affected by a temporary stoppage at its Changchun factory in the first quarter after the automaker upgraded its facilities to boost capacity, Voggenreiter said. "We are back on track now," he said. "We had to have a pit stop. After the pit stop, with new tires, we will make new time records."
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The 2012 Honda Gold Wing (left) sits next to the 2010 iteration, showing its new tires, revised side fairings and longer saddlebags.
New silver side fairings are the most distinctive cue that you’re looking at the 2012 Gold Wing.
Through the decades, Gold Wings have always had great seats, and the one on the 2012 model could be its best yet. 
Honda engineers have made several suspension tweaks and fitted new tires to the 2012 Gold Wing. Turn-in response is slightly quicker than the venerable previous version, and cornering clearance remains excellent for such a big rig.
Upgrades to the 2012 Gold Wing include new iPod menu, surround sound, and a much more contemporary navigation system.
The Wing’s rear gets freshened up for 2012.
Our correspondent wasn’t a fan of the Wing’s new black engine cover.
The FZ8 shares much in common with the FZ1.
It already looks right at home.
Comfortable, confidence-inspiring, and sufficiently powerful.
Thanks to Aerostich for its GORE-TEX® Roadcrafter one-piece suit – the perfect outfit for a cool and slightly rainy day.
It’s easy to get used to this bike.
The extra torque over a 600-class bike is welcome.
Of course it might sound cooler with an aftermarket exhaust, and make a few extra ponies. The stock system gives the stealth factor, however. You can scream it when you need to, without drawing unwanted attention. Note curvaceous, control-filled die-cast aluminum swingarm. The process lets Yamaha precisely tune its characteristics. 
Yamaha had a fleet waiting for us at the lobby of a hotel in Venice, Calif.
While there are bikes that arguably compete, in a real sense, the FZ8 stands alone.
Every once in a blue moon we get a cool bike first seen in Europe on this side of the pond. In this case it’s the 2011 Honda CB1000R.
While it doesn’t make nearly as much power as the CBR1000RR it was sourced from, the “retuned” mill provides plenty of grunt for street riding.
Pictures don’t do it justice, but when viewing the CB1000R in person from this angle, it really is svelte.
With plenty of torque on hand, simply sit back and twist the wrist and you’ll get results like this. 
Suspension components are fully adjustable in front and lack only compression damping in the rear. Brakes on the CB are also competent for most situations, though our testers are split on their performance at the limit. 
We’re impressed by the Honda’s supremely agile handling, which is at least partly due to the 180/55-17 rear tire. Note also the single-sided swingarm.
Get a little carried away with lean angle, and these comically long peg feelers will let you know.