Audi, BMW and Mercedes are increasing their production, expecting to record sales

Most major manufacturers of premium cars in the world, Audi, BMW and Mercedes have announced that they will expand plants in U.S. and Europe this year to increase production capacity amid record growth in demand for cars.

Audi, BMW and he wants to reach beyond it the largest manufacturer of premium cars in the world by 2015, announced yesterday that it would increase production of cars and SUVs in 2011 to exceed the record number of 1.5 million produced in 2010. BMW and Mercedes-Benz also plans to expand the factory, including the U.S. and Germany.

"The three producers are preparing for sustained growth," said Juergen Pieper, an analyst at Bankhaus Metzler in Frankfurt. "The upward trend in the luxury car segment will continue this year and 2012. It is essential that manufacturers take steps to meet this demand. "

German luxury manufacturers benefit from increased demand from China and the United States, the world's largest auto market amid global economic recession exit. Audi plans to spend 11.6 billion euros by 2015 on expanding factories and develop new models. Spent only BMW plant in Germany to 1.5 billion euros in 2009, and Daimler is building a 800 million car factory in Hungary.

Audi has announced it will launch a total of 13 new and revised models this year, including the new Audi A6 sedan and Audi Q3 SUV compact. The manufacturer will invest over 5 billion at its two plants in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm, where A6 is built. Also, this year will begin working to expand plant in Gyor, Hungary, to increase production to 125,000 cars per year and a new derivative for the A3.

BMW has scheduled a record 1.5 million sales of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce this year, investing 400 million euros at its plant in Leipzig, Germany to prepare to manufacture a 100% electric vehicle for city 2013.

Daimler expands its factories to accommodate the new generation B-Class and SLK roadster this year. Mercedes has projected that sales will exceed the previous record of 1.29 million cars in 2007. Deliveries in 2011 will be "defined more production capacity than demand," said director of Daimler, Dieter Zetsche, in Detroit last week. " "It is a problem that we are happy to have it." Mercedes expand the plant's production line in Alabama, USA.

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