STEVE INSKEEP, Host: NPR's business news starts with good news from car companies.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, Host: And Bloomberg News reports that Audi buyers are having to wait three to four months for some models.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: The company says higher sales in the U.S. and Europe and Asia helped to offset lagging sales at home in Japan
Leading the way are Germany's carmakers, including Audi. The luxury brand — which is owned by Volkswagen — says global sales rose more than 20 percent. An Audi official said January was the best on record.