The 44-year-old German suffered a blow to the head after hitting a rock at the upmarket Alps resort of Meribel. He was later listed as being in critical condition by the hospital treating him in Grenoble.
China's passenger vehicle sales sped ahead in November, with a double-digit increase for the full year.
The 2013 SEMA Show is in full swing and nowhere is there more innovation than in the New Products Showcase, which features more than 2,000 of the newest, most cutting-edge automotive products.