Overseas demand for cars made in China jumps as questions swirl around country’s economy

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Open this photo in gallery: Robotic arms assemble cars at a factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, on April 26.CHINA DAILY/Reuters At a time when many of China’s exports are faltering and its consumers are spending less at home, the country is flooding the world with cars. Overseas demand for inexpensive vehicles made in China, mostly gasoline-powered models that Chinese consumers now shun in favour of electric cars, is so great that the biggest obstacle to selling more abroad is a lack of specialized ships to carry them. Chinese automakers have leaped to dominance in Russia since war began in...