China Auto Exports Accelerate as Domestic Car Demand Stumbles

China’s passenger-vehicle exports climbed sharply in October, underscoring how overseas demand is becoming more important for automakers facing a weaker home market. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Wednesday that exports totaled about 927,000 passenger vehicles for the month, a 62.3% increase from a year earlier. The expansion was powered by demand for electric vehicles and hybrids. It helped cushion the effects of a prolonged slowdown inside the world’s largest auto market, where passenger-vehicle sales dropped 27.4% from October 2025 to about 1.7 million units. The gap between foreign and domestic demand has widened over the first 10 months…