In Depth: China’s Auto Export Boom Spurs Push to Manufacture Overseas

China’s auto export engine was in overdrive in August, shipping more than 1 million vehicles for a third straight month. The momentum is fueling expectations that full year exports will hit 10 million cars.

Yet, behind the boom is an increasingly precarious reality, as Chinese automakers’ top markets, including Europe, and critical emerging markets such as Mexico and Malaysia are erecting ever higher trade barriers.