China’s car industry is on a tear overseas, storming markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and heaping pressure on long-established automakers like Toyota Motor and Volkswagen.

A surge in overseas shipments helped keep China’s auto market steady in July despite a sharp drop in domestic sales, underscoring automakers’ growing reliance on foreign markets…

China’s car industry is on a tear overseas, storming markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and heaping pressure on long-established automakers like Toyota Motor and Volkswagen.