China overtakes Japan in auto exports with boost from EVs

Japan loses crown for 1st time in seven years amid BYD's rise

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Cars for export wait to be loaded onto a cargo vessel at a port in Lianyungang, China. © Reuters

AZUSA KAWAKAMI, SHIZUKA TANABE and SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/GUANGZHOU/BEIJING -- China became the world's largest exporter of automobiles last year for the first time, knocking Japan off its perch thanks to strong overseas sales of electric vehicles.

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