HONG KONG -- Facing a surge of Chinese imports driving up its trade deficit, Turkey last June announced a 40% supplementary tariff on new vehicles coming from China.

The BYD Shenzhen prepares in April for its maiden voyage, which is to take it from Suzhou, China, to Brazil by late May: The world's largest car carrier is BYD's fourth ship and can deliver 9,200 vehicles at a time to overseas markets. © AP
In echo of Japan, offshore production set to increasingly drive foreign sales