Amid the electric vehicle push at the start of the decade, automakers (and then countries) grew increasingly concerned about the long-anticipated surge of new cars and brands from China flooding into large markets like the United States and Europe. While seeds have been planted and China’s exports continue to worry countries, the threat of cheaper gas-engined cars could be more immediate.

In a Reuters report on Tuesday, eight of the 10 largest-selling automakers in China were revealed to be part of the more than 6 million gas and gas-electric vehicles expected to be exported globally by the end of 2025, or about three-quarters of the country’s automotive exports. That’s up from about a million five years ago.

The change is led by a continued problem for China’s automotive industry,

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