China poised to top U.S. as top oil buyer; increased car sales spur jump U.S. and turn it into the world’s biggest oil importer,

China appears to be at a tipping point where surging domestic auto sales will soon drive it past the U.S. and turn it into the world’s biggest oil importer, taking a title that distinguished — and some might say hobbled — the U.S. for decades.
China already has drawn even with the U.S....China poised to top U.S. as top oil buyer; increased car sales spur jump U.S. and turn it into the world’s biggest oil importer,