>Isn't it odd. Each of those points (or the contrary one) would also explain why Europeans rarely buy U.S. models:
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>maker doesn't want to invest in a European dealer network.
>vehicles are 'too big' for Europeans.
>petrol less popular (OK -ish)
>cars may not meet EU safety standards

>On the emissions front - isn't most of the U.S. *way* behind California ?
>In much of Europe, and certainly in the UK, the cost of fuel, combined with tax breaks for 'cleaner' cars, would lead most people to regard U.S. models as a joke...

Funny, though, I see a lot of Ford and Chevrolet models around here, but these aren't any bigger than the european ones. I bet any American seeing them would think they must be fakes, being that small.

No I didn't memorize the models. The Ford I have in mind looks like a VW bug transformed into a turtle which just came out of the mud, what with all the lower band and corners being always the graphite gray color.