They’re very incompatible with infrastructure and environment.
When international companies build cars with the US in mind, they ensure they make sense in the US.
American cars are not tough enough for off-roading in most countries. They’re too big and inefficient for on-road and urban. Where they do fit in, there’s already many much better options and maintaining those fit-fir-purpose cars through their lifetime is much easier and cheaper because of after sale support and part availability.
You can improve a US car with modification, but it also isn’t cheap and easy.
US car manufacturers can’t compete with European and Asian manufacturers. They barely pull it off domestically. Only Ford has managed with its appeal to commercial fleets and some cars you can’t even get in the US—that’s how it’s done if you want your shit bought.
They’re very incompatible with infrastructure and environment.
When international companies build cars with the US in mind, they ensure they make sense in the US.
American cars are not tough enough for off-roading in most countries. They’re too big and inefficient for on-road and urban. Where they do fit in, there’s already many much better options and maintaining those fit-fir-purpose cars through their lifetime is much easier and cheaper because of after sale support and part availability.
You can improve a US car with modification, but it also isn’t cheap and easy.
US car manufacturers can’t compete with European and Asian manufacturers. They barely pull it off domestically. Only Ford has managed with its appeal to commercial fleets and some cars you can’t even get in the US—that’s how it’s done if you want your shit bought.