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Originally Posted by suspectnumber961
Europe uses the Brent Light Crude (a lighter easier to refine oil) which allows better fuel standards.....while the US uses cruder crude?
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I think the quality of the source fuel has been mentioned. But that doesn't address the question as to why GM/Ford don't sell their Diesel models in the US.
The only rationale I can come up with is that they also make Hybrids and can charge a premium for them, and much of the marketing introducing the idea of a Hybrid has been done for them by Toyota and Honda. Maybe they feel that a premium cannot be charged for a Diesel even though it is by the others.
GM's Diesel engines used to come from Isuzu, and both Honda and Toyota make diesels for sale here.