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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
American cars sell poorly in export markets due to the lack of Diesel and other fuel-efficient options. OTOH I don't get the point on why they wouldn't pass Euro crash standards.
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American car companies were arguing that cars that passed crash tests in the US were superior to Euro cars and there was no reason for them to test for entry to Euro markets.
They had a 3rd party do tests to the Euro standards on cars that passed here and then hushed the results because our cars failed the crash tests.