Uphill for battle for American brands.

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Chrysler and Dodge are facing the grim prospect of joining a long list of US failures in the Australian market, writes RICHARD BLACKBURN.
They came, they saw, but they've failed to conquer. American cars appear to be on the nose with Australian buyers, with Chrysler and Dodge both struggling to sell cars Down Under.

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/its-all-uphill-for-battling-american-brands-20100709-103k5.html

[Ian Johnston]

I have owned several American cars over the years, and now have an imported Toyota Soarer.(actually have 2)
No comparison in build quality, drive feel etc between the 2. The Japanese cars are that much better than the US stuff, it aint funny.
The Yanks used to build on horsepower 1st, everything else after. The quality of my US cars was very average to say the least.

[David Anderson]

You would have to question Dodge bringing in all their crappy small cars even though the we're drowning in choice here and ignoring the market for a large 4x4 ute like the Ram 2500.

People pay almost 90K for a 200 series diesel for towing - a 2500 at or near the same price would be contender IMHO.

(plus, the american in me just want's one !)