"Dean Dark" wrote
At certain times in the past, (maybe even now?) cars imported into the
> US were subject to tariffs and quotas, which varied according to how
> much "domestic" content they had in their build. Perhaps that was the > reason.
Cars have not had tariffs since around 1980, perhaps earlier. Small trucks (about the size you have in EU) have had (and still do, I believe) tariffs on them.
FloydR