Why there is no opel cars in the USA?

i know its a graet car,but why theres non?|||It's a marketting thing, why don;t we have Singer, Hillman, Morris, Humber, Austin, Riley .....





Many of the GM cars on sale accross the world have their development done in one or more country. The reason that Opel, Vauxhall, Holden etc are not sold in the US is the same reason GM do not market Saturn, Geo, Pontiac, Buick in the UK.


Many models are based on standards based chassis components etc. lookup the GM Epsilon platform for interest.





Some cross over models do exist, the US Chevrolet Cavalier is related to the Opel Ascona as such.


The Saturn range are to some degree based on the Vectra and Saab ranges.


To create a new market for a brand may only compete with existing models, there is also the notion that different countries have different desires/needs/wants.





I'm sure there are a few grey imports however.....|||there are a few here and there. GM doesnt see a market here int he US for them.|||because the us has the cadillace catera the replica of the opel ?|||Because they are a piece of crap car!!!!!|||GM has attempted to introduce Opel cars to the American auto market several times, but they have never been able to develop a profitable market for the German brand cars here in the USA.|||I had two Opels. They would have been a great car if they had better engines.|||bach in the day


late 60s early 70s


The old Opal GT|||Opel is made by General Motors in their German factories and they are simply too expensive to import because of the dollar exchange rates . . . For the same money you could get a domestic GM automobile with more options and features . . .


Why not buy a Buick ???|||I don't of ANYONE that would buy one...|||buick quit making them in the US years ago|||Opel isn't a brand which is sold in the U.S.|||They are here. Anthusiost find them.Ones taken care of are hard to find.


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