Bert, Daimler-Chrysler sells the Jeep Liberty in the US, and it sell the same basic vehicle renamed as the Jeep Cherokee in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Right hand drive where necessary, yellow headlamps for France, etc., but the same basic vehicle platform. I could go on and on with examples of European and Japanese cars that are basically identical to models sold in the US as well. You are being obstinate. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Uhh, no. At least, not always. The emissions and crash > standards around the world became very, very different > back in the 1970s, to the point that many smaller > manufacturers had to pull out of the US market. But that > didn't stop the larger manufactuers from building US-spec > cars. And in time, the rest of the world adopted similar > emission standards to ours ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.