> So US is easy to sell in for everyone, EU is "hard" to sell in for everyone, but maybe less so for EU car makers. So there is something to this argument, it's not entirely without merit.
It's completely without merit. Do you really think US regulation isn't written for the benefit of US companies? It is!
From my post:
> [...] US does the same in other industries
As it happens, automotive regulation in Europe is far stricter than the US ones (emissions and pedestrian safety come to mind).