american cars are not popular here in europe and have a real bad reputation except the corvette. Im now talking about csrs from the 80s-now. If they deserved it i have nl idea but their reputation for handling and durability and gas cost is really bad here and i would guess in Japan even worse
Ford of Europe is not really thought of as "American"....But Ford has had some really GREAT cars over there. The Cortina, Escort, RS200, Ford Escort Cosworth, Ford Sierra Cosworth, Ford Focus ST...
And then there is GM owned Opel, and GM's Holden, and Vauxhall.
And Yeah, in Japan...American car companies have a hard time selling anything. Mostly due to Japanese Protectionism. But, I think Toyota sold rebadged Chevy Cavaliers...