Are you guys aware of european car brands?

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1. I see the occasional Fiat. I’ve heard of some of the other brands, but haven’t seen them on the streets.

2. Fiat is, the rest aren’t really a thing here.

3. Fiat is the only recognizable model in the list. The Fiat 500 was sold here years ago and there are still some in the used car market.

   Only a car enthusiast would know the others.

4. Fiats are common enough. I’ve heard of Renault and Peugeot but never seen one in the wild. Others I’ve never heard of before.

5. I’ve heard of some of those brands and you may be able to buy some here. Fiat for example sells in America and does have dealerships around. There’s one in the county north of where I live. You mentioned Europe and Volkswagon is German – and it’s one of the major car brands in America. A lot of our other brands tend to be Asian.

6. A lot of people will be vaguely aware of Fiat, Citroën and Peugeot. The others much less so.

   Car enthusiasts and the like are likely to know the others. Especially if they are fans of a related/sister brand.

   The three I mentioned you might find at a car show, but you will not see them on the road hardly at all. They haven’t been imported for years with the exception of the Fiat 124, and even that one was in extremely limited numbers.

   Edit: I forgot the Fiat 500!!! You’ll see those in cities.

7. No these brands aren’t sold here. Those of us that have traveled to Europe or are auto enthusiasts are aware of these brands. For the most part those auto makers have models that don’t fit what most Americans want out of their vehicle they are viewed as too small and not enough power generally speaking.

   Fiat is the exception because they merged with an American brand.

   Edit: also aren’t Seat and Skoda mostly just rebadged VWs?

8. I’ve heard of all those except for Seat. We have Fiats here. Other European car brands sold in the US include Volkswagen, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, Bentley… probably some more.

   AFAIK Citroen, Renault, Peugeot, Seat, and Skoda are not sold in the US.

9. They’re not commonly imported. Fiat is the most common with their 500 mini car. Bringing a car in requires that those car companies would need to ensure their cars complied, and you need to sell a lot to justify that.

   Euro cars also tend to be smaller and more spartan, reflecting where they’re driven. Americans like big and more comfortable cars.

   What’s more common is to see similar designs brought over under a common banner. Renault may bring cars here under the Nissan banner.

10. I think Fiats are sold in the US, the others are not. I’ve seen an occasional Renault or Peugeot here, but it’s super rare (I’m assuming they were shipped over by the owner).

    I’ve never even heard of Seat, tbh.

11. [This Alfa Romeo – Fiat dealership closed suddenly in Iowa on I-80 this last October](https://b100quadcities.com/this-davenport-car-dealership-just-suddenly-closed-confused-customers/)

    I knew all but Seat. We went by that dealership for many years

12. I’m aware of those brands because of Top Gear, but they aren’t sold here and the average American will have never heard of them (except for Fiat).

13. Peugeot sold cars here in the 70s. But i cannot recall the last time I saw one in this country.

14. Fiat is selling cars here again, but they aren’t really common.

    I know the rest, but I don’t think they’re sold here.

15. I know about Peugeot, but have no idea how to say it. My head monologue says “Pyou-go” and I don’t wish to be corrected

16. Fiat is here. The rest that did exist went the way of the dodo in the 70s/80s due to poor reliability and outrageous service costs and wait times.

17. I puckered my mouth in disapproval as if I had tasted a Citroën when my daughter Mercedes told me this Saab story but it was really nothing but a bunch of Peugeots.

    Nope, I don’t think I could name a single European car brand. Sorry.

18. As others have said, only Fiat has been sold here in the last 30 years. I will see some of them (except Skoda?) when they cross the border from Mexico. These brands don’t think it’s worth the cost to get certified for the US market. Peugeot was talking about it a few years back, but then PSA merged with Fiat Chrysler to form Stellantis. It’s more likely now that they would probably just rebadge a PSA car to a brand with an active dealership network.

    ETA – I would buy a Peugeot 508 SW PHEV in a heartbeat. The affordable wagon (estate) market is nonexistent in the US.

19. Every now and again i see an Alfa Romeo in the US.

20. Other than Fiat, none of those brands have been sold in the US for a long time.

    VW/Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Porsche are some European brands that are common here.

    I’ll also jump on this opportunity to rustle some jimmies by pointing out that Chrysler/ Jeep/ Dodge/ Ram are arguably European brands.

21. Most of those, I know of them from reddit, top gear, and video games. Most common people don’t know about those brands.

    The major European car brands are VW, BMW, Audi, Volvo, Fiat, Mini.

    Also, I’m not sure if it’s because we have a dealer in the areas or what, but Alfa Romeo is getting really popular, I see a lot of them now.

22. Citroen and Peugeot stopped exporting cars to America in the 80s. You could possibly find a very old Citroen or Peugeot here in America.

    Im familiar with Car brands, hence my username lol.

    I know about Renault, Seat, Skoda, Dacia

23. Europeans have cars?

24. I know all of those except “Seat.”

25. We have Fiat. Renault has a F1 team. I rode in one from the airport to the hotel in Paris. I feel like I’ve heard of Peugeot and Skoda, but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen one.