[ChuteTheMall]

Are Koreans going to buy American cars? I wouldn’t.

[crusher2013]

My Chevy Truck just passed 215K and has outlasted 2 of my wife’s Asian cars.

But YMMV.

[roadcat]

Conversely, South Korea agreed to allow the number of U.S.-made vehicles to be imported without being subject to local safety regulations to double to 50,000 a year. However, no American car brand sold more than 10,000 vehicles in South Korea last year.

Well, they buy a few American cars. Very few. And not subject to safety regulations, which is disturbing.

[qaz123]

A long,long time ago, things like Levi jeans and Cannondale Mtn bikes would sell for astronomical prices in Japan. They wanted ALL things American, for some odd reason. Maybe the SKorean’s desire to have AMERICAN things will be the same.

Think about it. You’re some rich guy in Seoul. Everyone is rolling around in Hyundai’s, Kia’s and some European sedans. You roll up to the stoplight in an F250 Super Duty, Quad Cab, Long Bed, 6.7 liter Diesel, on some 37’s. Not a person in that city, won’t know who you are.

[Thibodeaux]

I would suggest that Jeeps and pickups will be the American vehicles exported.

[Mr.Unique]

I’m on my second Hyundai. Good value.

[Flint]

Its called free market choices CTM. It's up to the South Koreans what they want to buy, but now they have more choices. Our car makers have more outlets for their products. Employees of car makers have more job opportunities.

What's the problem with that?

[SamAdams76]

Back in the 1960s, people chortled at the prospect of Americans buying “rice burners” from Japan. They weren’t laughing 20 years later when Japanese cars dominated the U.S. market.

[fishtank]

My son told us we ship LOTS of new Mustangs on the RORO ships to Europe.

[Moleman]

Keep your Kia then.... Buy American!

[Vigilanteman]

If Japan is any guideline, not many. The Yakuza in Japan like American cars in the full sized version. So do some niche markets for the novelty factor. The Toyota Camray and Honda Accord size cars, not so much. The local version is cheaper and better.

[maxtheripper]

We didn’t fill our quota in SK last year from what I have read, 25000 unit quota only 11000 units actually sold.