In the US, yes. Both flopped in Europe though. The Qashqai was not the first crossover, but it most certainly was the car the popularised crossovers in Europe.

Sadly, yes. It’s has consistently been one of the best selling crossovers in Europe. It's a great appliance, so I get it. It's also entirely flavourless, so I despise it. It is understandable people buy them in great numbers though.

Side marker lights are still not a thing elsewhere. This never caught on. A mk8 Golf won’t have it either, if you buy it in Europe.

Absolutely! I'm sure it's a POS, but it has to be more entertaining to drive than almost every crossover/SUV on the road today.

Because it happens every time. Every time a cars is on sale outside of the US, they take the price including taxes, convert this to $ and complain it's expensive compared to a price without tax. And every time people correct this in the comments. The next time the cycle continues. I won't go as far as calling it…

I’m not sure I have $40k to drop on a hatchback

Being taller won’t help you there. I get blinded by camrys with their high beams on when I am driving my truck.

The European market as a whole is quite different from the US one. Some of our Hondas were sold as Acuras in the US. Opels (direct competitors of brands like Kia and Ford) were and are sold as Buicks in the US. US market cars were laughed out of our market due to their crudeness. At least until a decade ago.

What I got from this review was:

The 500 has enough space in the trunk plus the back seat for most single people or couples without kids. Especially if it’s used as a second car. I rented one last year when I visited Spain, so I do know what I’m talking about.

The NEDC was a joke. WLTP is indeed much more realistic.

Exactly. And suddenly Americans are buying small cars again (see: Mazda CX-3), which is the same size. 

The 208 is a subcompact, so a segment larger than the 500. Still probably too small for American tastes. Or, to phrase it differently, not tall enough with a lack of side cladding.

If it is priced right, this will absolutely work in Europe. You don't have to live in a city centre to consider this either, the range is over 300 km.

I wonder when the Scots, the Welsh and the (Northern) Irish will figure this out as well.

Do remember we are talking about the 80s here, and that jeep has the aerodynamics of a shed.

Nope. The Atlas is not and will not be available in Europe, so EU regulations are irrelevant to this car.

It was rare for GM to sell any vehicle in a decent volume in Europe though, with the exception of Opel/Vauxhall cars. You can go for months without seeing a GM vehicle without Opel/Vauxhall badge.

It’s a tall family car though. Like a minivan, without the sliding doors. Traditionally, people driving these did so leisurely. Which made sense, given the driving characteristics. Give them 100 or 500 hp, they won’t be any fun.

Yes to both arguments!