Ford to Build New Right Hand Drive Mustang

[cosworth151]

For the first time, Ford is going to build a right hand drive version of the Mustang. This will open up 25 new markets for the car.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20140818/OEM04/140819886/ford-begins-testing-first-right-hand-drive-mustang

[Jericoke]

Never understood why Americans import so many cars, but never seem to make an effort to export them.

I can appreciate the economy of building cars 'locally', but if Americans want the same Hondas that that the Japanese drive, maybe Japanese want the same Mustang that Americans drive.

[Scott]

Muscle cars aren't as appealing in Europe mainly because of the taxes on big engines and gas prices to run them.  Plus they simply aren't practical on most of the roads here, which are rarely straight lines like a big pig car needs.  But the latest batch of muscle cars from Detroit are actually making an appearance, surely because finally the tech has caught up to Europe, and the novelty of owning an American car is also growing...but still only for a rather wealthy sector of the population.

What I always find funny is the number of older, average American cars on the roads here.  I am pretty sure they were brought over by either military or other workers who were transferred over and their car was included in the freight allowance (I can't imagine any other reason to bring a mid '90's Buick Skylark) and then they sold them to someone who wanted it for the novelty.