I don't think this is a fair comparison.....American cars, shitty as they are, are built for mass production and that mass has to cover the States, Canada & Mexico.....European cars, at least the ones u've mentioned (E55) are Premium cars, and are bought buy ppl with premium needs.....If a ratio of American cars to European cars is 50:1 in the States than Mercedes can afford to have a better quality built vehicle.....hence GM has to hire more workers which are less qualified and use cheaper materials to satisfy the general public....I've worked at a GM plant and there are bums building cars.......which can't be good for quality or reliability
......by the way the Focus was built in Europe for Europe but its just used in the States
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