Europe's Small Luxury Cars Coming to US?

I would say "finally!" to that. Amen.

According to a report on MSN Autos today (Europe Eyes US Market for Small Luxury Cars), there seems to be a trend for European luxury car makers testing the US waters for their smaller, luxurious and MPG-conscious cars.

To back this hypothesis up, the article mentions Mercedes Benz's 180 on a decision to never try to sell small cars in the US by now showcasing the A-class coupe in New York this past April. The A-class is expected to enter the US market in 2013.

I personally wouldn't mind a return to the Kompressor C230 model, perhaps tweaked a little for today's smartphone and navigation preferring audiences. According to the article, folks are willing to go for smaller cars but still want all the bells and whistles.

BMW has shown interest but nothing solid. With their strong MINI market, they know small, sporty cars are here to stay...but why would they want to cannibalize by adding new BMW models, right?

Audi doesn't know if it wants to bring the A2 to the US market, but they realize there's lots to do with their A3 line. There was an A3 coupe presented in March at the Geneva show that will probably get to the US in 2013.

Volvo has had their C30 in the US market for a couple of years now, and the hot little hatchback model that doesn't seem to want to be a major market player. Volvo only expects to sell about 4,000 per year.

We can expect any luxury entrants to go above $19,000 in order to not turn off the larger model clientele for these brands.

This trend will certainly make Main Street USA a lot more interesting, car wise at least, in a couple of years.