Blame the government...

To be honest, I guess it would help the US automobile industry to be able to bring Euro models without or with minor changes. We all know that Euro and US regulations are different, but none of thos is really better. You Americans like to crash at higher speeds, but with less offset, we Europeans crash at lower speeds but with 40% offset. Thus the front bumper beans have to be designed differently. Of course both have their advantage, but I think a European car provides enough protection for American butts and vice versa.

The result of a regulation to accept cars that were mandated for each others system would be that Ford could also offer the Fusion or the Flex here in Europe. Maybe with a different choice of engines (the 2.2l I4 diesel for example). And of course those vehicles won't be top sellers, but they'd be nice niche cars and good for the brands image.

Won't make sense. The next gen ecoboost I4s will be 1.6l and 140 to 180hp. A smaller engine - maybe an 1.2l I3 with 105 to 135hp currently just won't give an improve in fuel economy that's worth the added tech (direct injection, turbocharger).

Small cars with direct injected turbocharged engines are going to be a big hit in Europe. There people are used to paying a bit more for small cars - around $20.000 (before VAT) for a well equipped Polo or 207 is relatively usual. And di tc gas engines will be cheaper than a diesel and offer nearly as good fuel economy.

Also get rid of this mpg scheme and switch to gpm. You'll than see that one additional mile per gallon on a small car that already gets 40mpg is much less of an improve than it's on a big car, that just gets 25.

No diesel for the US.

It seems it would make sense to team up BMW Mini to federalize a single 1.6l 112hp to 120hp diesel (maybe with an 130hp option). This engine would be a good choice for the Mini, the Fiesta, the next gen Focus, the Mazda 3 and the Volvo C30.

Wow, this version of the Fiesta would definitively appeal to 50+ year old people in Eastern Germany or the rest Eastern Europe (pun intended, I live in Leipzig). In these areas older people tend to prefer sedan versions of small cars, thus you see plenty Skoda Fabia sedan, VW Polo sedan or Dacia Logan sedan. Younger people usually do also prefer the three and five door hatches. And while the Fiesta sedan does not look bad and would be a welcome addition to the lineup here in Europe, I hope it does not completely replace the hatch in the US.

I hope it is a Dangel Berlingo...

There is no more "Standard Mini D". When the Mini got revised the 1.4l 90hp Toyota Yaris diesels were dropped in favor of 109hp Peugeot units. The 1.6l just received a minor upgrade, so 120 to 125hp should be available soon in standard Cooper livery.

Who would buy this vehicle with a gasoline engine and AT? In my neighborhood I see just MTs with the VM428 diesel.

Given they way German Autobild was surprised with the exceptionally high quality of the Fiat "Made in Poland" Panda, it should be possible. Look at the ranking of current gen Fiats in the table below:

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/dauertest-vw-touran-2.0-tdi_58765.html

The RAM brand just contains all commercial vehicles. This means the current RAM pickups, a Dakota replacement (RAM 1000?) and some Fiat or Iveco sourced light to medium duty comercial vehicles. I guess,the Doblo will come to the US, maybe the Ducato with short and medium wheelbase (FWD, up to 3.5 metric tons GVW) and surely the Iveco Daily as Sprinter replacement (RWD, medium to long wheelbase, 3.5 to 6.5 metric tons GVW). This lineup pretty much justifies it's own brand. Fiat also hinted that RAM might come up with heavy trucks. Iveco has some possible candidates, and not every one of those is COE:

http://www.iveco.com.au/powerstar.HTM

Hmmm, the nam somehow reminds me of the ARO 10 series. I dunno why...