text: how is foreign cars manufactured different then american cars?   depend on the country.  for right hand drive country, the steering is build on the right side, the transmission is at the center. countries with right hand side steering are uk, japan, hong kong and former british colony.  the engine size also differs, some country have smaller engine.   type of engine, europe have more diesel engine. asia uses more gasoline engine than diesel except for truck.  chassis, japanese car have lighter and thinner chassis than american and european car, japanese car emphasize more on fuel economy. european car more of safety as their highway speed limit can go as high as 180 km per hour.  model name, some car you found in asia have different model name than in us, or there may be some model that are not found in us.