Why French auto manufacturers are not present on U.S. market?

Question

I have just read about PEUGEOT 208, a nice-looking city car that has recently been awarded the title 2020 European Car of the Year. In addition to combustion engine versions (gas and diesel), the manufacturer also offers a fully electric version (e-208) with a range of 217 miles and relatively fast charging (0%-80% charging time of 30 min.). With this in mind, I'm curious about your thoughts on why major French auto manufacturers (Peugeot, Renault, Citroen) are not present on U.S. market (though this Quora thread sheds some light: https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Renault-Citroen-Peugeot-and-Dacia-not-sold-in-the-USA).

simonblack · Accepted Answer

French cars are too quirky for the US market. French car manufacturers have a market that is both small enough and large enough to try out experiments that would fail elsewhere, and innovation that is deemed too costly for the US mass market: Fluid suspension - 1960s; sliding doors on cars - 1990s; avant-gard styling: all down through the many decades.
Many French cars are iconic: The Citroen 2CV https://www.erclassics.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/ima..., The Citroen Parisienne DS https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSnLQ... and the Citroen C4 with those strange door panels https://c4.wallpaperflare.com/wallpaper/340/990/475/women-si...
I spent many years travelling in France, my preference was for a Citroen DS3 with its distinctive 'reverse shark fin' behind the driver's window :) https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pict...

gshdg · Answer

What about those quora answers fails to satisfy your curiosity?