Uh, not my experience...Back in the 80's Ford brought it's european Sierra to the USA. Sales were slow even though it was/is a great car. I bought an '85 for a deeply discounted price (sound familiar?) Ford "orphaned" the car after 5 years...I fell asleep at the wheel and totaled my '85, ended up upside down by about 6 grand...today you can buy a cherry Merkur for less than 4 grand, I still love these cars and have never spent more than 3 grand for one...I love the Crossfire and I'm just waiting for this rumor to become official before I take the plunge.
The american market as a whole just doesn't appreciate sports cars anymore if it isn't a Japanese car...very sad.