That’s a tall order. The Paris-based firm, owner of Peugeot, Citroën and Opel, needs to make cars that Americans want to buy while complying with a completely different set of safety and emissions regulations than the ones that govern its home market. Above all, it needs to find a failproof way to put its cars in the hands of customers and make sure that parts and service are both readily available.

PSA boss Carlos Tavares, one of the brightest minds in the industry, revealed his team has come up with a “creative and disruptive way” to distribute cars but he stopped short of revealing what he is planning. While we wait for more details, we’re taking a look at how European and Asian brands got their start in America: