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MB has a bit of baggage - was a government car in Vietnam so it's not a good association for those who fled.
BMW/Audi less so but a post-wartime economy is less flex-y here.

Culture continues because most of the kids live at home so it has to be conservative trim/color (white). You'd never see a blue or red IS.
Not only are the Lexus feature in Paris by Night, most Lexus dealer ads in Socal/Norcal/Houston are literally in Viet.

And then there’s the cultural sorting: Civics and Accords are central American aspirations.
Teslas? Guju uncles in Jersey love em. Also quickly replacing the Chrysler 300 and MB C300 as hood car.