Editing American Motors Corporation (section)

===Spirit===
[[File:1979 AMC Spirit GT V8 Russet FR.jpg|thumb|1979 Spirit GT]]
For the 1979 model year, the [[AMC Spirit|Spirit]] sedan replaced the Gremlin. A new fastback version of the car, the Spirit [[Liftback]], proved successful.

In December, Pacer production ceased after a small run of 1980 models was built to use up parts stock.

Concords received a new front-end treatment, and in their final season, hatchbacks became available in DL trim. On May 1, 1979, American Motors marked the 25th anniversary of the Nash-Hudson merger with "Silver Anniversary" editions of the AMC Concord and Jeep CJ in two-tone silver (Jeeps then accounted for around 50 percent of the company's sales and most of their profits), and introduced the LeCar, a U.S. version of the small, fuel-efficient [[Renault 5]], in dealer showrooms.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948087,00.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101014125733/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948087,00.html |archive-date=October 14, 2010 |url-access=subscription |title=AMC Liaison |magazine=Time |date=April 10, 1978 |access-date=July 29, 2010}}</ref>

Concord and Spirit models were dropped after 1983.