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=== Renault Alliance, Encore, and GTA === [[File:Alliance retrav.jpg|thumb|right|The Renault Alliance, based on the Renault 9, was built by American Motors Corporation from 1983 until 1987.]] [[File:Renault GTA 2-door, av.jpg|thumb|right|1987 GTA two-door sedan]] [[File:87-GTA-Convertible.jpg|thumb|1987 GTA convertible]] The [[Renault Alliance]] was the first joint product of the American Motors-Renault partnership. Introduced in 1983, the Alliance was a front-wheel-drive [[Renault 9]] compact car slightly restyled for the American market by Dick Teague, mainly to comply with American safety standards, and produced by American Motors at Kenosha. The car was badged as a Renault, and some cars also carried American Motors badges. It was available as a sedan with two or four doors and later as a convertible. The [[hatchback]], introduced in 1984 and badged as the [[Renault Encore]], was the same as the European Renault 11 model. The new model, introduced during increased interest in small cars, won several awards, including [[Motor Trend Car of the Year]]. ''Motor Trend'' declared: "The Alliance may well be the best-assembled first-year car we've ever seen. Way to go Renault!" The Alliance was listed as number one on ''[[Car and Driver]]'s'' list of [[Car and Driver Ten Best|ten best cars]] for 1983.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1983 10 Best Cars: AMC/Renault Alliance – An Alliance Builds an Alliance |magazine=Car and Driver |date=January 1983 |volume=28 |issue=7 |url= http://www.caranddriver.com/features/archive/1983_10best_cars-10best_cars/an_alliance_builds_an_alliance_page_2 |access-date=November 24, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100917091637/http://www.caranddriver.com/features/archive/1983_10best_cars-10best_cars/an_alliance_builds_an_alliance_page_2 |archive-date=September 17, 2010}}</ref> The positive reception and sales of 200,000 Alliances by 1984 was hindered by the availability of only two body styles. The Alliance was a European-designed car that was not fully suited to U.S. market demands. The distribution network was also not well supported, which led to the lower quality delivered by dealerships with "disastrous consequences" for the image of the automobiles and high warranty costs because of quality failings, which greatly impacted sales from 1985 to the end of production in 1987.<ref name="foreign">{{cite book|first1=Geoffrey |last1=Jones |first2=Lina |last2=Gálvez-Muñoz |title=Foreign multinationals in the United States: management and performance |chapter=6 |year=2001 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-0-415-25055-9 |pages=110–112 |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=AnsvkPyJPiAC&q=Renault+Alliance&pg=PA110 |access-date=November 24, 2010}}</ref> After the 1983 model year, American Motors focused entirely on four-wheel drive autos; the company stopped producing rear-wheel-drive cars. American Motors facilities were then used to assemble the Renault-branded Alliance and Encore compact and subcompact cars. For the final 1987 model year, a higher-performance version of the Alliance 2-door sedan and the convertible was sold as the [[Renault Alliance#GTA|Renault GTA]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2015/09/29/the-one-to-watch-1987-renault-gta-brochure |title=The One To Watch: 1987 Renault GTA brochure |first=Mark J. |last=McCourt |date=September 29, 2015 |website=hemmings.com |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230329212646/https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2015/09/29/the-one-to-watch-1987-renault-gta-brochure |url-status=live }}</ref> This version had a Renault two-liter engine that was exclusive to it and not shared with the European Renault 9 and 11 models.<ref name="vance">{{cite web|url=http://www.autos.ca/motoring-memories/motoring-memories-amc-renault-alliance-1983-1987 |last=Vance |first=Bill |title=Motoring Memories: AMC-Renault Alliance, 1983–1987 |publisher=Autos Canada |date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref><ref name="works">{{cite web|url= http://auto.howstuffworks.com/amc-cars4.htm |title=AMC Pacer, AMC Alliance, Chrysler Buys AMC |author=((Auto Editors of ''Consumer Guide'' ))|publisher=howstuffworks |date=June 7, 2007 |access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> It was described as "dandy little sports car" and a "pocket rocket" defined as a low-priced "car based on high production economy but with emphasis placed on appearance, performance and handling."<ref name="kucinski">{{cite news|url= https://www.mcall.com/1986/12/20/renault-alliance-gta-is-a-dandy-little-sports-car-road-test/ |title=Renault Alliance GTA Is a Dandy Little Sports Car – Road Test |date=December 20, 1986 |first=Leonard |last=Kucinski |newspaper=The Morning Call |access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://jalopnik.com/5603848/for-2900-this-canadian-gta-will-gtfo |title=For $2,900, This Canadian GTA Will GTFO |publisher=jalopnik |date=April 8, 2010 |access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> The Encore models were renamed Alliance Hatchback in 1987. Alliance and GTA production ended in June of that year, while the Renault 9 and 11 models continued through the 1988 model year in Europe, being replaced by the all-new Renault 19.
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