Editing Renault (section)

====American Motors====
In 1979, Renault entered into an agreement with [[American Motors Corporation]] (AMC) to sell cars in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.amxfiles.com/amc/part5.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20050704083908/http://www.amxfiles.com/amc/part5.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 4 July 2005 |title= Endgame: Renault and Jeep |publisher= AMX-files |access-date= 31 August 2012}}</ref> A year later, Renault acquired a 22.5% interest in AMC.<ref name=accent>{{cite magazine|url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947525,00.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091026235427/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947525,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2009| title=French Accent|magazine=Time|date=22 October 1979|access-date=29 July 2010}}</ref> This was not the first time the two companies had worked together. In the early 1960s, Renault assembled [[Complete knock down|CKD]] kits and marketed Ramblers in France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.doctissimo.fr/phedor/cimetiere-oubliees-rambler-2264660.html |title=Le Cimetiere Des Autos Oubloees: Renault Rambler (1962–67) |publisher=The graveyard of forgotten cars |language=fr |date=4 April 2007 |access-date=31 August 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150222211612/http://blog.doctissimo.fr/phedor/cimetiere-oubliees-rambler-2264660.html |archive-date=22 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1982, Renault increased its stake in AMC to 46.4%.<ref>{{cite news|title=Renault Buys A.M.C. Stock|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/10/business/renault-buys-amc-stock.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=22 February 2015|date=10 February 1982}}</ref> The Renault Alliance/Encore (a modified version of the Renault 9 and 11) entered production in the US, but following AMC's continued decline, Renault withdrew from the US in 1987 and sold its share to Chrysler.<ref>{{cite news|title=AMC Dealers Happy With Chrysler Deal|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-11-fi-9855-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Jube Jr. |last=Shiver |date=11 March 1987 |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref>