The Renault Alliance is a subcompact automobile manufactured and marketed in North America by American Motors Corporation (AMC) for model years 1983-1987 in two and four-door sedan configurations — and as a three or five-door hatchback, the Renault Encore, beginning in 1984. AMC also marketed a sports version called Renault GTA for 1986-7. A total of 623,573 examples were manufactured.
The Alliance and Encore derived from AMC's partnership since 1979 with Renault, which held controlling stake in the smallest U.S. automaker. The Alliance and Encore were essentially the Renault 9 & 11 slightly re-engineered for North American manufacture—featuring exterior styling by Robert Opron, director of Renault Styling, and the interior design by AMC's Richard Teague. The Alliance two-door sedan and the convertible were designed by AMC for the North American market.
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