Renault considering a return to the US market

Renault is considering returning to the US market to sell cars and SUVs, a Wall Street Journal report claims. Renault left the market in 1987, which is the year that the Alliance and the Encore stopped rolling out of AMC factories. Even as Nissan entered the fold, there have been no concrete plans for its return to US shores.
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Agent63 - 12/13/2009 6:24:13 PM

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Renault will just be built in Nissan plants anyways. It's just called rebadging and restyling a bit.

EnnNorak - 12/11/2009 12:05:22 PM

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French cars always had comfortable seats. My first brand new car was a Renault Dauphine. Its top speed was only 70 m.p.h. which helped me to talk my way out of a speeding ticket once on a highway. I had a write-off accident with it within a year so I never got to experience the rust that people with long memories still complain about.

freeagent - 12/11/2009 2:34:21 PM

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Lots of luck. A fool's errand.

MSP6 - 12/11/2009 6:41:07 PM

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Renault's brand is kind of "taboo" in the US, the should brand their cars as Nissans. Smarter move, as Nissan is well established in north america and also because the dealer network is already there. In case Renault is not well received in the US, having them linked with Nissan trough dealersips could eventually harm Nissan's reputation.

Stick with Nissan.