Saturday, September 23, 2017
1985-6 Peugeot 505S and 505GL station wagons and sedan
Once upon a time, the French car makers found a market in the US for cars that, unlike American models, combined luxury and sophistication with fuel efficiency. That market has mostly been absorbed by German and Japanese luxury makes, and neither Peugeot-Citroën nor Renault has sold cars in the US since the 1990s. Renault has however been very successful here with the Versa, a co-production with Nissan.
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I dunno Joe. Surely the Le Car was the best selling French model, and it offered neither luxury nor sophistication. But I bet it was killed by competition from the Japanese too.
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Hi Noah. Renault's presence in the US was killed by their controlling interest in American Motors, which produced the disastrous Alliance and Encore models. Those cars pretty much killed Renault's reputation in this country. I haven't seen a LeCar in a long time, but if I do you can be sure it will get coverage here.
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