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On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 14:09:27 +0200, J. J. Lodder wrote:

> And latest: Renault is trying to cash in on its former reputation by
> announcing a fully electric R5 look-alike at a modest price,

I saw a Renault Dauphine at Montgomery Ward in the '50s. I don't remember 
if they were selling them or if it was display but it that era they sold 
mopeds, farm tractors, and other farm equipment so maybe they were taking 
a shot at cars. The Dauphine's had a brief sales bump but Germany won that 
war.

Many years later I had a Renault Alliance rental. It wasn't a bad little 
econobox and fun to throw around on the curves on Mount Tam. It was a 
joint venture with AMC was so unpopular by that time they went with the 
Renault branding.

Renault puled out when AMC was bought by Chrysler. Peugeot lasted a little 
longer but was gone by the early '90s. Neither ever had spectacular US 
sales and I thing the EPA and safety legislation requirements were worth 
meeting for them.

There was a brief rumor about Peugeot coming back but Stellantis has no 
interest in rocking the US market where Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram are 
doing fairly well.

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