Mitsubishi To Sell Renault Cars Under New Alliance


Renault will be returning to the United States, but not with Meganes or Kangoos sold under the diamond brand. Instead, the Renault-derived products will be variants of jointly-developed Renault Samsung cars sold under the Mitsubishi brand, as part of a new alliance between Renault-Nissan and Mitsubishi.
First up will be a D-segment sedan for the United States and Canada to be built in Korea at the Renault-Samsung plant, similar to the Latitude, shown above. A C-segment sedan will also be next, but sales and production locations have yet to be determined. Also under development is a global kei car that will include an EV variant.
The two new sedans will ostensibly serve as replacements for the Galant and the Lancer. The Galant has not had a replacement since it’s discontinuation in the United States, while the Lancer lags behind its competitors and is long overdue for a replacement.
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This is going to be interesting....an alliance(pardon the pun)between a company that has a very hard time selling automobiles in the United States and a company known for mediocre products that pulled out of the American market 26 years ago. Hopefully Mitsubishi will make no absolutely no reference to the Renault heritage. All somebody has to do is google Renault Alliance and it's likely they won't want to get close to one of these vehicles. Just my opinion after a less than stellar experience with a Renault product.
My first reaction is the US-South Korea free trade agreement that went into effect in 2012 helps make this possible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreement_between_the_United_States_of_America_and_the_Republic_of_Korea Wonder how they explained the potential competition from Mitsubishi to Nissan dealers?
I predicted Renault Nissan Alliance and Mitsubishi will join up. It seems to be getting closer to that point.
I wish they would sell the Mexican -market Renault Trafic ( at least I think that 's what the badging said ) that I saw on the freeway in Houston today . Very boxy cargo bay , " distinctive "styling with odd lump in the roof and large vent-windows similar to Euro version Fiat commercials . Looked like it was sized between a Ford Transit and an Econoline . Give me one with a stick.