Two years of research and efforts were necessary before introducing Alliance in the manufacturing lines of the Kenosha plant. Only the engines, gear boxes and suspensions units came from France, the remainder is made in the US. We are now in June 1982, Alliance enters production, the objective sales of 100.000 cars between September 1982 and September 1983 is reached 3 months earlier, Encore, the hatchback version of the Alliance is added to the range. The American Magazine Motor Trend gives the 1983 "Car of the Year" award to the Alliance. All goes well for AMC, the firm joins again with the benefit, the “AMC Dealers” offer French champagne and Wisconsin cheese to symbolize this partnership. With this success, the leaders study the production of a convertible