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=== Eagle (Chrysler) === [[File:1992 Eagle Premier ES Limited.jpg|thumb|1992 Eagle Premier (Renault 25/Dodge Monaco)]] [[File:1995_Eagle_Vision_ESi_Sedan_3.5L_-_cropped.jpg|thumb|1995 Eagle Vision (Chrysler Concorde/Dodge Intrepid)]] In 1987, Chrysler Corporation acquired [[American Motors Corporation]] (AMC) from [[Renault]], leading to the exit of the latter company from the North American market. As part of the sale, Chrysler obtained the AMC dealership network, the [[AMC Eagle]] line of all-wheel drive cars, and the Jeep line of sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks. For 1989, Chrysler established the [[Jeep-Eagle|Jeep-Eagle Division]] in a strategy to both focus on Jeep and offer specialty cars differentiated from the established Chrysler lines.<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 1999 |title=Commercial Milestone β Jeep |journal=Automobile Quarterly |volume=39 |issue=3 |page=66}}</ref> Following the retirement of the [[AMC Eagle|AMC Eagle Wagon]] in early 1988 (derived from the 1971 AMC Hornet), Eagle established its product line with the introduction of the 1988 [[Eagle Premier|Premier]] and [[Renault Medallion|Medallion]] (developed by Renault prior to the sale of AMC). To expand the product range beyond the two sedans, Chrysler sourced vehicles from Mitsubishi, introducing the 1989 [[Eagle Summit|Summit]] (Dodge/Plymouth Colt) and 1990 [[Eagle Talon|Talon]] (Mitsubishi Eclipse). In contrast to the Jeep range, Eagle was marketed towards consumers interested in imported vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Minick |first=Dan |date=16 November 2020 |title=A Brief History of Eagle |url= https://www.allpar.com/threads/eagle-the-brand-the-cars.227755/#post-1085221853 |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=Allpar}}</ref> For 1992, the [[Eagle Vision]] full-size sedan replaced the Premier, becoming the first Eagle-brand vehicle developed by Chrysler. Positioned between the Dodge Intrepid and Chrysler Concorde, the Eagle Vision shared most exterior trim with the Concorde. It was the only [[Chrysler LH platform|Chrysler LH car]] offered exclusively with a five-passenger interior. Coinciding with the 1998 Daimler-Chrysler merger, the Eagle brand was discontinued; the singular Jeep brand was integrated as part of Chrysler or Dodge dealership networks. The [[Chrysler 300M]] was originally developed as a second generation of the Eagle Vision; following the discontinuation of Eagle, the vehicle continued into production as a Chrysler model, adopting a slightly restyled grille, Chrysler badging, and a Chrysler interior. {{clear}}
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