US releases in the 1980s included the Renault Alliance GTA and GTA convertible – an automatic-top convertible with a 2.0-litre engine – big for a car of its class and the Renault Fuego coupé. The Alliance was followed by the Encore (US version of the Renault 11), an Alliance-based hatchback. In 1982, Renault become the second European automaker to build cars in the US, after Volkswagen. However, Renault quickly became the target of customer complaints about poor quality and sales plummeted.