In 1987, Chrysler Corporation acquired American Motors Corporation (AMC) from Renault, leading to the latter manufacturer ending sales of automobiles in North America. As part of the sale, Chrysler obtained the AMC dealership network as well the name from the AMC Eagle line of all-wheel drive models. A new Jeep-Eagle Division was established for the 1989 model as a strategy to focus on Jeep and specialty models as well as to differentiate the brand from Chrysler's K-car based models. Following the discontinuation of the AMC Eagle Wagon in 1988, the Eagle brand was introduced with Renault-designed vehicles that were developed by AMC prior to the automaker being bought out by Chrysler (the Medallion and Premier). To maintain a product line distinct from Chrysler, Eagle also adopted vehicles produced by Mitsubishi (associated with Chrysler at the time), introducing a line of Summit family models and Talon sports compact cars in an effort to attract consumers shopping imported brands.