VAM, short for Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos, grew out of Willys Mexicana, the local maker and distributor of Willys Jeeps founded in 1946, which was renamed VAM in 1963 after an agreement between the Mexican government and American Motors, which took a minority stake. It built Jeeps and AMC passenger cars such as the Rambler American, Javelin and Hornet under licence, with Mexican designed variations and engines made at its Lerma plant. Renault, which had come to control AMC, took it over in the 1980s and ended it.
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Mexico City
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WikipediaLead paragraph, what the company is
was a Mexican automaker from 1946 through 1986.
History, Willys Mexicana
which was established in 1946 as a local manufacturer and distributor for Willys-Overland Jeeps
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was a Mexican automaker
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1986
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Defunct
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