Rover and Land Rover. A network of Sydney and country NSW dealers were controlled by Grenville which was in direct communication with AMI. Australian Capital Territory sales were managed by Betterview Pty Ltd in Canberra. Annand & Thompson Pty Ltd in Brisbane distributed Rambler vehicles for Queensland. South Australian sales were managed by Champions Pty Ltd in Adelaide. Premier Motors Pty Ltd in Perth distributed Ramblers for Western Australia, and Heathco Motors in Launceston distributed Rambler vehicles for Tasmania. Costa Rica Rebels were assembled in Costa Rica from Knock-down kits by Purdy Motor in San Jose. Purdy Motor acquired the franchise rights to market American Motors vehicles in 1959 and imported complete cars to Costa Rica, but it was not until 1964 that Costa Rican laws permitted the local assembly of vehicles. Purdy Motor built an assembly plant in 1965 and the first locally manufactured Rambler was a 1964 Rambler Classic 660 which came off the line in late 1965. The all-new 1967 Rebel was assembled to production end, followed by its replacement, the Matador from 1971. Purdy Motor assembled AMC vehicles until 1974 when it sold its rights to another company. As with other export markets, the Rebel was marketed in Costa Rica under the Rambler marque even after the marque was retired by AMC in its home market after 1969. Finland Ramblers were imported into Finland by two major Finnish automotive importers, Oy Voimavaunu Ab and Suomen Maanvilelijäin Kauppa Oy (SMK Group) during the 1950s and 1960s. From the mid-1960s, Wihuri Group, a large multi-sector family business, took over import operations using its shipping operation, Autola Oy. Wihuri brought in the Rebel and Ambassador models and went on to import small numbers of other AMC vehicles until 1975. France (and Europe) Under a partnership agreement developed in 1961 with French automobile manufacturer Renault, American Motors vehicles were assembled in Renault's plant in Haren, Belgium from Complete Knock-down kits. The new 1967 Rebel was marketed as the Rambler Renault as had been its locally-assembled predecessor, the Rambler Classic. The model was available in France as both sedan and hardtop models and was also sold through Renault dealers in Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The Rambler models served as the executive car in Renault's product line, but the entirely new design was a larger car with more power than the previous Rambler Classic and no longer suitable for European