models produced under VAM. The 1958–1959 Ambassador models represent the only chapter in this model's history to be present in Mexico. These were the only full-size American Motors products sold in the country, alongside the second generation 1974-1976 VAM Classic (Matador) models. It was also unique because it was a factory V8 model, the only AMC-based car marketed in Mexico with a V8 engine. All subsequent models produced by the VAM would be powered by six-cylinder engines. International exports Canada AMC's Brampton Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada had been building Rambler and AMC vehicles since 1962, including the Rambler Ambassador until 1968. From 1969 Canadian-market Ambassadors were imported directly from the United States. The Brampton plant continued to assemble AMC vehicles through the 1970s and 1980s with the additional exceptions of Javelin, Matador, and Pacer, which were also otherwise imported. 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 1962 the Rambler brand was advertised in Finland as an "American success car". One could buy an Ambassador, Classic, or an American. From the mid-1960s, Wihuri Group, a large multi-sector family business, took over import operations using it's shipping operation, Autola Oy. Wihuri continued to import small numbers of AMC vehicles until 1975. Germany In 1969, American Motors did a deal with the Jaguar and Aston Martin importer for the Federal Republic of Germany, Peter Lindner GmbH in Frankfurt-Rödelheim. Peter Lindner became the sole distributor of AMC vehicles for West Germany, with the agreement to import seven AMC models including the AMC Ambassador. Peter Lindner continued to import AMC vehicles until 1977 after which German company Allrad Schmitt became the exclusive distributor for AMC passenger cars and Jeep. New Zealand American Motors' vehicles were assembled in New Zealand by VW Motors in Auckland until 1962, and Campbell Motor Industries (CMI) in Thames, North Island from 1964. CMI assembled the Rambler Classic and Rebel models from knock-down kits and also imported fully assembled factory-right-hand-drive vehicles direct from AMC. Although no Ambassadors were locally assembled by either operation, it is believed twelve 1970 factory-right-hand-drive Ambassadors were fully imported. These factory-built Ambassadors were built with the same dash, cluster, and instruments as the right-hand-drive kits used in Australian and New Zealand assembly of the AMC Rebel (and later Matador in Australia), themselves a reuse of