Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos

Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos, S.A. (VAM) was a Mexican automaker from 1946 to 1986.

Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos
FormerlyWillys Mexicana
Company typeSemi-state controlled
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorWillys Mexicana
Founded1946 as Willys Mexicana
Defunct1986
FateDefunct
SuccessorRenault de México
Headquarters,
Area served
Mexico
Key people
Gabriel Fernández Sáyago; Roberto Rojas Flores; Raúl Netzahualcóyotl Valdez
ProductsPassenger cars, luxury sedans, performance cars, SUVs
ParentSociedad Mexicana de Crédito Industrial

The original organization, a distributor and license manufacturer for Willys-Overland and AMC vehicles, became government controlled in 1963 with American Motors Corporation (AMC) holding a minority interest. The company imported and produced automobiles and light trucks under license from Willys, AMC, Eagle, Jeep, Chrysler, Renault, and designed their own vehicles based on AMC platforms. The early-1980s collapse of the Mexican economy forced a sale of the Mexican government's interest in VAM to Renault, which shut down the firm in the late 1980s. The Mexican government maintains the rights to the VAM name and brand to this day.

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