As a sign of the close cooperation between the two companies, SMC's Sir John Black was made president, and Arthur Crosby remained chairman.

[3] Passenger vehicle sales show 729 locally assembled Mercedes-Benz cars were sold between July 1959 and June 1960.

Leyland decided not to proceed with its Australian operation, allowing AMI to begin production of the Triumph Herald in 1959.

An extensive dealer network throughout New South Wales and Victoria saw Standard cars and Ferguson tractors marketed in country areas.

[1][4] In October 1960, AMI signed an agreement with American Motors Corporation (AMC) to assemble the Rambler range of cars from knock-down kits.

The Standard Motor Company had sold its tractor facility in Coventry to Massey Ferguson and focused on automobile production.

In 1963, the company secured the Australian franchise for Toyota cars and began assembly of the Tiara range.

During the early 1960s, the foreign share of the automobile motor vehicle market was estimated to be 95%, and as the only sizeable producer with local equity, AMI continued to manufacture overseas designs.

[10] Knock-down kits were shipped from AMC's Kenosha, Wisconsin facility, but the Australian cars were assembled with a percentage of "local content" to gain tariff concessions.

Australian suppliers delivered many parts and components, such as glass, seats, upholstery and carpet, lights, tailshafts, and heaters.

AMI chose external colors for the Rambler cars, matching those used on that period's AMI-assembled Triumphs and Toyotas.

[9] Differences to the RHD two-seater AMXs compared to the U.S. models included swapping the power brake booster and heater motor on the firewall.

All Australian AMX interiors were finished in black, featuring a unique RHD dashboard with a wood-grained instrument cluster in front of the driver.

[12] The car was presented at the 1970 Sydney Motor Show to gauge interest and test the market but never went into production.

Options included an exterior sun visor over the windshield, full vinyl roof cover, tow hitch, and mud flaps.

[15] Assembly of Toyotas by AMI expanded in the 1960s to include the Crown, Corona, and Corolla at the Port Melbourne facility.

[16] As a fast-growing company, Toyota took a controlling interest in AMI in 1968, just as a contract with British Leyland was signed.

[19] Toyota vehicle production was transferred from the historic Port Melbourne factory in 1994 to the company's new $420 million facility at Altona, Victoria.

The Australian facility also exported CKD kits to assembly plants in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines until 2017 when Toyota ceased all car production in Australia.