GAZ. GAZ in RUSSIA
OAO Gorkovski Avtomobilny Zavod, 88, Prospekt Lenina, Nizhny Novgorod, 603004, Russia tel. +78312/582447, fax
+78312/568693, http://www.gaz.ru
Program: 31105 Volga, 31107 Volga, 310221 Volga Universal, 3102 Volga, 3111 Volga, 3106 (as of 2006), 233004 Tigr,
233001 Tigr Double Cab.
Production volume in Russia in 2003 - 56,987 passenger vehicles.
Under the 1929 agreement between the Soviet
Union and Ford, in the years 1930-33 the KIM company (until 2002 - the Moskvich) produced
passenger Ford cars. In small amounts, Ford As have also been assembled since 1930 in Nizhny Novgorod
at the Gudok Oktiabria
plant. On 8 December 1932 at the new GAZ plant
in Nizhny Novgorod production of these cars was launched, already under the GAZ
A name. In 1936, the GAZ A was replaced with the original GAZ M1 model, which remained in
the program until 1943. In 2000, the RusPromAvto concern (which belongs to Siberian Aluminum) took over 19.9% of GAZ shares.
The
share was gradually increased. In 2005, the GAZ will start the assembly of the Mahindra
Scorpio SUVs. Latest premieres: Moscow 2003 - SUV 3106, Volga
31105 and prototype of Volga Universal 2005 - 31022 LX model; March 2004 - prototype of Volga
Universal 31105; Moscow 2004 - Volga 2005 - 31107 model, prototype of Volga 31105-121 Coupe and prototype of Volga 2102
Cardi. In 2002, production of the 230810 Ataman Jermak and 2308 Ataman Pick-up
models was terminated. Combined with utility cars, the company produced in 2003 245,302 vehicles, also
assembled in Ukraine and Lithuania (since 2000 - the Gazel delivery trucks).
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