GAZ

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Russian car and truck maker in Nizhny Novgorod, established in 1932 with technical help from the Ford Motor Company.

Established: 1932, as the Nizhny Novgorod Automobile Plant
Renamed: GAZ in 1933
Headquarters: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Known for: The Pobeda and Volga cars

GAZ was established in 1932 as the Nizhny Novgorod Automobile Plant with technical assistance from Ford, and production started on 1 January 1932 with the GAZ-AA truck and GAZ-A car, based on Ford models. The name GAZ was adopted in 1933, when the city was renamed Gorky.

After the war GAZ built the Pobeda, produced from 1946 to 1958, followed by the Volga line and the Chaika luxury cars. Since 1991 the company has shifted towards light commercial vehicles.

1932Production starts at the Nizhny Novgorod plant
1933Factory renamed GAZ
1946Pobeda enters production
1958Pobeda production ends
1991Shift towards light commercial vehicles

GAZ GAZ-34039 Irbis: the tracked snow and swamp vehicle
GAZ GAZ-63: the all-wheel-drive version of the GAZ-51 truck
GAZ GAZ-3937 Vodnik: the Russian modular 4×4 armoured vehicle
GAZ GAZ-M20 Pobeda: the post-war Soviet car, 1946–1958
GAZ GAZ-3106 Ataman II: the Soviet-era off-road prototype of 2003
GAZ GAZ-3308 Sadko: the 4×4 army truck that replaced the GAZ-66
GAZ GAZ-2752 Sobol: the light GAZ van built from 1998
GAZ GAZ-21 Volga: the first car of the Volga name, 1956–1970
GAZ GAZ-3302 Gazelle: the light commercial GAZelle family
GAZ GAZ-24-10 Volga: the updated Soviet sedan of 1985–1992
GAZ GAZ-24 Volga: the Soviet Volga of 1970–1986
GAZ GAZ-3110 Volga: the mid-size generation of 1996–2004