KrAZ ( uk, Кременчуцький автомобільний завод, ''Kremenchutskyi Avtomobilnyi Zavod'', Kremenchuk Automobile Plant, АвтоКрА́З or AvtoKrAZ) is a Ukrainian factory that produces

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s and other special-purpose vehicles in

Kremenchuk Kremenchuk (; uk, Кременчу́к, Kremenchuk ) is an industrial city in central Ukraine which stands on the banks of the Dnipro River. The city serves as the administrative center of the Kremenchuk Raion (district) in Poltava Oblast (pr ...

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; particularly heavy-duty off-road models. The factory was incorporated as a

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combining several other factories nationwide and becoming the industrial wing of the finance-industrial group "Finance and Credit" that also held the Finance and Credit bank.

History

Soviet era

KrAZ was founded on 31 August 1945 when the People's Commissariat for Transportation Routes issued a warrant to build a mechanical bridge plant in Kremenchuk. The first brick was laid in the plant foundation in 1946 and during the next eight years it produced about 600 bridges with the total length of about 27 km for use on the

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and

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rivers etc. In 1956 the plant has manufactured

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s and other farming machines. The Kremenchuk Combine Plant has produced 11,000 agricultural machines in the first two years of its existence. On April 17, 1958, the

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decided to rebuild a plant for heavy-duty vehicle production.Кременчугский автомобильный завод имени 50-летия Советской Украины // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 13. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1973. стр.373 Heavy-duty truck manufacture was transferred from the

Yaroslavl Motor Plant OJSC «Autodiesel» (ОАО «Автоди́зель») known as the Yaroslavl Motor Plant (YaMZ), Russian: Яросла́вский мото́рный заво́д (ЯМЗ), romanized: Yaroslavskyi Motornyi Zavod (YaMZ), based in Yaroslavl, Russi ...

(YaAZ). The first two KrAZ-222 dump trucks were assembled from imported units and components on 10 April 1959,Кременчугский автозавод им. 50-летия Советской Украины // журнал «Автомобильная промышленность», № 8, 1984. стр.29-30 and by 1961 the plant exported over 500 vehicles in 26 countries of the world such as

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etc. On December 30, 1968, 100,000th truck was assembled at the KrAZ main assembly plant On January 26, 1971 KrAZ was awarded the

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for completion of the five-year plan ahead of schedule and successful developments of new truck models. On January 15, 1976 the plant became "AvtoKrAZ". On April 30, 1984, 500,000th truck was assembled at the KrAZ main assembly plant. By 1986 the KrAZ's yearly production output totalled 30655 vehicles. 1990 the KrAZ's yearly production output totalled 27667 trucks. 1991 the KrAZ's yearly production output totalled 25094 trucks.

Ukrainian era

In March 1993 750,000th truck was assembled at the KrAZ main assembly plant. KrAZ was registered as a

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in June 1996. 1996 the company's yearly production output totalled 1919 trucks. In 1999, the privatization of KrAZ began. 1999 the company's yearly production output totalled 827 trucks In 2001, a block of stock being purchased by a joint Ukrainian-German enterprise called Mega-Motors. In 2003, KrAZ opened vehicle assembly plants in

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and

. In 2004 KrAZ was awarded an order for 2200 KrAZ vehicles to be delivered to Iraq. KrAZ received an ISO 9001:2000 for quality control. On January 27, 2006 the 800,000th truck was assembled at the KrAZ main assembly plant. In October of the same year KrAZ won first prize among 100 Ukrainian companies with the best rate of development according to the net profit growth pursuant to the results of rating "Top 100 Most dynamic companies" In 2007, the company's yearly production output totalled 4206 trucks After the

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orders for vehicles declined drastically as Ukraine was severely affected by the event, the factory worked at minimal capacity. 2009 the company's yearly production output totalled 280 trucks In 2010, the company's yearly production output totalled 1002 trucks On August 23, 2011, the KrAZ-5233 "Spetsnaz" entered into service with the

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. In 2013, the company's yearly production output totalled 891 trucks. The government of

placed large orders for new military vehicles. The Border Guards, National Guard, and Army of Ukraine have all been scheduled to receive new KrAZ armored trucks. Moreover, KrAZ partnered with the Canadian defense firm

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to produce the Cougar and Spartan armored vehicles. A total of 21 Spartans were ordered with the Ministry of Defense having an option for an additional 40, 20 Cougars were also ordered. Several

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's were seen at the Kyiv independence day parade indicating that the order was at least partially complete. In November 2014, the Ukrainian government placed an order for 1200 vehicles and 200 armored personnel carriers. The contract was worth 1 billion UAH ($64,267,360.00). On 19 May 2021, KrAZ signed a three-year contract to supply the

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Contracting Command with KrAZ 4x4 heavy-duty vehicles and spare parts.

Seizure by Zelenskyy government

On November 6th, 2022 the government of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used martial law to seize control of the company. “Such steps, which are necessary for our country in conditions of war, are carried out in accordance with current laws and will help meet the urgent needs of our defense sector.” The government of Ukraine also took control of engine maker Motor Sich, energy companies Ukrnafta and Ukrtatnafta and transformer maker Zaporizhtransformator at the same time.

Products

Civil vehicles

KrAZ-214 The KrAZ-214 is an off-road truck 6x6 for extreme operations.Н. Чистов. Модернизированный КрАЗ // "За рулём", № 10, октябрь 1961. стр.14 It was manufactured at the YaMZ plant from 1956-1959, after whi ...

– 6×6 cargo truck,

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* KrAZ-219 – 6×4, two-stroke diesel engine * KrAZ-222 – 6×4 dump truck, two-stroke diesel engine * KrAZ-250 – 6×4 *

KrAZ-255 The KrAZ-255 is a Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) three-axle off-road truck with six-wheel drive (6 × 6), intended for extreme operations. It was manufactured at the KrAZ plant beginning from 1967. The KrAZ-255 was developed directly from its p ...

– 6×6 cargo truck, four-stroke diesel * KrAZ-256 – 6×4 dump truck, four-stroke diesel *

KrAZ-260 The KrAZ-260 is an off-road truck 6x6 for extreme operations. It was manufactured at the KrAZ plant. Technical characteristics *Engine: 14.86 L diesel 8 cyl. *Power: 300 PS /2100rpm *Torque: 1079Nm /1500rpm *Top speed: 80 km/h Variants * K ...

– 6×6 * KrAZ-5133B2 – 4×2 – * KrAZ-5401 – 4×2 – * KrAZ-6510 – 4×4 or 6×4 – engine * KrAZ-65055 – 6×6 – engine * KrAZ-65032 – all-wheel drive 6×6 dump trucks – * KrAZ-6130С4 – all-wheel drive 6×6 dump trucks – * KrAZ-7133С4 – 4-axle (8×4) dump trucks *

KrAZ-7140 The KrAZ H30.1E or KrAZ 7140H6 off-road truck 8x6 is manufactured at the KrAZ plant in Ukraine. It was first presented in the 2004 year. KrAZ H30.1E is provided engine Yaroslavl Motor Plant, YaMZ-6581.10 rated at 400-420 hp, the YaMZ-184 clutc ...

– 4-axle (8×6) * KrAZ-65053 – *

KrAZ-7634 The KrAZ H27.3EX or KrAZ 7634HE off-road truck 8x8 is manufactured at the KrAZ plant in Ukraine. It was first presented in the 2014 year. KrAZ 7634HE is provided engine YaMZ-7511.10 rated at 400 hp, the YaMZ-184 clutch and the YaMZ-2391-53 mec ...

– all-wheel drive 8×8 – *

KrAZ V12.2MEH KrAZ ( uk, Кременчуцький автомобільний завод, ''Kremenchutskyi Avtomobilnyi Zavod'', Kremenchuk Automobile Plant, АвтоКрА́З or AvtoKrAZ) is a Ukrainian factory that produces trucks and other special-purpos ...

– 6×6 – ?

Chassis

These are designed to be fitted with various body equipment for paved and dirt road use. * KrAZ-257 – 6×4, four-stroke diesel * KrAZ-5133H2 – 4×2 – *

KrAZ-5233 The KrAZ-5233 is an off-road truck 4x4 for extreme operations. It was first presented at the 2008 defence industry trade show in Kyiv. The 5322 is manufactured at the KrAZ plant in Ukraine. Technical characteristics *Engine: 14.86 L diesel 8 ...

H2 – 4×2 – *

HE type 1 and 2 – 4×4 (off-road use) *

KrAZ-6322 The KrAZ-6322 is an off-road 6x6 truck intended for extreme conditions. It was first presented at the 1994 defence industry trade show in Kyiv, Ukraine. The KrAZ-6322 has been manufactured at the KrAZ factory in Kremenchuk since 1994. Technic ...

type 1, 2 and 3 – 6×6 – **

1 type 2 – 6×6 – (off-road use) **

1 type 3 – 6×6 – * KrAZ-65053 – 6×4 – * KrAZ-65101 – 6×4 – * KrAZ-7133H4 – 8×4 – *

H6 – 8×6 – (off-road use) * KrAZ H12.2 – 4×2 – * KrAZ Н23.2 – 6×4 – ** KrAZ Н23.2M – 6×4 – ** KrAZ Н23.2R – 6×4 –

Semi-tractors

* KrAZ-221 – 6×4, two-stroke diesel engine * KrAZ-250V * KrAZ-255V * KrAZ-258 – 6×4, four-stroke diesel * KrAZ-5444 – 2-axle – * KrAZ-6140TE – 3-axle – * KrAZ-6443 – 3-axle * KrAZ-6444 – 3-axle * KrAZ-6446 – 3-axle * KrAZ-64431 – 3-axle

Military vehicles

BE 4×4 – *

6×6 – * KrAZ-6135B6 6×6 – * KrAZ-6446 6×6 –

Special-purpose vehicles

* KrAZ-255L – timber truck * KrAZ-6133M6 – timber truck * KrAZ-64372 – timber truck * KrAZ-6233R4 – concrete mixer truck * KrAZ-6333R4 – concrete mixer truck * KrAZ-7133R4 – concrete mixer truck * KrAZ-65055DM – dump truck/snow plow (municipal)

Armored vehicles

KrAZ Spartan The STREIT Group Spartan is an armoured personnel carrier designed and built by STREIT Group; it is also license produced by KrAZ (Kremenchuk Automobile Plant) in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. The Spartan can be used in a wide variety of applications, i ...

(Спартан) – 4×4, based on

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* KrAZ Cougar (Кугар)«''Как сообщил генеральный директор ХК „АвтоКрАЗ“ Роман Черняк в бронеавтомобиле KrAZ Shrek доля украинской составляющей достигает 70 %. В то же время, в Kraz Coguar и Kraz Spartan этот показатель 10-15 %''»
Почему KrAZ Shrek востребован за рубежом, а в Украине его пока не закупают?
// «AUTO-Consulting.UA» (December 15, 2014) – 4×4, based on Toyota Land Cruiser 79 * KrAZ-ASV Panther (Пантер) –

MRAP Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP; ) is a term for United States Armed Forces, United States military light tactical vehicles produced as part of the MRAP program that are designed specifically to withstand improvised explosive device (IE ...

based on KrAZ-5233 or KrAZ-6322 * KrAZ-MPV Shrek One (Шрек) – MRAP based on KrAZ-5233 * KrAZ Feona (Фіона) – 6×6 MRAP based on KrAZ-6322 * KrAZ-6322 Raptor (Раптор) – 6×6 * KrAZ Hurricane (Ураган) – 8×8 MRAP based on KrAZ H27.3 (KrAZ-7634) * KrAZ Convoy (Конвой) – 4×4/6×6/8×8 armored chassis cab/flatbed

Generations

Gallery

Trucks Image:KrAZ-214 in Technical museum Togliatti.jpg, KrAZ-214 Image:PMP-Pontoon-Bridge-latrun-2.jpg, KrAZ-214 with a PMP Pontoon bridge Image:Finnish Artillery Museum 009 - KrAZ-255 PMP (26792351279).jpg,

with a TMM folding bridge Image:FinalTraining2018-01.jpg, KrAZ-255 with a TMM folding bridge Image:Kraz255b.jpg, KrAZ-255B showing its undercarriage File:790th_Fighter_Order_of_Kutuzov_3rd_class_Aviation_Regiment,_Khotilovo_airbase_(356-27).jpg, KrAZ-255B File:Three KrAZ 256 trucks, Putbus Station, East Germany Jan 1990.jpg, KrAZ-256 Image:Kraz260.jpg, The follow-on to the KrAZ-255, the

. This is a former NVA of

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. File:790th Fighter Order of Kutuzov 3rd class Aviation Regiment, Khotilovo airbase (356-28).jpg, KrAZ-260 File:A KrAZ-258 tractor truck and transport trailer.JPEG, KrAZ-258-semi-trailer truck File:Iraqi_KrAZ_trucks.jpg,

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trucks File:Командно-штабне навчання ВМС ЗС України “Шторм – 2018” (45133462231).jpg, KrAZ-6446 in Ukrainian military service Armored vehicles File:Гвардійський спецназ взяв нову висоту - наодинці з небом 7216 (21514334409).jpg,

File:Діяльність НГУ (21) (16749299979).jpg, KrAZ Cougar File:KrAZ Cougar 2016 1.jpg, KrAZ Cobra

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