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LiAZ () is a

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manufacturing company located in Likino-Dulyovo,

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. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary of

GAZ GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (russian: ГАЗ or Го́рьковский автомоби́льный заво́д, , Gorky Automobile Plant) is a Russian automotive manufacturer located in Nizhny Novgorod, formerly known as Gorky (Го� ...

. Specializes in designing and manufacturing buses large and extra large class (length 10.5 m and +). Starting in 2015, the GAZ Group has introduced a single brand for all its bus manufacturing subsidiaries, and newly manufactured vehicles now feature the deer badge of the

company.

History

The factory was created in 1937 as a

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plant LOZOD (Likino Engineered Wood Test Factory). It produced pressed wood products, as well as wood

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s. In 1944 the factory was renamed to LiMZ (Likino Machinery Factory) and it started producing small machinery like power saws and portable generators. In 1959 the factory started to assemble ''

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-158'' passenger buses. It was renamed LiAZ the same year. In 1967 the factory designed and began manufacturing the first bus model of its own named ''LiAZ-677''. The factory produced 194,183 buses of this model in the next 29 years. In 1986 began the production of the new model LiAZ-5256, which today is the most common large bus model in Russia (through December 2013 more than 24,650 buses had been manufactured). After the collapse of the

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, LiAZ started to experience difficulties. In 1996 bus manufacturing ceased and the factory declared bankruptcy in 1997. The factory has since been restructured and is now known as ''Likinskij Avtobusnyj Zavod LLC''. In 2000 it was acquired by the RusAvtoProm Corporation, and has been part of the

GAZ Group GAZ Group (russian: Группа ГАЗ) is a Russian automotive conglomerate headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod. It comprises 18 manufacturing facilities in eight regions of Russia, as well as sales and service organizations. GAZ Group is the lead ...

since 2005. LiAZ also manufactured

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es between 2005 and 2012.

Models

Buses

Historical

* ZIL-158/LiAZ-158 (1959–1970), front-engined bus * LiAZ-677 (1967–1996), front-engined bus with

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Current model range

* LiAZ-4292 (since 2015), low-floor city bus of middle class * LiAZ-5250 (since 2011) * LiAZ-5251 (since 2014) * LiAZ-5256 (since 1986), rear-engined bus * LiAZ-5292 (since 2004), rear-engined

low-floor bus A low-floor bus is a bus or trolleybus that has no steps between the ground and the floor of the bus at one or more entrances, and low floor for part or all of the passenger cabin. A bus with a partial low floor may also be referred to as a low- ...

. Buses of this model were used for the

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. * LiAZ-5293 (since 2006), rear-engined low-entry bus * LiAZ-6212 (since 2002),

articulated bus An articulated bus, also referred to as a banana bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, wiggle wagon, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, (either a motor bus or trolleybus) is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usua ...

based on LiAZ-5256 * LiAZ-6213 (since 2007), low-floor articulated bus based on LiAZ-5292 * LiAZ-6274 (since 2018), low-floor

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Trolleybuses

* LiAZ-5280 (2005–2012), trolleybus based on LiAZ-5256 * LiAZ-52802, low-floor trolleybus based on LiAZ-5292 * LiAZ-52803, low-entry trolleybus based on LiAZ-5293

References

External links

Likino Bus Plant (LiAZ) History

GAZ Group Official Homepage
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