Pavlovo Bus Factory (russian: Павловский автобус, formerly , Pavlovsky Avtobusny Zavod or PAZ) is a manufacturer of

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es in

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, in the city of

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. PAZ is a subsidiary of

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which is a division 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� ...

. Pavlovo Bus Factory specializes in designing and manufacturing buses of the small/medium class (length 9.7 m). Buses are the most common plant in Russia, their annual output is over 10 thousand units, almost 80% of small buses in Russia. The small PAZ buses have long been used by Russian "fixed-route taxi" (''

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company.

History

The factory has its origins in the ZATI automobile and tractor tool plant, established in Pavlovo in 1932. The building of the factory started in 1952, and in the same year the first PAZ-651 long-hood buses (based on the

GAZ-51 The GAZ-51 (nickname ''Gazon'') was a Soviet truck manufactured by GAZ. Its first prototypes were produced before the end of World War II and has been influenced by Studebaker US6. The mass production started in 1946. A 2.5 ton 4×2 standard var ...

general-purpose lorry) were produced. The government had a plan to produce 10,000 buses per year. In 1960, the production of new PAZ-652 forward control model on the same chassis started. It was replaced by the outwardly similar PAZ-672 (based on the

GAZ-53 The GAZ-53 is a 3.5 tonne 4x2 truck produced by GAZ between 1961 and 1993. Introduced first as GAZ-53F, it was joined by the virtually identical 2.5-ton GAZ-52 in 1962, which was produced until 1989. The GAZ-52 and GAZ-53 trucks are distingui ...

lorry) in early 1968, and this bus had a large family of various modifications. 1989 saw a start of production of the new

PAZ-3205 PAZ-3205 is a common Soviet midibus model made by the Pavlovo Bus Factory. It is common in Russia and other Eastern European countries as both a low-intensity route public bus and as a hearse. Model 3205 was launched on December 1, 1989, replac ...

model having basically the same chassis but a completely new body.

Models

Current

(1989–present) *

PAZ-3206 PAZ-3205 is a common Soviet midibus model made by the Pavlovo Bus Factory. It is common in Russia and other Eastern European countries as both a low-intensity route public bus and as a hearse. Model 3205 was launched on December 1, 1989, replacing ...

(1995–present) * PAZ-3237 "Luzhok" (2002–present) * PAZ-4234 (2003–present) * PAZ-3203 (2006–present) * PAZ-3204 (2006–present) * PAZ Vector 4 (2012–present) * PAZ Vector 3 (2015–present) * GAZ Vector Next (2016–present)

Former

* PAZ-651 (1950-1961, based on GAZ-51I) ** PAZ-651A (1961-1971) * PAZ-652 (1958-1968) * PAZ-653 (1950–1956, ambulance version of PAZ-651) * PAZ-655 (1954–?, armored van version of PAZ-651) * PAZ-657 (1954–1958, bread van version of PAZ-651) * PAZ-661 (1954–1956, clothing van version of PAZ-651) ** PAZ-661B * PAZ-672 (1967-1989) * PAZ-3201 (1972-1989, based on GAZ-66) * PAZ-5272 (1999-2003) * PAZ-4230 Aurora (2001-2002, production moved to

KAvZ KAvZ (russian: Курганский автобусный завод (КАвЗ), Kurgansky Avtobusny Zavod, Kurgan Bus Plant) is a bus manufacturer in Kurgan, KGN, Russia. The factory started producing buses in 1958, based on truck A ...

) * PAZ-4238 Aurora (2001-2002, production moved to KAvZ) * PAZ Real (2007-2009)

Panel vans

* PAZ-657 (1954–1958, based on GAZ-51) * PAZ-659

Trailers

* PAZ-658 * PAZ-740 * PAZ-742 * PAZ-743 * PAZ-744 * PAZ-746 * PAZ-750

Prototypes

* PAZ-665 (1964) * PAZ-671 (1958, based on GAZ-52) ** PAZ-671A (1958, based on GAZ-53) ** PAZ-671G (based on GAZ-52A) * PAZ-675 (1960, based on GAZ-52) * PAZ-985 (1960) * PAZ-3202 (1973) * PAZ-3203 (1972) * PAZ-3204 (1974)

Around the world

*One PAZ-672 came to

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between 1970 and 1971 with the installation of the soviet KPD factory of concrete blocks for prefabricated buildings, in

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Gallery

File:PAZ-672_at_Bronevoy_Pereulok_12_in_Minsk_24_August_2014.JPG, PAZ-672 File:PAZik.JPG, PAZ-672 Emergency Gas Service Command Bus in Moscow File:PAZ-3205_%284713534105%29.jpg, PAZ-3205 File:ПАЗ-3204 в Хабаровске.JPG, PAZ-3204 File:ПАЗ-3237-2.JPG, PAZ-3237 in Moscow File:PAZ-4230.jpg, PAZ-4230 "Aurora" in Gatchina File:ПАЗ-4234 в Мичуринске.JPG, PAZ-4234 File:PAZ school buses Chisinau 02.jpg, A row of new PAZ school buses in the central square of Chisinau, Moldova File:GAZ Vector 3 and PAZ Vector buses.jpg, PAZ Vector 3 (right) and Vector 4 (left)

References

External links

JSC "Pavlovo Bus"
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