GAZ Group (russian: Группа ГАЗ) is a Russian automotive
conglomerate headquartered in
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
. It comprises 18 manufacturing facilities in eight regions of Russia, as well as sales and service organizations.
GAZ Group is the leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles in Russia. GAZ Group produces light commercial and medium-duty vehicles (
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 ...
), buses
PAZ,
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 ...
,
LiAZ
LiAZ () is a bus manufacturing company located in Likino-Dulyovo, Russia. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary of GAZ. Specializes in designing and manufacturing buses large and extra large class (length 10.5 m and +).
Starting in 2015, th ...
, cars, powertrain (
YaMZ
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 ...
and UMZ) and automotive components. The market shares of the company: about 50% in the
light commercial vehicle
A light commercial vehicle (LCV) in the European Union, Australia and New Zealand is a commercial carrier vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of no more than 3.5 metric tons (tonnes). The LCV designation is also occasionally used in both Canad ...
s segment, 58% in the segment of
medium-duty truck
Truck classifications are typically based upon the maximum loaded weight of the truck, typically using the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and sometimes also the gross trailer weight rating (GTWR), and can vary among jurisdictions.
United ...
s, 42% in the all-wheel drive
heavy-duty truck
Truck classifications are typically based upon the maximum loaded weight of the truck, typically using the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and sometimes also the gross trailer weight rating (GTWR), and can vary among jurisdictions.
United ...
s segment and about 65% in the bus segment.
The main entity "GAZ Group" - OJSC "GAZ", refers to the Office "Management Company" GAZ Group. The "GAZ Group" is a
holding company
A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own shares of other companies ...
, consolidated around OAO GAZ, bringing together a number of industrial machinery sector, which are mainly subsidiaries of OJSC GAZ. Management Company GAZ Group was created on September 28, 2006 and is 100% owned by OJSC "GAZ".
History
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GAZ Group was founded in 2005 as a result of the restructuring of the production assets of
Ruspromavto, which existed from 2001.
In August 2006, Gaz Group's military technology enterprises JSC
Arzamas Machine-Building Plant
Arzamas Machine-Building Plant (russian: Арзамасский машиностроительный завод) is a company based in Arzamas, Russia and established in 1980. It is part of the Military Industrial Company group.
The Arzamas Machi ...
, in
Viksa, and JSC Barnaultransmash became the independent
Military Industrial Company
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to ensure the separation of automotive business of
Russian Machines
Russian Machines (russian: Русские машины, /Russkie mashiny/) is a Russian conglomerate that consists of industrial and engineering divisions. The group currently operates 27 plants throughout 12 regions in Russia and produces mechan ...
into public (GAZ Group) and non-public (Military-Industrial Company) assets.
In the summer of 2006 "GAZ Group" acquired UK based manufacturer of light trucks
LDV Holdings
LDV Group Limited, formerly Leyland DAF Vans, was a British van manufacturer based in Washwood Heath, Birmingham. Historically part of Rover Group and Leyland DAF, it was later a wholly owned subsidiary of the Russian GAZ Group. Owing to the Fi ...
(
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
) for $40,670,000. In the spring of 2009 in connection with the marketing of the crisis caused by, including the global economic crisis, LDV Holdings came under
bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...
and in early May 2009, GAZ Group agreed to sell the company Malaysian carmaker
Weststar.
In 2008, "GAZ Group" has agreed to buy 50% of Italian
VM Motori
VM Motori S.p.A. is an Italian diesel engine manufacturing company which is wholly owned by Stellantis. VM headquarters and main production facilities are located in Cento, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
VM Motori was founded by two entre ...
and localization of its engines. Closing of the transaction was to take place after the approval of the antitrust authorities. GAZ Group has also entered into an agreement with
General Motors
The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...
who controlled 50% of VM Motori on the basis of co-ownership of the Italian company. In mid-2009, the deal was canceled in the aftermath of the economic crisis.
Owners and management
The joint stock company is managed by the
Board of Directors
A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...
whose
Chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
, Mr. Wolf, is the sole executive body is the Management Company GAZ Group.
Shareholders of OJSC "GAZ" are:
* JSC Russian Machines - 61.05% of the ordinary shares;
* Minority shareholders - 38.79%;
* Government - 0.16%
The company's capitalization at the end of the I quarter of 2008 was $3.3 billion.
Composition
Divisions
GAZ Group is divided into five divisions (activities), the structure of each of which are production plants and sales organizations.
* GAZ Group Auto Components
**
Dies And Molds Plant
**
Kanashsky Auto-Aggregate Plant, bus chassis producers.
* GAZ Group Commercial Vehicles
**
Gorky Automobile Plant
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 ...
(GAZ) - the main company of the Group, accounting for more than half of the turnover of the entire GAZ Group. Production in 2015: 68,857 vehicles.
**
Saransk Dump Truck Plant
**
Ulyanovsk Motor Plant
**
Nizhny Novgorod Motors
* GAZ Group Powertrain Division
**
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 ...
**
Yaroslavl Fuel Equipment Plant
**
Yaroslavl Diesel Equipment Plant
*
GAZ Group Bus Division
GAZ Group Bus Division is the business unit of the GAZ Group overseeing bus manufacturing. It combines several Russian bus manufacturing companies.
Starting in 2015, the GAZ Group has introduced a single brand for all its bus manufacturing subsi ...
**
Pavlovo Bus Factory
Pavlovo Bus Factory (russian: Павловский автобус, formerly , Pavlovsky Avtobusny Zavod or PAZ) is a manufacturer of buses in Russia, in the city of
Pavlovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. PAZ is a subsidiary of Russian Buses which is a ...
- production in 2015: 5,872 vehicles.
**
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 ...
- production in 2015: 318 vehicles.
**
Likinsky Bus Plant - production in 2015: 890 vehicles.
**
Golitsyn Bus Plant
Companies
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Abakanvagonmash
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Berezka
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Bosal-GAZ
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CHZ-Turbo-Gaz
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Fuel Supply Systems
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Maxus Rus
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Pit-Arsenal
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Production Association Khtz Belgorod
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Remstroy
*
Terex Rus
*
Tver Excavator
*
United Engineering Center, headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod, consisting of 16 units of engineering plants on 18 July 2007 with the goal of working together to update the lineup Gaz Group plants.
*
Zavolzhsky Plant Of Caterpillar Tractors Zavolzhsky (masculine), Zavolzhskaya (feminine), or Zavolzhskoye (neuter) may refer to:
* Zavolzhsky District, several districts and city districts in Russia
*Zavolzhskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Zavolzhsk
Zavolzh ...
See also
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Russian Machines
Russian Machines (russian: Русские машины, /Russkie mashiny/) is a Russian conglomerate that consists of industrial and engineering divisions. The group currently operates 27 plants throughout 12 regions in Russia and produces mechan ...
*
Automotive industry
The automotive industry comprises a wide range of company, companies and organizations involved in the design, Business development, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest industry ...
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Automotive industry in Russia
Automotive production is a significant industry in Russia, directly employing around 600,000 people or 1% of the country's total workforce. Russia produced 1,767,674 vehicles in 2018, ranking 13th among car-producing nations in 2018, and account ...
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Automobile model numbering system in the Soviet Union and Russia
References
External links
International product website GAZCorporate website GAZ Group
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Motor vehicle engine manufacturers
Companies listed on the Moscow Exchange
Engine manufacturers of Russia