JSC "ISUZU RUS" (АО ИСУЗУ РУС) is a commercial vehicle manufacturer with headquarters in Ulyanovsk,

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. The company was founded in 2006 as a joint venture between

OAO Sollers Sollers, formerly known as OAO Severstal-Auto, is a Russian company holding controlling blocks of shares of OAO Ulyanovsk Automobile Works (UAZ), Zavolzhye Motor Works (ZMZ) and OAO ZMA. The enterprises of Severstal-Auto are well-known automobi ...

, which contributed with a share of 66%, Isuzu, which participated with a share of 29%, and the Imperial Sojitz, which, had a share of 5%. Until the General Assembly of Shareholders on 11 January 2010, the company was named ZAO Severstal-Isuzu (ЗАО Северстальавто-Исузу). The company was established with an investment of 350 million rubles. The management reports to the Chief Executive Officer Franz Gerhard Hilgert. From 2002, Sollers built Isuzu AUV as a Russian version of the

Isuzu Panther The Isuzu Panther is a line of multi-purpose vehicle and pickup truck manufactured by Isuzu from 1991 until 2020 and developed in Indonesia for the Southeast Asian market. The second generation Panther was also manufactured and marketed in Ind ...

. The model, however, had only limited success and could not argue with sales of just 780 units per year. Due to the low price, most of the units were produced at Sollers are exported to the

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. In the spring of 2009, the production of the AUV was then stopped completely. As a replacement a few months later were the

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, the Isuzu D-series, and the

Isuzu N-Series The is a medium duty truck produced by Isuzu since 1959. Outside Japan it is known as N series and Q Series. The range was originally mainly available in Japan and other Asian countries. Australia was another important market for the Elf and N ...

introduced. With the new model, the production program of the Japanese brand in Russia has increased to 25,000 units a year. Announcements of the work according to, production is to be doubled for a plant expansion in the coming years even. In December 2015 Sollers Company sold its shares to the joint venture partners – Isuzu Motors Ltd. (74% in total) and Sojitz Corporation(26%). So now the company is fully Japanese. Isuzu trucks are well known around the world are very popular. The reputation they deserve not only thanks to the successful marketing policy and competent management. Their main advantages are durability, reliability and endurance, combined with the accessibility and ease of use. All this makes the ISUZU vehicles popular in all regions of Russia.

Current models

File:Isuzu CYJ460R.jpg, Isuzu C-Serie
Исузу C-серия
2009–present File:IsuzuGiga2007.jpg, Isuzu E-Serie
Исузу E-серия
2009–present File:ISUZU_Elf_6th_Generation,_Post_office_truck.jpg, Isuzu N-Serie
Исузу N-серия
2009–present

Former models

File:ISUZU Hi-Lander.JPG, Isuzu AUV
Исузу AUV
2002 - 2009

External links

Official website JSC “ISUZU RUS”
{{Automotive industry in Russia Truck manufacturers of Russia Isuzu Russian companies established in 2007 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2007 Sollers JSC Companies based in Ulyanovsk