The Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) ( ka, ქუთაისის ავტომექანიკური ქარხანა, tr), formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant ( ka, ქუთაისის საავტომობილო ქარხანა, tr; russian: Кутаисский Автомобильный Завод, translit=Kutaisskij Awtomobilnyj Zawod) or KAZ (russian: КАЗ) for short; is a
truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...
factory located in
Kutaisi
Kutaisi (, ka, ქუთაისი ) is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the third-most populous city in Georgia, traditionally, second in importance, after the capital city of Tbilisi. Situated west of Tbilis ...
,
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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named in the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
in honour of
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Sergo Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze,, ; russian: Серго Константинович Орджоникидзе, Sergo Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze) born Grigol Konstantines dze Orjonikidze, russian: Григорий Константино ...
.
History
Construction began in 1945, using forced labor, notably
Polish Home Army
The Home Army ( pl, Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK; ) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) esta ...
prisoners, with the first conveyor coming online with the first truck
ZIS-150
The ZIS-150 was a Soviet truck. In 1947 it replaced the ZIS-5 truck on the assembly line. Together with the GAZ-51 it was the main Soviet truck during the 1950s, judging by their quantity. A tractor-trailer version of the ZIS-150, the ''ZIS-120N' ...
(KAZ-150) coming off on August 18, 1951.
In 2006 the major part of the company synced with the
Georgian Industrial Group
The Georgian Industrial Group (GIG, ka, საქართველოს ინდუსტრიული ჯგუფი, ''Sak'art'velos Industriuli Jgup'i'') is the largest holding company in Georgia, with business interests ranging from ener ...
and was named the Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP). Today the factory produces a wide range of automotive industry parts.
Products
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КАZ-150Phоtо
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KAZ-120ТPhоtо
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КАZ-585Phоtо)*
КАZ-600Phоtо
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КАZ-601Phоtо
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КАZ-605 Kolkhida
Phоtо
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КАZ-606 Kolkhida experimental
Phоtо
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КАZ-606/606АPhоtо
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КАZ-608 Kolkhida
Phоtо
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КАZ-608В Kolkhida
Phоtо
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КАZ-4502 Kolkhida
Phоtо
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КАZ-4540 Kolkhida
Phоtо
Gallery
File:KAZ 4540 (Kolhida) (15539654431).jpg, KAZ-4540 Kolkhida
File:КАЗ-608В Хабаровский край (7).jpg, An abandoned KAZ-608V
References
External links
KAMP official page
Truck manufacturers of Georgia (country)
Buildings and structures in Kutaisi
Truck manufacturers of the Soviet Union
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1951
1950s establishments in Georgia (country)
1951 establishments in the Soviet Union
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