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Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant

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Kutaisi Automobile Plant (KAZ)
Founded1951
SuccessorKutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP)
Headquarters
Kutaisi
,
Georgia (formerly Soviet Union)
ProductsTrucks
ParentGeorgian Industrial Group
WebsiteKutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP)

The Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) (Georgian: ქუთაისის ავტომექანიკური ქარხანა, romanized: kutaisis avt'omekanik'uri karkhana), formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant (Georgian: ქუთაისის საავტომობილო ქარხანა, romanized: kutaisis saavt'omobilo karkhana; Russian: Кутаисский Автомобильный Завод, romanized: Kutaisskij Awtomobilnyj Zawod) or KAZ (Russian: КАЗ) for short, is a truck factory located in Kutaisi, Georgia.

History

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Construction began in 1945, using forced labor, notably Polish Home Army prisoners. The first ZIS-150 (KAZ-150) truck rolled off its production line on August 18th, 1951.

In 2006, a majority part of the company synced with the Georgian Industrial Group and was named the Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP).[1] Today, the factory produces a wide range of automotive industry parts,[2] including spare parts for agricultural machinery, ropeways, railways and mining equipment.[3]

Products

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  • КАZ-150 - prototype improved ZIS-150 (1948); ultimately became a copy of the ZIS-150
  • KAZ-120Т (Phоtо) - hydraulic tractor unit (1955); based on ZIS-150
  • KAZ-120T3 - conventional tractor unit (1960); based on ZIL-164
  • КАZ-585B (Phоtо) - dump truck (1952); based on ZIS-585
    • KAZ-585V - improved KAZ-585B (1955)
    • KAZ-585V1 - experimental dump truck (1956); based on KAZ-150 prototype
  • КАZ-600 (Phоtо) - construction dump truck (1955); based on ZIS-150
    • KAZ-600A - experimental two-way dump truck (1956); based on ZIS-120G
    • KAZ-600AV - modernized KAZ-600V (1962); based on ZIL-164A
    • KAZ-600V - two-way dump truck (1956); based on ZIS-150
  • КАZ-601 (Phоtо) - cement truck (1955); based on ZIS-150
    • KAZ-601V - modernized KAZ-601 (1955)
  • KAZ-602 - construction dump truck (1956); based on ZIS-150
  • КАZ-605 "Kolkhida" (Phоtо) - prototype cabover truck (1958, 1961); based on ZIL-164
  • КАZ-608 "Kolkhida" - tractor unit (1967); based on ZIL-130
    • КАZ-608В "Kolkhida" - prototype version of KAZ-608 with two-speed rear axle (1966)
    • KAZ-608D - truck tractor (1969)
    • KAZ-608G - prototype flatbed version of KAZ-608 (1969)
    • KAZ-608V - improved KAZ-608 (1976)
    • KAZ-608V2 - improved KAZ-608V (1986)
  • KAZ-620 - planned 6x4 tractor unit (1963); never built
  • KAZ-4430 - prototype all-wheel drive tractor unit (1974)
  • KAZ-44302
  • КАZ-4502 Kolkhida (Phоtо[link removed])
  • KAZ-4530 - prototype all wheel drive dump truck (1976)
  • КАZ-4540 Kolkhida - dump truck (1984)
  • "Object 1010"/"Object 1015B" - prototype 8x8 armored personnel carrier
  • "Object 1040"/"Object 1045" - prototype 8x8 launcher for Osa SAM system; cancelled in favor of the BAZ-937
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References

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  1. ↑ Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. The Georgian Industrial Group. Accessed February 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ "GIG". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  3. ↑ Turner, Julian (2023-11-03). "Global trends in advanced manufacturing: how Georgia fits into the picture". Investment Monitor. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
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