UAZ

UAZ or Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Russian: Ульяновский автомобильный завод, УАЗ, romanized: Ulyanovsky avtomobilny zavod, UAZ, lit.'Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant') is an automobile manufacturer based in Ulyanovsk, Russia, which manufactures off-road vehicles, buses and trucks. It has been part of the Sollers automotive group since 2000.

Ulyanovsky Аvtomobilny Zavod (UAZ)
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1941 (1941)
Headquarters,
Russia
ProductsSUVs
off-road vehicles
buses
trucks
Revenue$601 million (2017)
-$29.8 million (2017)
$26 million (2017)
Total assets$746 million (2017)
Total equity$236 million (2017)
ParentSollers JSC
Websiteuaz.global

UAZ is best known for the UAZ-469 utility vehicle, which has seen wide use as a military vehicle in the Eastern bloc and around the world. The UAZ factory started production in 1941 as part of the Soviet war effort. 51,706 UAZ vehicles were produced in 2016.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.