GAZ Group Bus Division is the business unit of the

GAZ Group GAZ Group (russian: Группа ГАЗ) is a Russian automotive conglomerate headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod. It comprises 18 manufacturing facilities in eight regions of Russia, as well as sales and service organizations. GAZ Group is the lead ...

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 subsidiaries, and newly manufactured vehicles now feature the deer badge of the

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� ...

company.

History

The division has its origins in a reorganization of the automotive companies owned by the Siberian Aluminum holding (later Basic Element), which were consolidated under the ''RusPromAvto'' consortium. RusPromAvto (russian: РусПромАвто) was created on 7 August 2000 and combined several

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

n bus manufacturers. LiAZ was added to the group in 2001. It became known as ''Russian Buses'' (russian: Компания Русские Автобусы, Kompaniya Russkiye Avtobusy) in May 2004, and was based in the village of Maliye Vyazemy in

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...

. In 2005, during the restructuring of the production assets of RusPromAvto, the company was incorporated into the

Group.

Structure

Companies of the division: * Kurgan Bus Factory (KAvZ) *

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 ...

(PAZ) * Likinsky Bus Factory (LiAZ)

Former companies

* Golitsynsky Bus Factory, the brand was discontinued in 2014 and the factory now makes agricultural machines. * Kanashsky Auto Aggregate Factory (russian: Канашский автоагрегатный завод (КААЗ), Kanashskiy Avtoagregatny Zavod (KAAZ), bus chassis producers.

References

External links

Buses - GAZ Group
Bus manufacturers of Russia Bus Division Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2000 {{Russia-company-stub