KAvZ () is a

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manufacturer in

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, KGN,

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. The factory started producing buses in 1958, based on

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s from

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. During the 1990s, it assembled Ikarus buses for the Russian market. Now a subsidiary of

, it specialises in producing small buses, in particular

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. KAvZ is a subsidiary of Russian Buses which is a subsidiary of

GAZ Group GAZ Group () 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 leading manufacturer of commerc ...

. 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

company.

Models

Current

* KAvZ-4238 Aurora (2006–present) * KAvZ-4235 Aurora (2008–present) * KAvZ-4270 (2016–present)

Former

* KAvZ-651 (1958–1973) * KAvZ-663 (1961–1966) * KAvZ-685/3270/3271 (1971–1991) * KAvZ-3100 (1976) * KAvZ-49471 (1981–1985) -

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* KAvZ-4959 (1985) -

* KAvZ-3275 (1991–1998) * KAvZ-3976 (1993–2007) * KAvZ-4229 (1998) * KAvZ-4224 (1998–2003) -truckbus * KAvZ-3244 (1998–2007) * KAvZ-39766 (2002–2008) * KAvZ-4239 (2008–2014) KAvZ-4238_2.JPG, KAvZ-4238 Автобус_КАВЗ-4235.JPG, KAvZ-4235 Microbuz ce deserveşte transportul public local.JPG, KAvZ-3244 Old_buses_Mosgortrans.jpg, KAvZ-663 and a GZA-651 in the background (later produced as KAvZ-651)

Models

Current

Former

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