This is a list of current and defunct automobile manufacturers of Russia.
Name | Location | Year of foundation | Parent company | Car Types | Produced by the brand and model |
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PSA Bronto | Togliatti | 1993 | AvtoVAZ | Collectors cars, ATVs based Lada 4x4, | Bronto |
Super Avto | Togliatti | 1997 | cars | Lada Priora 1.8, VAZ 2329 (Niva pickup) | |
PSA VIS-Avto | Togliatti | 1991 | AvtoVAZ | Light commercial vehicle based Lada Granta, Lada Samara and Lada 4x4 | VIS-2346, VIS-2347, VIS-2349 |
United Auto Group (former IZHAvto) | Izhevsk | 1965 | AvtoVAZ | Cars | Lada Granta, Lada Vesta |
GAZ | Nizhny Novgorod | 1932 | GAZ Group (100%) | Light commercial vehicle, minibuses | GAZ :GAZelle, GAZelle Next, GAZ Sobol, GAZ Valdai, GAZ-3309, GAZ Sadko, GAZon NEXT |
UralAZ | Miass | 1941 | GAZ Group (100%) | Medium and heavy trucks terrain (including the army), road trucks, truck buses | Ural-4320, Ural-5323, Ural-3255, Ural-6370, Ural-6368, Ural-6470 |
PAZ | Pavlovo | 1932 | GAZ Group (100%) | small, medium buses, school buses, buses terrain | PAZ-3205, PAZ-3206, PAZ-3204, PAZ-3234, PAZ-3237 |
KAvZ | Kurgan | 1958 | GAZ Group (100%) | Medium buses, school buses | KAVZ-4235, KAVZ-4238 |
LiAZ | Likino-Dulyovo | 1937 | GAZ Group (100%) | Large city buses, school buses, articulated buses | LiAZ-5256, LiAZ-5292, LiAZ-5293, LiAZ-6212, LiAZ-6213 |
GOLAZ | Maliye Vyazyomy, Odintsovsky District, Moscow Oblast | 1990 | GAZ Group (100%) | Intercity buses and coaches | GOLAZ-5251 Voyage, GOLAZ-52911 Cruise, LiAZ-GOLAZ-5256, GOLAZ-6228 Voyage L |
NefAZ | Neftekamsk | 1972 | Kamaz (50,02%), Republic of Bashkortostan (28,5%) | trailers, dump trucks KAMAZ, large buses and coaches | KAMAZ, NefAZ-5299, VDL-NefAZ-5299 |
Kamaz- Marko | Neftekamsk | 2012 | joint venture Kamaz and Marcopolo S.A. | small buses | Bravis |
UAZ | Ulyanovsk | 1941 | Sollers JSC (80%) | SUV, Light commercial vehicle | UAZ Hunter, UAZ Patriot, UAZ-2206/3303/3909/3962 |
Sollers-Dalniy Vostok | Vladivostok | 2009 | Sollers JSC | Cars | SsangYong :SsangYong Actyon, SsangYong Actyon Sports, SsangYong Kyron, SsangYong Rexton, |
ZiL | Moscow, Petrovsk | 1916 | Executive of Moscow | Medium and heavy trucks, small buses, fire trucks | ZIL-4333, ZIL-4331,ZIL-4329, ZIL-5301, ZIL-4327, ZIL-3250 |
BAZ | Bryansk | 1958 | none | tractors and wheel chassis dual-use (military and civilian), crane chassis | BAZ |
Chechen Avto | Argun, Chechen Republic | 2008 | none | Cars | Lada Priora |
IMS | Gzhel, Moscow Oblast | 2007 | Irito | SUV | Great Wall Hover H3, Great Wall Hover H5 |
Avtotor | Kaliningrad | 1996 | none | Cars, Light commercial vehicle | Opel : Opel Astra J (three-door and station wagon), Opel Insignia, Opel Meriva, Opel Zafira Tourer (3rd gen), Opel Mokka, Opel Antara, |
Volzhanin | Volzhsky | 1993 | none | medium, large and articulated buses, intercity buses and coaches | Volgabus Cityrithm, Volgabus Rhytmix, Volgabus Dolphin, Volgabus Delta |
BAW RUS Motor Corp. | Ulyanovsk | 2008 | joint venture AMS Group and BAW | light, medium trucks and small buses | BAW Tonik, BAW Fenix, BAW Street |
ST Nizhegorodetz | Nizhny Novgorod | 2007 | Nizhegorodetz | ||
PKF Luidor | Nizhny Novgorod | 2008 | Luidor | ||
Kuzbassavto | Drachenino, Leninsk-Kuznetsky District, Kemerovo Oblast | 2010 | MARR TEC | ||
TagAZ | Taganrog | 1998 | - | Cars | TagAZ Aquila |
Derways | Cherkessk | 2003 | Mercury (49%), Sberbank of Russia (51%) | Cars | Lifan: Lifan Smily, Lifan Solano, Lifan 520, Lifan X60, Geely :GEELY MK, Geely Emgrand EC7, Brilliance :Brilliance V5, Chery: Chery Bonus 3, Chery Tiggo 5, Jianghuai Automobile :JAC S1, JAC S5 Hawtai: Hawtai Boliger |
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