AMZ-KUTNO Ltd
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AMZ Kutno ltd is based in Kutno
Kutno
Kutno is a town in central Poland with 48,000 inhabitants and an area of 33,6 km2. Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Płock Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kutno County....

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, and has been operating since 1999. It specializes in the design and manufacture of special bodies for commercial vehicles: ambulances, valuables transport, mini-buses, special vehicles for the uniformed services, as well as military vehicles:

Military Products

  • adaptation of Wolverine
    KTO Rosomak
    The KTO Rosomak is 8x8 multi-role military vehicle produced by...

     on a medical evacuation vehicle,
  • adaptation Scam SM55 command vehicle,
  • adaptation Scam SM55 for laboratory chemicals.


For most vehicles produced in the AMZ-Kutno armored cars are:
  • Dzik (Boar) I/II/III ,
  • Tur I ,
  • Tur II ,
  • Żubr

The Boar is produced in three versions for Polish uniformed services and export to Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

. By February 2008 there were more than 600 units sold. In 2007 it joined the Tur I model in production, while in the 2008 model year they introduced the Zubr and Tur II models.

Civil Products

Mini bus chassis have been produced since 2001. Mini-buses use chassis from: Ford, Iveco
Iveco
Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...

, Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...

, Opel
Opel
Adam Opel AG, generally shortened to Opel, is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929...

, Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...

, and Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...

. Initially, only conversions were performed on buses. Over time, AMZ-KUTNO started to produce buses with their own, original construction on chassis vans or trucks.

After its initial growth, the production of buses began to decrease, due to the transfer of some employees to produce the model Dzik for Iraq. Bus sales in Poland were as follows: 2003 - 60 units, 2004 - 79 units, 2005 - 56 units, 2006 - 39 units, 2007 - 27 units. Export began in 2005 year. In subsequent years, it was: 2005 - 7 units, 2006 - 24 units, 2007 - 2 units.

Bus Models:
  • AMZ LT46M - urban base VW LT46
    Volkswagen LT
    The Volkswagen LT was the largest light commercial vehicle panel van produced by Volkswagen from 1975 to 2006...

  • AMZ Transit Local, base Ford Transit
    Ford Transit
    The Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses, and pickup trucks, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe.The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for 40 years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic term...

  • AMZ 50C13/15 - local database Iveco Daily
    Iveco Daily
    The Iveco Daily is a large van produced by Iveco from 1978; it was sold also as Fiat Daily until 1983. It is also available as a minibus.-First generation :...

     50C13/50C15
  • AMZ 65C15 - local database Iveco Daily 65C15
  • AMZ Vario - local base Mercedes-Benz Vario
    Mercedes-Benz Vario
    The Mercedes-Benz Vario is a heavy van manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. Originally launched as the T2 in 1986, the Vario gained its current name when it was facelifted in 1996. The T2 van itself succeeded the Mercedes-Benz L van series.The bodyshell remained relatively unchanged since production...

  • AMZ Movano - local database Opel Movano
    Opel Movano
    The Opel Movano is a mid-sized commercial vehicle made since 1998 and badged as an Opel, and as the Vauxhall Movano in the United Kingdom. It underwent a facelift in late 2003 and a major revision in 2010....

  • AMZ Master - local database of the Renault Master
    Renault Master
    Renault Master is the name used by French vehicle manufacturer Renault for its upper-medium size van — similar in size to the largest models of the more common Ford Transit....

  • AMZ Sprinter - combo base Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
    Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
    The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light and heavy commercial vehicle, built by Daimler AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a van, chassis cab and minibus, and sold as a Mercedes model, except in the U.S. where it is built from complete knock down kits and was sold by Freightliner until 2010 when Mercedes...

  • AMZ Crafter 50 - combo own body on the chassis Volkswagen Crafter
    Volkswagen Crafter
    The Volkswagen Crafter, introduced in 2006, is the largest 3 to 5 tonne van sold by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. It is the third generation of the Volkswagen LT truck, which has been in production since 1975....

  • AMZ 65C15 Ramzar - estate, own body on the chassis Iveco Daily 65C15
  • AMZ Boomerang - Tourist, own body on the chassis Renault Midlum
    Renault Midlum
    The Renault Midlum, of Renault Trucks Distribution range, is the vehicle specially dedicated to urban distribution and local services.-Battery electric truck:There is a Renault Midlum electric version ....

    .

Employment

At the end of 2006 onwards, employment in the company was about 350 people. In 2008 the number has risen to more than 400 employees.

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