Kutaisi Automotive Plant
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Kutaisi Automotive Plant — KAZ , is a truck
factory located in Kutaisi
, Georgia
. Construction began in 1945, with the first conveyor coming online with the first truck ZIS-150
(KAZ-150) coming off on August 18, 1951.
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
factory located in Kutaisi
Kutaisi
Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. Construction began in 1945, with the first conveyor coming online with the first truck ZIS-150
ZIS-150
The ZIS-150 was a Soviet truck. In 1947 it replaced the ZIS-5 on assembly line. ZIS-150 together with GAZ-51 was the main Soviet truck of '50s, judging by their quantity. The cabin of ZIS-150 was similar with the cabin of International Harvester KR11 truck. A tractor-trailer version of the...
(KAZ-150) coming off on August 18, 1951.