KAMAZ Inc.
Type	Public
Founded	1969
Headquarters	Tatarstan, Russia
Key people	Sergey A. Kogoghin, Director General
Industry	Manufacturing
Products	Trucks & Buses
Revenue	$ 1 billion
Employees	unknown
Website	www.kamaz.net

Kamaz (Камский автомобильный завод - Камаз / Kamskiy avtomobilny zavod - Kama Automobile Zavod - Kamaz or KAMA Heavy-Duty Truck Production Plant) is a Tatar truck manufacturer located in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. KAMAZ assembled their first truck model in February 1976 and now, 30 years later, the heavy duty models are exported to many countries including Eastern Europe, China and North Africa. Its trucks are known for their simple design and robust appearance. A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by relatively few individuals. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: ; Tatar: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Manufacturing, a branch of industry which accounts for about one-quarter of the worlds economic activity, is the application of tools and a processing medium to the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale. ... The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer truck prepares to offload Å koda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle for transporting goods. ... This article is about the form of transport. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Historically, the term Tatar (or Tartar) has been ambiguously used by Europeans to refer to many different peoples of Inner Asia and Northern Asia. ... The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer truck prepares to offload Å koda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle for transporting goods. ... Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatar: Yar Çallı; Russian: На́бережные Челны́, literally Riverbank Boats) is the second largest city in Tatarstan, Russia. ... The Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: ; Tatar: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ...

History

In 1969 the Central Committee of the CPSU and Ministerial council of the USSR decided to begin construction of factories for the manufacture of supersized cars in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = &#1050... Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatar: Yar Çallı; Russian: На́бережные Челны́, literally Riverbank Boats) is the second largest city in Tatarstan, Russia. ...

Such construction actually began on December 13, 1969, but the first KAMAZ descended from the main assembly conveyor on February 16, 1976. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1987 the line for the manufacture of midget cars "Oka" was created. The first car ("Oka-VASES-111") was let out on December 21, 1987. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On June 25, 1990 the production association was transformed into an open joint-stock company. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ...

On April 14, 1993 a fire destroyed the Factory of engines KaMaZa. April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

In 2005 the control share holding of Open Society "OKA" was sold to group "Severstal". Until 2005, Kamaz had a major share in ZMA (Factory of Micro-displacement Cars) that produces the Oka microcar. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ZMA (Russian: ) is a Russian car maker located in Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan. ... Oka mini-car Oka with 750cc SOHC 2 cylinder engine Oka (aka Lada Oka and VAZ 1111) is a mini car from AutoVAZ featuring a 750cc SOHC 2 cylinder engine. ...

Kamaz vehicles have won the truck category of the Dakar Rally seven times. A support truck during the 2004 Dakar The Dakar Rally (or simply The Dakar; formerly known as The Paris Dakar Rally) is an annual off-road race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. ...

Gallery

Kamaz on final stage of Dakar Rally 2004 Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2580x1932, 908 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dakar Rally Kamaz Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used...

Kamaz on a construction site in Poland. Image File history File links Kamaz_5511. ...

Models

By 2006 KAMAZ was producing the following trucks:

• KAMAZ 6520 6x4 Dump truck & 6x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 6540 8x4 Dump truck & 8x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 6522 6x6 Dump truck & 6x6 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 55111 6x4 Dump truck & 6x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 65115 6x4 Dump truck & 6x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 65111 6x6 Dump truck

• KAMAZ 53605 4x2 Dump truck

• KAMAZ 43253 4x2 Side truck & 4x2 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 43118 6x6 Side truck & 6x6 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 43114 6x6 Side truck & 6x6 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 65117 6x4 Side truck & 6x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 53215 6x4 Side truck & 6x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 4326 4x4 Side truck & 4x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 4911 4x2 Sport truck

• KAMAZ 4308 4x2 Medium-range truck & 4x2 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 53205 6x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 53229 6x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 53228 6x4 Chassis truck

• KAMAZ 54115 6x4 Prime mover

• KAMAZ 5460 4x2 Prime mover

• KAMAZ 65116 6x4 Prime mover

• KAMAZ 6460 6x4 Prime mover

• KAMAZ 44108 6x6 Prime mover

• KAMAZ 65225 6x6 Prime mover

• KAMAZ 65226 6x6 Prime mover

• Kamaz BPM-97 Vistrel 4x4 armored fighting vehicle

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kamaz vehicles

• Official site
• Kamaz and the city of Naberezhnye Chelny
• Kamaz pictures