Ganja Auto Plant

Ganja Auto Plant (Azerbaijani: Gəncə Avtomobil Zavodu) is an auto assembly plant situated in the Ganja city in Azerbaijan. The factory was founded in 1986 as KiAZ (Kirovabad Automobile Plant) for a production of run of 30,000 "GAZelle" vans according to the project brief. The commissioning was intended to end in 1989 but following a decision of Council of Ministers of the former USSR the construction of the factory was interrupted and the technological project was given to the Bryansk Automobile Plant. The 256 hectares (633 acres) of overall territory, including the 50 hectares (120 acres) of the factory footprint itself, stayed without utilization for 15 years.

Ganja Auto Plant
TypePublic Company
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorKiAZ (Kirovabad Automobile Factory)
Founded1986
Headquarters
Ganja
,
Azerbaijan
Area served
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey
ProductsAutomobiles, Trucks, Mobile Cranes, Utility Trucks, Buses, Tractors, Combine harvesters, Agricultural machinery
Number of employees
500
SubsidiariesATUB Turkey
Websitehttp://ganjaauto.az/

Construction of an automobile plant was considered by the government after the end of the Soviet Union when Azerbaijan had obtained its independence. Since 1994 the giant and famous automobile companies of Italy, Korea, Japan, France and Germany showed interest in the facility, but negotiations held with them ended without a deal.

In December 2004 the Ganja automobile plant started manufacturing and the first car built at the factory was sold. In 2008 the plant produced about 600 cars and tractors.[1]

History

Construction of the plant began in 1986 under the name KiAZ (Kirovabad Automobile Factory). The production capacity of the plant was designed to produce 30,000 cars. Construction of the plant for the project was supposed to end in 1989, but because of the collapse of the Soviet Union the construction and operation of the plant was postponed indefinitely. After Azerbaijan gained the independence, in 1993, Turkish company Otokar, showed the interest in factory but due to political change production never implemented. In December 2004 it opened as the Gyandzha Auto Plant and the first car that came out of their production line was presented that year. In the year 2008 the factory produced about 600 vehicles, both cars and tractors, also later bus assembly was started.[2]

This plant serves as one example of the Azeri government's efforts to show progress in diversifying its economy, which has traditionally always been largely dependent on the production oil and gas, and has been able to serve other purposes, in particular, to give a factual basis for political propaganda of the government. It also downplays some of the states main weaknesses, such as having been formerly totally dependent on the import of transport equipment from other nations.

Despite the efforts[3] made at this plant to increase production by Russian interests, the overall production is still very low, being measured in just hundreds of units annuals, where the facility's original concept would accommodate increased production, thousands of units annually.

Recently Moldovan [3][4] and Russian[3] investors have visited the plant in order to see the progress made and the production of their products in this factory, as well as Belarusian investors.

The opening of the Azerbaijan-Belarus tractor producing plant took place on April 15, 2019, in Turkey, a source in the Ganja Automobile Plant Production Association told AzVision.az.

Products[5]
 RUS Lada
 RUS UAZ
 RUS Kamaz trucks
  • KamAZ-53501 (2015-present)
  • KamAZ-6665 (2015-present)
 BLR MAZ trucks
  • MAZ-551605-272 (2007–present)
  • MAZ-555102-223 (2007–present)
  • MAZ-631705-212 (2007–present)
  • MAZ-642205-222 (2007–present)
  • MAZ-642208-232 (2007–present)
  • MAZ-953000-010 (2007–present, semi-trailer)
  • MAZ-based crane truck (2007–present)
  • MAZ-based special truck (2007–present)
 BLR MAZ buses
  • MAZ-203 (2019-present)
  • MAZ-206 (2019-present)
 BLR MTZ Belarus tractors
  • Belarus 80.1 (2007–present)
  • Belarus 80.3 (2007–present)
  • Belarus 82.1 (2007–present)
  • Belarus 892 (2007–present)
  • Belarus 1025 (2007–present)
  • Belarus 1221 (2007–present)
 ITA SDF Group tractors
  • Deutz-Fahr (2023–present)
 FIN Cma Sampo Combine
  • Sampo 2045 (2019–present)
 CHN Chang'an Automobile Group Vans & trucks
  • Changan Van Ganca (2005)
  • Changan Pick Up Truck (2005)

Cars and trucks

  • VAZ-1111 Oka
    VAZ-1111 Oka
  • UAZ-315195 Hunter
    UAZ-315195 Hunter
  • UAZ-39094
    UAZ-39094
  • MAZ-551605
    MAZ-551605
  • MAZ-631705
    MAZ-631705
  • MAZ-based crane truck
    MAZ-based crane truck
  • MAZ special truck
    MAZ special truck
  • KamAZ-53501
    KamAZ-53501
  • KamAZ-6560
    KamAZ-6560
  • Chana Star
    Chana Star

Buses

  • MAZ-203 and MAZ-206 bus
    MAZ-203 and MAZ-206 bus

Combine

  • Sampo 2045 Combine
    Sampo 2045 Combine

Tractors

  • MTZ-82
    MTZ-82
  • MTZ-1025
    MTZ-1025
  • MTZ-1221
    MTZ-1221
  • Deutz-Fahr
    Deutz-Fahr

See also

References
  1. Ganja Automobile Plant History Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Export.by - Information export support website".
  3. "Ganja Auto". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  4. "Ganja Auto". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  5. "Ganja Auto". Archived from the original on 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
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