Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant

The Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) (Georgian: ქუთაისის ავტომექანიკური ქარხანა, romanized: kutaisis avt'omekanik'uri karkhana), formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant (Georgian: ქუთაისის საავტომობილო ქარხანა, romanized: kutaisis saavt'omobilo karkhana; Russian: Кутаисский Автомобильный Завод, romanized: Kutaisskij Awtomobilnyj Zawod) or KAZ (Russian: КАЗ) for short; is a truck factory located in Kutaisi, Georgia named in the Soviet Union in honour of Sergo Ordzhonikidze.

Kutaisi Automobile Plant (KAZ)
Founded1951
SuccessorKutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP)
Headquarters
Kutaisi
,
Georgia (formerly Soviet Union)
Productstrucks
ParentGeorgian Industrial Group
WebsiteKutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP)

History

Construction began in 1945, using forced labor, notably Polish Home Army prisoners,[1] with the first conveyor coming online with the first truck ZIS-150 (KAZ-150) coming off on August 18, 1951.

In 2006 the major part of the company synced with the Georgian Industrial Group and was named the Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP).[2] Today the factory produces a wide range of automotive industry parts.[3]

Products
  • KAZ-4540 Kolkhida
    KAZ-4540 Kolkhida
  • An abandoned KAZ-608V
    An abandoned KAZ-608V

References
  1. http://ipn.gov.pl/publikacje/ksiazki/przezylismy-lagry.-wspomnienia-zolnierzy-okregu-wilenskiego-ak19451949%5B%5D
  2. Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. The Georgian Industrial Group. Accessed February 16, 2012.
  3. "GIG". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-14.


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