Kutaisi Automobile Plant (KAZ) | |
Successor: | Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) |
Foundation: | 1951 |
Location City: | Kutaisi |
Location Country: | Georgia (formerly Soviet Union) |
Products: | trucks |
Parent: | Georgian Industrial Group |
Homepage: | Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) |
The Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) (Georgian: ქუთაისის ავტომექანიკური ქარხანა|tr), formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant (Georgian: ქუთაისის საავტომობილო ქარხანა|tr; Russian: Кутаисский Автомобильный Завод|translit=Kutaisskij Awtomobilnyj Zawod) or KAZ (Russian: КАЗ) for short, is a truck factory located in Kutaisi, Georgia.
Construction began in 1945, using forced labor, notably Polish Home Army prisoners. The first ZIS-150 (KAZ-150) truck rolled off its production line on August 18th, 1951.
In 2006, a majority part of the company synced with the Georgian Industrial Group and was named the Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP).[1] Today, the factory produces a wide range of automotive industry parts,[2] including spare parts for agricultural machinery, ropeways, railways and mining equipment.[3]