| Zavolzhye Motor Plant | |
| Type: | Open joint-stock company |
| Industry: | Automotive |
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| Founded: | 1958 |
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| Hq Location City: | Zavolzhye |
| Hq Location Country: | Russia |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Owner: | UAZ (94.9%)[1] |
| Parent: | Sollers JSC |
The Zavolzhye Engine Factory (Russian: Заволжский моторный завод|Zavolzhskiy Motorniy Zavod, ZMZ) is a Russian automotive engine producer.
The plant was founded in April 1958 to provide GAZ with engines, in particular for its new GAZ-21 Volga.[2]
The factory's first product was a brand-new 2445cc OHV engine. Unusual for the era, it had aluminum block and head, with chain-driven camshaft and compression ratio of 6.6:1; it produced at 4,000 rpm and at 2,200 rpm.[3] The first engine was assembled 4 November 1959; by December 1968, ZMZ had produced one million units.[4]
ZMZ became independent in 1961, and was bought by UAZ in 2001. It produces spare parts for many vehicles of Soviet origin, as well as for some Ford models. [5]