The Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) (), formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant (; ) or KAZ () for short, is a truck factory located in Kutaisi, Georgia.
History
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).Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) . The Georgian Industrial Group. Accessed February 16, 2012. Today, the factory produces a wide range of automotive industry parts, including spare parts for agricultural machinery, ropeways, railways and mining equipment.
Products
КАZ-150 - prototype improved ZIS-150 (1948); ultimately became a copy of the ZIS-150 KAZ-120Т (Phоtо) - hydraulic tractor unit (1955); based on ZIS-150 KAZ-120T3 - conventional tractor unit (1960); based on ZIL-164 КАZ-585B (Phоtо) - dump truck (1952); based on ZIS-585 KAZ-585V - improved KAZ-585B (1955) KAZ-585V1 - experimental dump truck (1956); based on KAZ-150 prototype КАZ-600 (Phоtо) - construction dump truck (1955); based on ZIS-150 KAZ-600A - experimental two-way dump truck (1956); based on ZIS-120G KAZ-600AV - modernized KAZ-600V (1962); based on ZIL-164A KAZ-600V - two-way dump truck (1956); based on ZIS-150 КАZ-601 (Phоtо) - cement truck (1955); based on ZIS-150 KAZ-601V - modernized KAZ-601 (1955) KAZ-602 - construction dump truck (1956); based on ZIS-150 (Phоtо) - prototype cabover truck (1958, 1961); based on ZIL-164 "Kolkhida" (Phоtо) - tractor unit (1958); based on KAZ-605 KAZ-606A "Kolkhida" (Phоtо) - modernized KAZ-606 (1962) "Kolkhida" (Phоtо) - tractor unit (1967); based on ZIL-130 КАZ-608В "Kolkhida" - prototype version of KAZ-608 with two-speed rear axle (1966) KAZ-608D - truck tractor (1969) KAZ-608G - prototype flatbed version of KAZ-608 (1969) KAZ-608V - improved KAZ-608 (1976) KAZ-608V2 - improved KAZ-608V (1986) KAZ-620 - planned 6x4 tractor unit (1963); never built KAZ-4430 - prototype all-wheel drive tractor unit (1974) KAZ-44302 КАZ-4502 "Kolkhida" KAZ-4530 (Photo) - prototype all wheel drive dump truck (1976) "Kolkhida" - dump truck (1984) "Object 1010"/"" - prototype 8x8 armored personnel carrier "Object 1040"/"Object 1045" - prototype 8x8 launcher for Osa SAM system; cancelled in favor of the BAZ-937
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References
External links KAMP official page