KrAZ
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KrAZ (or AvtoKrAZ) is a factory that produces truck
s and other special-purpose vehicles in Kremenchuk
, Ukraine
; particularly heavy-duty off-road models. The factory was incorporated as a holding company
combining several other factories nationwide and becoming the industrial wing of the finance-industrial group "Finance and Credit" that also holds the Bank Finance and Credit
.
, Volga and Daugava rivers etc. In 1956 the plant has manufactured combine harvester
s and other farming machines. The Kremenchug combine plant has produced 11,000 agricultural machines in the first two years of its existence.
On April 17th, 1958 the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
decided to build a plant for heavy-duty vehicle production in Kremenchuk. Heavy-duty truck manufacture was transferred from the Yaroslav automobile plant or YaAZ. the first two KrAZ-222 dump trucks were assembled from imported units and components on 10 April 1959, and by 1961 the plant exported over 500 hundred vehicles in 26 countries of the world such as Argentina
, Afghanistan
, Bulgaria
, China
, India
, Vietnam
etc. KrAZ was awarded the Order of Lenin
in January 1971 for completion of the five-year plan ahead of schedule and successful developments of new truck models. On January 15th, 1976 the plant became "AvtoKrAZ".
By 1986 the company's yearly production output totalled 30655 vehicles. The Kremenchug automobile plant was registered as an Open Joint Stock Company in 1996. The holding company
"AvtoKrAZ" was registered in 1999. 2002 witnessed the start of privatization with the "AvtoKrAZ" block of stock being purchased by a joint Ukrainian-German enterprise "Mega-Motors". In 2003 AvtoKrAZ opened vehicle assembly plants in Russia
and Vietnam
. In 2004 "AvtoKrAZ' was awarded an order for 2200 KrAZ vehicles to be delivered to Iraq. AvtoKrAZ received an ISO 9001:2000 for quality control.
In January 2006 the 800,000th truck was assembled at the KrAZ main assembly plant. In October of the same year HC "AvtoKrAZ" won the first prize among 100 Ukrainian companies with the best rate of development according to the net profit growth pursuant to the results of rating "Top 100 Most dynamic companies"
On August 23, 2011 the KrAZ-5233 "Spetsnaz" has entered into service with Ukrainian army.
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
s and other special-purpose vehicles in Kremenchuk
Kremenchuk
Kremenchuk is an important industrial city in the Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Kremenchutskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the banks of Dnieper River.-History:Kremenchuk was...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
; particularly heavy-duty off-road models. The factory was incorporated as a holding company
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
combining several other factories nationwide and becoming the industrial wing of the finance-industrial group "Finance and Credit" that also holds the Bank Finance and Credit
Finance and Credit (bank)
Finance and Credit is a Ukrainian commercial bank with its head office located at Kiev. Bank Finance and Credit was established in 1990 and according to the NBU ratings it belongs to the group of the major banks in Ukraine by the volume of assets. Net assets as of 01.05.2010 made up UAH 20.699...
.
History
Kraz was founded on 31 August 1945 when the People's Commissariat for Transportion Routes issued a warrant to build a mechanical bridge plant in Kremenchuk. The first brick was laid in the plant foundation in 1946 and during the next 8 years it produced about 600 bridges with the total length of about 27 km for use on the Dnipro, Moscow, DniesterDniester
The Dniester is a river in Eastern Europe. It runs through Ukraine and Moldova and separates most of Moldova's territory from the breakaway de facto state of Transnistria.-Names:...
, Volga and Daugava rivers etc. In 1956 the plant has manufactured combine harvester
Combine harvester
The combine harvester, or simply combine, is a machine that harvests grain crops. The name derives from the fact that it combines three separate operations, reaping, threshing, and winnowing, into a single process. Among the crops harvested with a combine are wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn ,...
s and other farming machines. The Kremenchug combine plant has produced 11,000 agricultural machines in the first two years of its existence.
On April 17th, 1958 the Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
decided to build a plant for heavy-duty vehicle production in Kremenchuk. Heavy-duty truck manufacture was transferred from the Yaroslav automobile plant or YaAZ. the first two KrAZ-222 dump trucks were assembled from imported units and components on 10 April 1959, and by 1961 the plant exported over 500 hundred vehicles in 26 countries of the world such as Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
etc. KrAZ was awarded the Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
in January 1971 for completion of the five-year plan ahead of schedule and successful developments of new truck models. On January 15th, 1976 the plant became "AvtoKrAZ".
By 1986 the company's yearly production output totalled 30655 vehicles. The Kremenchug automobile plant was registered as an Open Joint Stock Company in 1996. The holding company
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
"AvtoKrAZ" was registered in 1999. 2002 witnessed the start of privatization with the "AvtoKrAZ" block of stock being purchased by a joint Ukrainian-German enterprise "Mega-Motors". In 2003 AvtoKrAZ opened vehicle assembly plants in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. In 2004 "AvtoKrAZ' was awarded an order for 2200 KrAZ vehicles to be delivered to Iraq. AvtoKrAZ received an ISO 9001:2000 for quality control.
In January 2006 the 800,000th truck was assembled at the KrAZ main assembly plant. In October of the same year HC "AvtoKrAZ" won the first prize among 100 Ukrainian companies with the best rate of development according to the net profit growth pursuant to the results of rating "Top 100 Most dynamic companies"
On August 23, 2011 the KrAZ-5233 "Spetsnaz" has entered into service with Ukrainian army.
Civil Vehicles
- KrAZ-255
- KrAZ-5133B2 - 4x2 - 330 hp
- KrAZ-6510 - 4x4 or 6x4 - 240 hp engine
- KrAZ-65055 - 6x6 - 330 hp engine
- KrAZ-65032 - all-wheel drive 6x6 dump trucks - 330 hp
- KrAZ-6130С4 - all-wheel drive 6x6 dump trucks - 330 hp
- KrAZ-7133С4 - 4-axle (8x4) dump trucks
- KrAZ-65053 - 330 hp
- KrAZ-65101 - 240 hp
Chassis
- KrAZ-5133H2 - 4x2 - 330 hp
- KrAZ-7133H4 - 8x4
- KrAZ-7140H6 - 8x6 - 400 hp
- KrAZ-63221 - 6x6
- KrAZ-65053 - 330 hp
- KrAZ-65101 - 240 hp
Semi-tractors
- KrAZ-5444 - 2-axle - 330 hp
- KrAZ-6140TE - 3-axle - 400 hp
- KrAZ-6443 - 3-axle
- KrAZ-6446 - 3-axle
- KrAZ-64431 - 3-axle
Military Vehicles
- KrAZ-5233BE 4x4 - 330 hp
- KrAZ-6322 6x6 - 330 hp
- KrAZ-6135B6 6x6 - 350 hp
Special-purpose Vehicles
- KrAZ-6133M6 - timber truck
- KrAZ-64372 - timber truck
- KrAZ-6233R4 - concrete mixer truck
- KrAZ-6333R4 - concrete mixer truck
- KrAZ-7133R4 - concrete mixer truck
- KrAZ-65055DM - dump truck/snow plow (municipal)