What kind of cars does gas currently produce? Model range of gas passenger cars

The Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) was built in 1932. For a long time it was the largest manufacturer of automotive equipment in the USSR. At the beginning of this century, the car plant became part of the largest automobile holding in Russia called GAZ Group. The holding, which unites 13 automobile enterprises, develops and produces passenger cars, medium and heavy-duty trucks, buses, as well as power units and automotive components.

All products manufactured under the GAZ brand have the following main advantages:

Modern design.
Security.
Reliability.
Affordable price.
Economical operation.

This fall, at special events during the State Council in Ulyanovsk and within the framework of the International Auto Exhibition COMTRANS-17, GAZ Group presented a whole line of new car models of its own production, 2017-2018 model. Among the inserted samples, the following vehicles should be noted.

This city bus is designed for use on routes with high passenger flows. With a length of 12 m, it has a capacity of 108 passengers.

The main feature of the 5292 CNG model is the installation of a YaMZ-530 gas engine. These power units have a power of 286.0 hp. With. and complies with the Euro-5 environmental standard, which is very important in urban environments.

In addition, the bus equipment includes:

ABS system;
power steering;
automatic transmission;
body tilt device for convenient boarding and disembarking of passengers.

The interior of the LiAZ-5292 CNG is equipped with special anti-vandal seats, covered with wear-resistant material, an information route board, an autonomous heater and CCTV cameras.

The release of a bus with a gas engine is planned for early 2018, while the cost, depending on the equipment, will start from 7.0 million rubles.

GAZelle NEXT Citiline

Citiline is a new small bus with a capacity of 21 people. Designed primarily for suburban routes, but can also be used for urban transport.

The main feature of this bus is the presence of a reinforced load-bearing frame in the body structure, on which hinged elements made of fiberglass and durable galvanized steel are installed. Such a body made it possible to expand the volume of the minibus, which automatically creates improved comfort for passengers. This is confirmed by the following dimensions (m):

length – 6.08;
height – 2.72;
width – 2.53;
wheelbase - 3.75.

The minibus is equipped with a four-cylinder engine with a volume of 2.80 liters and a power of 120.0 hp. With. This allows, when paired with a five-speed manual transmission, to reach a speed of 110 km/h.

Among the equipment that Citiline is equipped with:

LED interior lighting;
improved driver's seat with lateral support and armrest;
new location and design of handrails;
lowered passenger platform for entry and exit;
a rotating entrance door equipped with an electromechanical drive;
increased power of the interior heating system.

GAZ began producing this bus in the third quarter of 2017, and its cost starts from 1.5 million rubles (modification for the city).

Vepr NEXT

The new Vepr vehicle is an off-road pickup truck with all-wheel drive. When developing this pickup truck, the GAZ-Sadko car was taken as a basis. The Vepr NEXT stands out with its aggressive and powerful appearance, which fully corresponds to the status of an SUV.

The key features of the car include a two-row seven-seater cabin and a metal platform with a folding tailgate. The pickup truck received the following overall dimensions:

length – 6.43 m;
wheelbase - 3.77 m;
width – 2.27 m;
height – 2.60.

The off-road properties of a car are formed due to the following points:

high ground clearance (31.5 cm);
gearbox reduction gear;
systems for adjusting air pressure in tires;
self-locking differentials on both axles;
18-inch wheels with all-terrain tires.

Powerful diesel power unit with a capacity of 149.0 hp. With. provides a load capacity of 2.50 tons and a speed of up to 115 km/h

The start of production of the new off-road pickup truck is planned for the end of 2017, and its cost will start from 2.0 million rubles.

Conclusion

The new GAZ cars and buses, planned for release in 2017-2018, presented at the official autumn events, indicate the policy pursued by the holding’s management to expand the model range and thereby increase sales of its products.

see also video from the ComTrans exhibition, where new products from the GAZ Group were presented:

The Volga 5000 GL is a vehicle that has not yet been put into mass production. To be more precise, the first information about it appeared back in 2012. It was then that the concept of a prototype car appeared on the official website of the GAZ company, which was supposed to open a new era of production for the domestic automobile industry.

Design of the new Volga Gas 5000 gl

After this, 2 more similar presentations were released, but the matter never got off the ground. The first series of Volga 5000 GL was released in 2017.

If you try to find information about the new 2018 GAZ model, you will find many commercial advertisements. And there will be a couple of mentions about the Volga 5000 GL car without much specifics.

New Volga 5000 GL project

For many years, and the Gorky Automobile Plant dates back to 1932, its cars were the height of chic in the USSR. The party elite loved comfortable and representative Volgas. And among the population of the Soviet Union, the black model of the series was a longed-for dream, an indisputable symbol of prestige and the object of black envy of deprived car enthusiasts.

The Soviet people knew that the new Volga would definitely be the best. Much has changed since the fall of the Iron Curtain, when imported cars appeared on the roads. At the moment, the situation with GAZ passenger cars is difficult. Cars for commerce (light trucks - station wagons) are coming to the fore, and the development of passenger cars is glimmering at the Nizhny Novgorod enterprise. Will there be anything new in 2017? Time will show.

Volga 5000 GL rear view

Unfortunately, there is a meager set of information on the network regarding the technical characteristics of the concept of the future car from GAZ. If we judge the vehicle that was presented at the 2014 exhibition, then it will be equipped with an engine with a total volume of 3.2 liters, the total power of which will be just under 300 horsepower. mechanical, 6-speed. Naturally, it was planned to release a variation of the car with an automatic transmission, but such a prototype was never shown to the public.

The technical characteristics also indicated that the Volga 5000 GL was planned to use an independent suspension with 2 drives. Although visually the car is more reminiscent of a family car like the KIA Ceed, in terms of operation it is almost a full-fledged SUV.

Volga 5000 GL interior design option

We can say that the manufacturer initially focused specifically on the Russian consumer market. The test carried out by some Volga GAZ 5000 GL journalists indicates exactly this. Back in 2014, engineers who presented the concept of a new car emphasized that the stated technical characteristics were not final.

That is, if the vehicle does come off the assembly line, its final appearance will be radically different from that presented at the exhibition. And it is precisely what the Volga GAZ 5000 GL may be like that sets the main tone for the intrigue. In 2012, it was announced that the car would be released in 2014. The manufacturer did not hide the fact that Chinese companies were partially developing the concept.

Design option gas 5000 GL

To some extent, this could be the reason for the delay in other news. Maybe GAZ planned to release two car variations at the same time, each of which would be aimed at its own consumer market (Chinese and Russian). There is no point in judging this now and you should wait for official news or applications for a presentation.

It seems like a new hope has dawned - GAZ Volga 5000GL. There are many questions about this concept. What is initially alarming is that, apart from photographs (some consider them a product of computer graphics) and a poorly detailed description of the performance characteristics, GAZ has not provided any information for a long time.

This is what the Volga 5000 GL looks like

According to leaked information, it will be a sedan on an all-wheel drive chassis with a completely new engine of 296 horses and a 6-speed gearbox. The cylinder capacity is expected to be 3.2 liters. The year 2012 was said to be the beginning of its release (that is, the pictures have been hanging out on the Internet for quite some time). The next date for launching the conveyor was expected in 2014. So far this has not happened.
It is worth considering that visually these images resemble the electric Chevrolet Volt. So, if GAZ launches this model into production in 2015, it will probably be very different from the one shown in the images.

Features of the Volga 5000 GL concept

If you believe those who managed to try out a ride in a prototype of the new car, then the new Volga GAZ 5000 was in no way inferior to its Western counterparts. The only exception is the cost of the car.

The manufacturer did not talk about the exact amount, but indicated that it would be equal to the exclusive class of the European consumer market. And this, for comparison, is about 120 thousand dollars. This is exactly how much you will have to pay for a Mercedes of the traditional consumer class. It is now difficult to judge how inflated the indicated price is, since the car itself can only be seen at the presentation of the prototype. And it shows computer graphics, not the car itself. And the Volga 5000 GL, which was demonstrated to the general public, was unfinished.

It almost completely lacked elements of independent suspension, there was no on-board computer that would regulate engine operation at different settings, and the electronics themselves were completely absent.

In fact, it was an engine, a body and an unfinished suspension, from which little can be judged.

Design of the trunk of the Volga 5000 Gl

Only a few journalists and high-ranking officials had the opportunity to test drive the 5000 GL. Unfortunately, none of them expressed a loyal attitude towards the car, complaining that this was just a prototype, saying that there is still a lot of work and it is too early to draw any conclusions. It should be noted that at the end of 2015, a video appeared on the Internet indicating that the car would enter the consumer market in 2017. However, after this publication appeared, there was no other news.

Now there is an opinion that the GAZ 5000 GL will be a hybrid. That is, it will work simultaneously from an electric and gasoline engine. This configuration will allow you to radically reduce the amount of fuel consumed down to 3-4 liters per 100 km (when using a power unit of 300 horsepower). But this is all guesswork. What GAZ engineers are currently working on remains unknown.

Exterior design of Volga GAZ 5000 GL

Kia Ceed car design

It is not for nothing that the Kia Ceed car was mentioned above, which is extremely popular in the European automotive market. The first concept presented was quite similar visually, but not technically. The body is 5-door, with a huge trunk. However, the ground clearance of the national car was significantly less, and the engine itself was moved forward.

Due to this, it was possible to install tires of a huge diameter that did not rest against the interior itself, as is traditionally done in almost all domestic cars.

The prototype, which was presented in 2015, was not far from the previously announced design. Yes, some third-party body elements appeared, such as a radiator grille and a rear wing mount, but the primary concept remained unchanged.

Variant of the Volga gas 5000 GL concept

A test carried out in the GAZ 5000 GL computer emulation program showed that the car has excellent body streamlining, but has some drawbacks in terms of the operation of the cooling system.
Apparently, the manufacturer planned to add air intakes that would additionally ventilate the radiator. Although you can do without this if a hybrid power drive is used. After all, most of the time the gasoline engine simply will not work. It starts automatically only to maintain normal voltage in the batteries, nothing more.

Should we wait for the release of Volga

Without a doubt, if the Volga 5000 GL rolls off the production line, it will be the most advanced car ever produced in the Russian Federation. In any case, it looks more attractive than the latest concepts from Lada (meaning the introduction of X-Ray into mass production). The national automobile industry has recently been going through difficult times, as government funding has been reduced several times.

Moreover, now most automakers are actively purchasing from foreign companies (for example, Renault and Nissan already actually own VAZ). If the situation does not change, then the GAZ Volga 5000 GL may never be released at all. But we should not forget that Chinese engineers took part in the design of the car to a certain extent. They, in turn, can decide on the following:

Design of the new Volga Cardi

independent release of the developed concept;
to purchase further development rights from GAZ;
to create a vehicle that is both visually and technically similar.

Is it worth waiting for a car? The only thing that scares a possible Russian consumer is the final price. If it really is at the level of 120 thousand dollars, then the car is unlikely to be popular in the national automobile industry market. But abroad he can expect stunning success. Although here we can mention the existence of the Marusya Motors company, which has produced several modern sports cars.

World critics rated them extremely positively. But why is the company closed now? Because the cost of each of the developed cars was estimated at 2-4 million dollars. But its actual cost was only 300-500 thousand dollars. The company simply operated at a loss.

Sports cars from Marusya Motors

The same situation may arise with the Volga. The only difference: Marusya is a private project, and therefore the financing was third-party, but GAZ operates dependent on the state financing program. And if experts considered that the Volga was a commercially unsuccessful car, then it would simply be removed from development and sale.

In general, the situation has become extremely interesting and incomprehensible. On the one hand, Russian engineers had the opportunity to realize their potential, on the other hand, for some reason the car never went into mass production. You shouldn’t get your hopes up that it will be released in 2017, since this date has already been postponed three times. But the worst thing is the lack of explicit information about the project.
It is worth mentioning that the authors of the primary concept, that is, which everyone learned about in 2012, are the Bukin brothers.

It was they who developed the design and technical content of the vehicle. But already in 2014 they moved away from implementing this project. Journalists tried to find out whether work was currently underway on the 5000 GL, but the brothers assured that they were now busy working on a completely different car. For them, the project of the new Volga was completed. And ordinary car enthusiasts can only follow the development of the concept and hope that sooner or later it will appear on Russian roads.

(GAZ) is now the largest enterprise in the Russian automotive industry, part of the GAZ Group automobile manufacturing holding. Produces the widest range of trucks, special equipment, and auto components.

The resolution of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of National Economy (VSNKh) of the USSR on the construction of a large automobile plant near Nizhny Novgorod was adopted on April 6, 1929. On May 31, the Supreme Economic Council of the USSR concluded an agreement with the American company Ford Motor Company on technical assistance in organizing and establishing mass production of Ford-A type passenger cars and Ford-AA type trucks.

The technological and construction design of the automobile plant was carried out in the USA mainly by Soviet engineers in close collaboration with the Ford Motor Company. The architectural and construction project was developed by Austin & K.

On May 2, 1930, near Nizhny Novgorod, the first stone was laid for the foundation of the future automobile plant, and by November 1, 1931, the construction was basically completed. The automobile plant received the best domestic equipment and machine tools, presses, cars from the USA and European countries (Germany, England, Italy, France) at that time. To launch the first stage, 4.5 thousand different units and eight thousand electric motors were installed.

In 1994, the plant began producing new light commercial vehicles GAZ-3302 GAZelle, and in 2010 - a modernized GAZelle-BUSINESS vehicle.

In 2011, the plant developed a new line of Ermak agricultural vehicles. In 2013, production of vehicles of the new NEXT family began with the release of the GAZelle NEXT light commercial vehicle. Based on the basic model, by 2016 a full line of commercial vehicles with a gross weight from 2.8 to 5.0 tons was created.

Over the years of work, automakers have developed more than 40 basic models of trucks and cars, as well as military and special vehicles and buses, hundreds of their modifications and experimental designs. The plant produced over 18 million cars and trucks.

Today, the Gorky Automobile Plant, a key enterprise of the GAZ Group, produces light and medium-duty commercial vehicles (minibuses, vans and combi vans, chassis, on-board vehicles), over 300 types of special equipment, as well as automotive components (PowerTrain systems, control systems, body elements, equipment, forging parts, cast iron and non-ferrous castings). The most popular automobile brands of the plant are GAZelle, Sobol, Valdai and Sadko.

In addition to developing and producing its own range of cars, GAZ cooperates with international automakers Volkswagen and Daimler. Since 2013, GAZ has produced Škoda Yeti, Volkswagen Jetta and Škoda Octavia cars, as well as Mercedes-Benz Sprinter commercial vehicles, under contract assembly mode.

The company's products are sold in Russia, CIS countries and abroad. GAZ's share in the Russian light commercial vehicle market is about 50%, in the medium-duty truck segment - about 70%.

The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources

Models Ford-A and Ford-AA were chosen as prototypes for production.

Already on January 1, 1932, the Nizhny Novgorod Automobile Plant (NAZ) went into operation and in the same year the first 1.5-ton NAZ-AA truck rolled off its assembly line.

Later it gets the name GAZ-AA.

In December of the same year, assembly of the GAZ-A passenger car with an open 5-seater “phaeton” body began.

The first cars were manufactured according to the drawings of the American company Ford. However, they were initially somewhat different from the American prototypes. Thus, on GAZ cars, the clutch housings and steering mechanisms were strengthened, the shape of the radiators was changed, and the inch threads were replaced with metric ones. Combining Ford patents with the development of their own solutions, GAZ designers created an extensive family of original production models and modifications based on the GAZ-AA lorry. So in 1933, the 17-seater GAZ-03-30 bus, produced at car assembly plant No. 1, saw the light of day. Later, this enterprise was renamed the Gorky Bus Plant.

In 1934, a 2-ton three-axle GAZ-AAA truck with a 6X4 wheel arrangement appeared.

And a 1.2-ton GAZ-410 dump truck.

In 1938, the 50-horsepower GAZ-MM truck was modernized and the GAZ-42 gas-generating 1-ton truck was launched into production.

As well as the GAZ-60 half-track truck

There was also a place in the production program for the GAZ-55 ambulance.

In 1933, on the basis of the GAZ-A car, the GAZ-4 pickup truck was created with an all-metal cab from a semi-truck and a metal platform allowing to transport cargo weighing up to 500 kg. The model was produced at the Gorky Automobile Assembly Plant.

On April 17, 1935, GAZ became the first automobile manufacturer in the country to produce 100,000 cars. The hundred thousandth car rolled off the plant's assembly line. It became the GAZ-A passenger car. In accordance with the agreement, GAZ continued to receive technical support from Ford Motor Company for another 5 years after the plant was launched. It was thanks to this cooperation that the plant received documentation for the Ford Model B, model year 1933.

The model was accepted for production at GAZ, but with fairly serious modifications to meet the requirements of operation in the USSR. Among the features of the M-1 in comparison with the previous model, GAZ-A, “Emka” had an almost completely metal body, a more rigid spar frame with an X-shaped cross member, a more advanced one and, importantly, a more durable suspension on longitudinal springs, automatic ignition timing, better finished and equipped interior. So, in particular, the front seat is adjustable back and forth, an electric fuel level indicator, sun visors, body ventilation with four rotating vents in the side windows. In May 1936, serial production of the 4-door, 5-seater GAZ-M-1 sedan, known as the Emka, began. The letter “M” in the model index did not appear by chance. The fact is that at that time the plant began to bear the name of the then head of the USSR government, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, and “1” was the serial number of the model. The letter “M” remained in the plant’s product designations until the late fifties and early sixties. In 1937-38 The car received the ominous nickname “Black Raven” due to the fact that it was used by the NKVD to arrest “enemies of the people.” which came at the peak of Stalin's repressions.

This car became the most popular pre-war Soviet passenger car model. Based on the Emka, a number of serial modifications were created, including the world's first comfortable SUV with a closed body, GAZ-61-73.

Later, the off-road theme was continued by the GAZ-64 army command all-wheel drive vehicle. The first car was produced in August 1941.

In the initial period of the war, the plant mastered the production of the GAZ-64 light all-terrain army vehicle. In October 1941, the production of the T-60 light tank began, the design of which was improved by the factory workers in order to improve its performance characteristics. Also in the same spring, the BA-64 light armored car based on the GAZ-64 went into production.

In 1943, the BA-64B armored car and the GAZ-67 light all-terrain army vehicle, unified with it in terms of chassis, were mastered. During the second half of 1942, the GAZ tank design bureau worked to strengthen the T-70 chassis,

To eliminate its main drawback - the single-seat turret. The result of this work was the T-80 light tank with a two-man turret, which was put into service.

During the same period, the modernized army off-road vehicle GAZ-67B was mastered, which was also produced in the post-war period.

In addition, GAZ massively produced engines, mortars and other military products. The leading role in the design of Soviet off-road vehicles was played by designer Vitaly Andreevich Grachev, who was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1942 for the creation of the BA-64 armored car. At the end of the Great Patriotic War, the plant carried out work to replace the entire pre-war model range, the development of which had begun partially before the war and was actively resumed in 1943-1945. Already in 1946, the Pobeda GAZ-M-20 went into production. “Pobeda” became famous primarily due to its original body shape, which created very low aerodynamic drag, only 0.34.

GAZ-M-20 became the first Soviet car with a monocoque body and the world's first production car with a body without wings. The car was distinguished by independent front wheel suspension, hydraulic brake drive, and front-hinged doors. The comfortable cabin with a heater comfortably accommodated 5 people. It is worth noting that all Pobedas were equipped with radios.

In the same year, the 2.5-ton GAZ-51 truck, the design work of which began back in 1943, also saw the light of day.

In 1947, production of the GAZ-MM lorry was transferred to Ulyanovsk. At the same time, production of the GAZ-47 tracked snow and swamp-going vehicle was mastered.

In 1948, the GAZ-63 all-wheel drive truck was mastered,

And in 1949, the GAZ-69 prototype was created.

In 1950, the large-class executive sedan GAZ-12 “ZIM” and its modifications began to roll off the assembly line.

In the same year, serial production of the BTR-40 (GAZ-40) armored personnel carrier began.

In 1953-1954, production of the GAZ-69 and GAZ-69A, later transferred to the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, was mastered, as well as the first comfortable SUV with a monocoque body, the GAZ-M-72 “Pobeda” on GAZ-69 units.

In 1956, the Pobeda was replaced by the middle-class Volga sedan GAZ-21, which underwent a number of upgrades on the way to mass production.

For many people, “twenty-one” has become a symbol of an entire era. Advanced for its time, it still has a huge number of fans. Recently there has been an increase in interest in this model from collectors. “Hot rods” based on the “twenty-first” are no less fashionable, and original production cars still catch the eye. The latter once again confirms that the Volga GAZ-21 is one of the cult cars.

And in 1959, the ZIM was replaced by the Chaika GAZ-13, which remained in production for over twenty years. In technical terms, the Chaika design was of undoubted interest due to a number of innovations. The car was equipped with a V-shaped eight-cylinder engine with a power of 195 hp, a four-chamber carburetor, power steering, and a hydromechanical gearbox. The gearshift control was push-button, and the radio antenna extended automatically.

Body equipment included: power windows, windshield washer, auto-tuning radio, fog lights and much more. Along with the base model, which had a sedan body, GAZ-13A limousines and GAZ-13B convertibles were produced in small batches

In 1958, the team of constructors and designers of the GAZ-21 Volga, GAZ-13 Chaika and the GAZ-52 truck at the World Exhibition in Brussels was awarded the highest award - the Grand Prix. However, in reality, the development of production of GAZ-52 and GAZ-53 trucks has been delayed.

In the same year, the GAZ-62 landing 1.2-ton truck with a cab over the engine was developed for the needs of the Soviet Army.

In the 1960s, the renewal of the truck line was completed. The GAZ-52, GAZ-53 and GAZ-66 that entered the assembly line formed the third generation of GAZ trucks. New power units with a powerful V-shaped eight began to be installed on the GAZ-53 and GAZ-66. Dual-purpose four-wheel drive truck

GAZ-66 was the first among the USSR cars to be awarded the State Quality Mark. The car could easily carry two tons of cargo and tow a trailer with a total weight of two tons. By changing the tire pressure and engaging one of eight gears, the driver easily coped with off-road conditions. On dry, hard soil, the GAZ-66 overcame slopes up to 37 degrees steep, and on loose sandy soil - 22 degrees. The vehicle had a number of innovations, such as: a hypoid final drive, an all-metal cargo platform, a tilting forward cab, power steering, a windshield washer, etc. Thanks to its outstanding performance qualities, the GAZ-66 quickly gained recognition among both military and civilian drivers. The only criticism was the location of the gearbox. Due to the original layout, the lever was actually located behind the driver, and even the strongly curved rocker did not provide adequate ergonomic comfort when changing gears.

At the same time, the plant launched serial production of the BTR-60, which was subsequently modernized more than once and was actively supplied and exported, in total, as of today, the BTR-80 is in service with approximately 26 states By the way, the prototype differed from the first production BTR-60 in its propulsion system. It was a GAZ-40P carburetor engine with a power of 90 hp. s., which was clearly not enough for a 10-ton car. An attempt to install a YaAZ-206B diesel engine with a power of 205 hp instead. With. was also unsuccessful - the engine turned out to be too heavy and created a serious overweight of the vehicle towards the stern, which was unacceptable for an amphibian. In the absence of other suitable power plants, it was decided to install on the armored personnel carrier a pair of two GAZ-40Ps with their own transmissions, each of which worked on two axles and, in the event of failure of one of the power units, allowed the combat vehicle to remain on the move.

In 1970, mass production of the GAZ-24 began, replacing the GAZ-21. The car was awarded: gold medals at International Exhibitions in 1969 in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and in 1970 in Leipzig (GDR). "Twenty-fourth" was distinguished by its severity of form, simplicity, grandeur and was always the embodiment of dignity and prestige. The high strength of the body and chassis of the GAZ-24 made this car indispensable for working as a “taxi”. With a 98-horsepower engine, the GAZ-24 reached speeds of up to 140 km/h and accelerated to 100 km/h in 23 seconds, versus 34 seconds for the GAZ-21. Production of the GAZ-21 was completely curtailed in July 1970.

In 1977, production of the GAZ-14 “Chaika” began, a representative of the third generation of large class passenger cars. This car was famous, at that time, for its high technical level and comfort.

Also in the 1970s, production was reorganized: on August 24, 1971, the AvtoGAZ production association was formed on the basis of the branch plants and production facilities of the parent enterprise. In 1973, it was renamed PA GAZ, which included 11 plants. At the same time, the development of a new generation of GAZ trucks with diesel engines began. Along the way, a significant modernization of the Volga is planned.

In the 1980s, guided by the intended plan, GAZ began work on a fourth-generation truck and a diesel engine for it. In 1984, a GAZ-4301 truck with an air-cooled diesel engine was assembled.

The transition to diesel fuel in the 1980s became a priority direction for the development of the enterprise. The reconstruction carried out in connection with this program turned out to be the most significant in the entire history of the plant. However, against the background of this reconstruction, a certain stagnation has emerged in the production of passenger cars. Alas, the Volga GAZ-3102, which appeared in 1981, did not become a fundamental novelty, but only a deep restyling of the 24th.

In addition, its production volumes were limited to several thousand per year. At the same time, the modernized “twenty-fourth”, designated GAZ-24-10, continues to be supplied to taxi companies and sold to private owners in limited quantities.

And only in the late 1980s did the development of a fundamentally new family of passenger cars with front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive begin. The first to begin was the design of the GAZ-3105 executive sedan, which was subsequently produced in a limited series.

The GAZ-3103 (front-wheel drive) and GAZ-3104 (all-wheel drive) sedans intended for mass production due to the crisis in the 1990s, alas, never became serial. At the end of the eighties, in the wake of perestroika, work began at the plant to create a light-duty truck with a gross weight of up to 3.5 tons for the needs of the then nascent small business. Thanks to the CAD design system and the accelerated testing procedure, the future Gazelle family entered the production line in record time - back in the first half of the 1990s. By the end of the Soviet period, the design capacity and production of cars at the plant exceeded 200 thousand per year, about half of which were passenger cars.

After the collapse of the USSR, GAZ became one of the first large enterprises in the country to try to adapt to new market conditions. In November 1992, the Gorky Automobile Plant was transformed into an open joint-stock company (OJSC). The huge demand for passenger cars since the times of the USSR allowed GAZ to increase the production of the Volga by 1.8 times, simultaneously carrying out its constant modernization.

Thus, in 1992, the GAZ-31029 sedan appeared, differing from the previous GAZ-24-10 model in its exceptionally modern design of the front and rear parts of the body.

At the same time, on the basis of the Volga, the GAZ-2304 Burlak delivery pickup truck was created, which never went into production due to a sharp increase in the production of the passenger model.

The GAZ-3105 business class sedan, planned to replace the Chaika, also did not find its mass consumer. The high cost, which was due primarily to the lack of domestic production technologies, modern components and accessories, as well as increasing competition from prestigious foreign cars, actually killed the project.

But the Gazelle light-duty truck, which appeared in July 1994 with a gross weight of 3.5 tons, on the contrary, became the most popular light-duty series in the emerging LCV class, extremely popular among small and medium-sized businesses, thus becoming the savior of the enterprise and providing it with fairly stable development prospects. The GAZ-32213 minibus of the Gazelle family has become no less popular. Mastered in the spring of 1996, it has become the main type of public transport in large cities, namely minibuses.

In 1997, another modernized Volga was released. The car received the index GAZ-3110.

In the same year, GAZ acquired a license from the Austrian company Steyr to produce small-displacement diesel engines for cars, minibuses and light trucks. Along the way, in 1997, GAZ entered into an agreement with the Italian concern Fiat to create a joint venture called Nizhny Novgorod Motors to assemble Fiat passenger cars. In the second half of 1998, the second family of light-duty GAZ Sobol trucks and minibuses with a gross weight of up to 2.8 tons was put into production.

In 1999, the legendary “Shishiga” GAZ-66, produced in almost a million copies, was replaced by the more modern GAZ-3308 “Sadko”, also adopted by the Russian army.

In 1998, a “transitional” GAZ-3111 sedan was developed on the Volga rear-wheel drive platform, designed to strengthen GAZ’s position in the business class. However, after 1998, the cost of the GAZ-3111 model turned out to be too high for the market. In total, about 500 cars were produced. However, there were also pre-production samples (before 2000), which were assembled before the car went into production. Various tests were carried out on them at UKER GAZ. Therefore, the exact number of cars produced is not known.

The default of 1998, alas, did not allow such cars as the GAZ-2308 “Ataman”, GAZ-23081 “Ataman Ermak” and GAZ-3106 “Ataman-2” to become widespread.

In November 2000, a controlling stake in OJSC GAZ was acquired by Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element company. In 2001, GAZ OJSC became part of the RusPromAvto automobile manufacturing holding, which, as a result of a radical restructuring in 2005, was transformed into the GAZ Group holding company, where GAZ OJSC was assigned the role of the parent enterprise.

In 2005, the company was able to master the serial production of a new family of low-load medium-tonnage trucks GAZ-3310 "Valdai", and the general economic recovery increased the demand for traditional medium-tonnage trucks GAZ-3307, 3309 and GAZ-3308 "Sadko".

The LCV division was increased in 2006 due to the acquisition by GAZ Group of the English company LDV Group, specializing in the production of lightweight front-wheel drive Maxus vans with a gross weight of up to 3.5 tons. In May 2008, GAZ began assembling vans and minibuses in Nizhny Novgorod Maxus from English kits. As localization and the transition to large-unit assembly technology progressed, Maxus production volume was supposed to be 50 thousand per year, but due to the crisis and bankruptcy of LDV, the project never reached this stage and was discontinued in mid-2009.

Due to a conflict on engine prices with ZMZ in 2006-2008, part of the Volga, Sobol and GAZelle production was equipped with imported Chrysler 2.4 liter engines. In June 2007, the interior of the Volga GAZ 31105 and 3102 was restyled, but the drop in demand for obsolete models and the crisis forced GAZ to curtail the production of these models at the end of 2008. To develop the passenger model range, GAZ Group bought in 2006 from the DaimlerChrysler concern the Sterling Hills assembly plant, which produced mid-size Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus sedans. Using equipment exported from America, the production of its own E-segment model, Volga Siber, was organized in July 2008. The production volume of Volga Siber was supposed to be 65 thousand per year, but the model turned out to be unpopular, and after the production of 8.7 thousand cars, the assembly was curtailed at the end of 2010.

To maintain sales of light commercial vehicles, GAZ developed a version of the Gazelle, reduced in price to $6,000, with a UMZ-4216 engine and a lightweight cabin. However, the model was not in demand - only a limited batch of about 700 cars was produced.

In February 2010, GAZ Group began serial production of the modernized families of light commercial vehicles "Gazelle-Business" and "Sobol-Business". And in July, GAZ Group began serial production of a diesel modification of the Gazelle-Business car.

In October of the same year, GAZ announced the start of production of a 4-ton version of the GAZ-33106 with a Cummins engine.

At the beginning of February 2011, GAZ Group and the American concern GM signed an agreement on the contract assembly of the new generation Chevrolet Aveo model at GAZ facilities. At the moment, the car is available in sedan and hatchback body styles.

In mid-June 2011, Volkswagen Group Rus and the GAZ Group signed an eight-year agreement on the contract assembly of 110,000 passenger cars per year at GAZ facilities. The agreement was signed as part of Volkswagen’s transition to a new mode of industrial vehicle assembly in Russia. The VW Jetta, Škoda Yeti and Škoda Octavia models are assembled on the basis of the Volga Siber line.

GAZ does not yet plan to produce passenger cars of its own design in the near future. On April 9, 2013, mass production of the Gazelle Next car, which is the second generation Gazelle, was launched. Initially, this car was developed for the purpose of export to other countries. It is planned to begin exporting these cars from Turkey, Poland and Germany. The release of Gazelle Next will run in parallel with the release of Gazelle Business.

— became the first Soviet passenger car assembled on an assembly line.
Essentially this is a licensed copy of the Ford Model A.
The model had a four-cylinder eight-valve engine producing 40 hp. created on the basis of an engine from Ford A.

GAZ-M-1

Years of manufacture 1936-1942
GAZ M-1 is a Soviet passenger car that replaced the GAZ A.
The letter "M" stood for "Molotov".
The people called this car “Emka”.
It was equipped with an improved engine from the GAZ A model. Power 50 hp

Years of manufacture: 1940-1942, 1945-1948

GAZ 11-73 is a modified version of the GAZ M1 model. The first prototypes appeared in 1938, and mass production began in 1941.
It was equipped with a Dodge D5 engine with a power of 76 hp.

M-20 "Victory"

Years of manufacture 1946-1958
— was developed in the mid-1940s.
Conveyor production of the model began in 1946.
It was equipped with a four-cylinder power unit producing 50 hp. Later, after modernization, the engine power was increased first to 52 hp, and later to 55.

Year of manufacture 1950-1960

GAZ 12 ZIM was already a luxury car, intended mainly for government and party officials.
The car was equipped with a modernized GAZ 11 power unit, with increased power of 90 hp.

GAZ-21 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1956-1970
GAZ 21 "Volga" is a middle class car. The first prototype cars were released in 1955 and in 1956 the model went into mass production.
The first GAZ 21 cars were equipped with power units from the GAZ M20 with a power of 65 hp. Subsequently, a new engine was released (1957) with a power of 70 hp, which, after several upgrades, increased the power to 75 hp from mid-1960.

GAZ-22 "Volga"

Year of manufacture 1962-1970
GAZ 22 is a station wagon based on the GAZ 21 model. The first display of the model took place at VDNKh in 1962.
This model had a modernized version of the ZMZ-21A engine with a power of 75 hp.

GAZ-23 "Volga"

Year of manufacture 1962-1970
GAZ-23 "Volga" is a Soviet middle-class car, produced on the basis of the regular GAZ-21 sedan.
An engine from the Chaika GAZ-13 was installed, but with some adaptation differences, with a power of 195 hp.

GAZ-13 "Chaika"

Years of manufacture 1959-1981
GAZ 13 “Chaika” is a luxury car, intended mainly for the Soviet nomenklatura.
The first prototypes appeared in 1957, serial production began in 1959.
The model was equipped with a new 8-cylinder overhead valve engine producing 195 hp.

GAZ-24 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1967-1985
GAZ 24 "Volga" is a middle-class car that replaced the GAZ 21 and became the most popular model of the GAZ plant.
The car had a modernized engine from the GAZ 21 ZMZ-24 with a power of 98 hp.

GAZ-24-02 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1972-1986
GAZ 24-02 is a station wagon based on the GAZ 24.
This model was equipped with a modernized engine from the GAZ 21 ZMZ-24 with a power of 95 hp.

GAZ-24-24 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1971-1986
GAZ-24-24 “Volga” is a Soviet middle-class car produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant, produced on the basis of the regular GAZ-24 sedan. It was a more powerful version of the basic vehicle for the KGB and other intelligence services of the USSR.
Assembled by hand.
Equipped with a ZMZ-2424 engine with a power of 195 hp.

GAZ-14 "Chaika"

Years of manufacture 1977-1989
GAZ 14 “Chaika” is the second generation of the executive class car GAZ 13 “Chaika”. It was assembled in small batches, almost by hand.
The car was equipped with an 8-cylinder ZMZ-14 engine, based on the engine from the GAZ 13, with a power of 220 hp.

GAZ-24-10 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1985-1992
GAZ-24-10 "Volga" is a middle class car GAZ-24. In 1984, at an exhibition in Moscow, the premiere of the first copy of the GAZ-24-10 took place.
The model was equipped with two engines ZMZ-402.1 (AI-93)
ZMZ-4021.1 (A-76), 100 hp.

GAZ-24-34 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1986-1991
GAZ-24-34 "Volga" is a middle-class passenger car produced in the USSR. This car was a more powerful version of the basic GAZ 24-10 car, modernized for the KGB and other special services.
It was equipped with a V-shaped 8-cylinder engine ZMZ-24-24 with a power of 195 hp.

GAZ-3102 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1981-2009
GAZ 3102 is the model that replaced the GAZ 24. The first prototypes of this model appeared in 1976, and their development continued until 1980.
At the beginning, a new ZMZ 4022.10 engine with a power of 105 hp was installed on the car. Subsequently, due to its unreliability, the cars were re-equipped with ZMZ 402.10 engines with a power of 100 hp.

GAZ-31029 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1992-1998
GAZ-31029 "Volga" - further modernization of the GAZ-24-10 model using body elements of the GAZ-3102 model.
Equipped with engines ZMZ-402.10, ZMZ-4021.10, ZMZ-4062.10

GAZ-31022 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1992-1998
GAZ-31022 is a car of the second group of the middle class with a station wagon-type cargo-passenger body. It was a logical continuation of the GAZ-24-12 model. The base cars used were GAZ-31029 and GAZ-3102 sedans.
It was equipped with a ZMZ-402 engine with a power of 98 l/s.

GAZ-3105 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1992-1996
GAZ-3105 "Volga" is a large class car with an increased level of comfort.
The model was equipped with a GAZ-3105 engine with a power of 170 hp.

GAZ-3110 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1997-2005
GAZ-3110 "Volga" - a middle-class car is a further modernization of the "Volga" model range, and replaced the GAZ-31029 car.
Equipped with engines ZMZ-402.10, ZMZ-4021.10, ZMZ-4062.10, GAZ-560, GAZ-5601

GAZ-310221 "Volga"

Years of manufacture 1997-2008
The GAZ 310221 model with a station wagon body was developed and built on the basis of the GAZ 3110.
It had a 90 hp engine.

GAZ-3111 "Volga"

Years of manufacture: 2001-2002, 2004
GAZ-3111 "Volga" is a Russian business class passenger car. Produced in small batches. In total, about 500 cars were produced.
It was mainly equipped with a ZMZ-4052.10 engine with a power of 155 hp. With.

GAZ-31105 "Volga"

Years of manufacture: 2004-2009
GAZ-31105 "Volga" is a middle class car. Essentially an improved version of the GAZ-3110.
Equipped with engines ZMZ-4021, ZMZ-4062.10, ZMZ-40525, Chrysler DOHC 2.4L, GAZ-560

GAZ-311055 "Volga"

Year of manufacture: 2005-2007
"Volga" GAZ-311055 with an extended wheelbase is a new modification of the GAZ-31105, intended for use as an official executive car or VIP taxi.
It was equipped with a ZMZ-4062.10 engine with a power of 131 hp.

Year of manufacture 2008-2010
Volga Siber (Volga Siber) is a mid-size sedan, first presented as GAZ Siber at the Interauto-2007 exhibition in Moscow on August 29, 2007. Subsequently, the trade name of the model was changed to Volga Siber.
It was equipped with Chrysler 2.0 and 2.4 engines, producing 141 and 143 hp, respectively.

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