Zavolzhye Engine Factory

The Zavolzhye Engine Factory (Russian: Заволжский моторный завод, romanized: Zavolzhskiy Motorniy Zavod, ZMZ) is a Russian automotive engine producer.

For other uses, see ZSNES.
Zavolzhye Motor Plant
TypeOpen joint-stock company
MCX: ZMZN
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1958
Headquarters
Zavolzhye
,
Russia
OwnerUAZ (94.9%)[1]
ParentSollers JSC
Websitezmz.ru

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 2,445 cc (149.2 cu in) 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 70 hp (52 kW; 71 PS) at 4,000 rpm and 123 lb⋅ft (167 N⋅m) 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]

References
  1. "Список аффилированных лиц". e-disclosure.ru. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.66.
  3. Thompson, p.62.
  4. Thompson, p.66.
  5. Thompson, p.66.

Sources
  • Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing, 2008.
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