GolAZ
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Native name | ОАО «Голицынский автобусный завод» |
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Company type | Public Company |
Industry | Engineering |
Founded | 1990 |
Headquarters | Maliye Vyaziomy nearGolitsyno,Moscow Region , |
Products | Buses |
Parent | GAZ Group |
Website | golaz.gaz.ru |
GolAZis a former Russian bus manufacturer belonging to theGAZ Group.Its "Golitsynsky Bus Plant" is located in Moscow'sOdintsovsky District.[1]The company specializes in designing and manufacturing of intercity buses and coaches of the large and extra-large class.
Until 2013 it produced city buses; buses of this brand were booked for theOlympic games 2014inSochi.The brand was discontinued in 2014 shifting bus manufacturing business toLiAZ.Since then the factory produces agricultural machines.[2]
Reception / Awards
[edit]GolAZ buses received a number of rewards. GolAZ-4244 model received the title "Best Domestic Bus 2002 in Russia".[3]In August 2003 GolAZ received a special prize for the creation of a bus named "Cruise". Its flagship model was GolAZ AKA-6226 Rossiyanin.
Models
[edit]Current
[edit]- GolAZ-LiAZ-5256 (2003–) - A large class motor coach.
- GolAZ-5291 "Cruise" (2003–) - A large class tourist bus.
- GolAZ-6228(2008– ) - Extra large class city bus polunizkopolny triaxial.
- GolAZ-6228-10 - Motor coach extra large class.
- GolAZ-5251 "Voyage" (2013–) - A large class of long-distance bus. Production began in the first half of 2011.
- GolAZ-525110 - Intercity bus class built onScania K IBchassis. Production began in the first half of 2012.
Historical
[edit]- GolAZ AKA Vityaz /GolAZ AKA Lider (1990–1994) -licensed copy ofMercedes-Benz O303
- GolAZ-5225 Rossiyanin (1994–2000?) - licensed copy ofMercedes-Benz O405
- GolAZ AKA-6226 Rossiyanin (1994–2000?) -licensed copy ofarticulated busMercedes-Benz O405G
- GolAZ-4242 (1999–2002)
Gallery
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GolAZ AKA-6226 "Russian" inOmsk
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GolAZ-5291 "Cruise"
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GolAZ-LiAZ-5256
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GolAZ-6228
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GolAZ-4244
References
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^"GolAZ".Bus.ru. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-04-27.Retrieved2014-05-07.
- ^"Одним автобусным брендом меньше: ГолАЗ стал историей".Авто и не только.Retrieved2 June2017.
- ^"Contest" The Best Commercial Vehicle of the Year in Russia "".best-comvehicle.ru.Retrieved2023-10-13.