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Zaporizhzhia Automobile Building Plant (ZAZ = '3A3') went down in the history of Ukraine as a first-born of domestic combine-building, then it became the first company in the country, which mastered manufacturing of small class vehicles. The plant was growing, constructing, rising from the ruins, modernizing, re-profiling, retraining, but kept going forward, following the main course directed for manufacturing of high-quality domestic vehicle.
1863
The chronicle of Zaporizhia Automobile Building Plant started when the colonist Abraham Koop, Dutchman by birth, established a company specialized in agricultural machines and equipment.
1908
Melitopol Engine Plant was established for manufacturing of stationary internal-combustion engines (today it is the structural subdivision of CJSC "3A3").
1923
Zaporizhzhia Plant with "Kommunar" name started manufacturing grain combines and other agricultural machinery.
1959
Beginning of passenger cars manufacturing in Ukraine. Totally (from 1960 to 1994) there were 3,422,444 "Zaporozhets" vehicles manufactured in Zaporizhia and engines with air-cooling in Melitopol.
1988
Serial production of "Tavria" family passenger cars was started in Zaporizhia and manufacturing of engines with liquid cooling - in Melitopol.
1998
The Joint Ukrainian-Korean Venture with Foreign Investment in the form of a Closed Joint Stock Company "AvtoZAZ-DAEWOO" was registered. Manufacturing of a new "Tavria-nova" car was started. Works on production preparation were completed and SKD assembly of the European level vehicles "Lanos", "Nubira", "Leganza" was started in Illichivsk Plant of Automobile Units (SSS "IPAU").
2003
The plant changed the form of ownership and became the Closed Joint Stock Company with Foreign Investment "Zaporizhzhia Automobile Building Plant".
2004
Significantly new production has been created in the company. Full-scale manufacturing of VAZ -21093 and VAZ-21099, "Lanos (T-150)", "Opel Astra G" cars was started.
2005
"3A3" designers developed Lanos-pick-up car; production facilities of the SSS "IPAU" were prepared for manufacturing of "I-VAN" buses on the basis of "TATA" vehicle chassis.
Source: Source: http://www.avtozaz.com/about.php?lang=en§ion=1
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