The Zavolzhye Engine Factory (, ZMZ) is a Russian automotive engine producer.
The plant was founded in April 1958 to provide GAZ with engines, in particular for its new GAZ-21 Volga.Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.66.
The factory's first product was a brand-new 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 at 4,000 rpm and at 2,200 rpm.Thompson, p.62. The first engine was assembled 4 November 1959; by December 1968, ZMZ had produced one million units.Thompson, p.66.
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. Thompson, p.66.
Engines Produced
ZMZ-409051.10, ZMZ-409052.10 (gasoline/CNG) — used in UAZ Cargo, UAZ Profi ZMZ-40906.10 — used in UAZ Patriot ZMZ-40905.10 — used in UAZ Hunter ZMZ-409.10 (Euro-0) — used in UAZ vehicles ZMZ-40911.10 — used in UAZ "Bukhanka" ZMZ-409061.10 — used in BAW-RUS ZMZ-51432.10 (diesel), ZMZ-5143.10 (turbo diesel) — used in UAZ vehicles ZMZ-52342.10, ZMZ-5245.10 (fuel-injected V8, gasoline/CNG) — used in PAZ-3205 ZMZ-5231.10, ZMZ-5233.10 — used in GAZ-3308 ZMZ-40522.10 (Euro-2), ZMZ-40524.10 (Euro-3) — used in GAZelle ZMZ-40525.10 (Euro-3) — used in GAZ-31105 ZMZ-4062.10 — used in Volga ZMZ-4063.10 (Euro-0) — used in GAZelle ZMZ Pro (a variation of ZMZ-409)
References
Sources Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing, 2008.
External links Official website