Zaporizhia automobile plant: overview, description, model number and reviews

The Zaporizhia Automobile plant is one of the oldest in Ukraine of factories, through which came the birth of industry in this country. In pre-revolutionary time it was a four small businesses that were in the same area and specialized in the production of agricultural machinery. During the war the production facilities were busy creating equipment for the army. All this heavy time of motor Zaporozhye plant survived. Today it successfully operates in Ukraine.

Brief description

ZAZ – the only company that makes cars in Ukraine. Moreover, it performs a full cycle of manufacture of cars: stamping, welding, painting, vehicle body Assembly. The plant uses high-quality technological production, which eventually improved. Not to say that Zaporizhia automobile plant uses the latest technological production line, however, innovative solutions exist. At least the production requirements of the standard ISO 90001 2000.

Today the company is actively developing, purchasing equipment and working with major Korean and even Russian companies, in particular, with CJSC "LIMA". JSC "Zaporozhye automobile plant" produces and assembles its own well-known European brands of cars. Let us consider this in more detail.

What kind of machine produces Zaporizhia automobile plant?

For all the time it was released many different series of cars.

Full production

1. "Zaporozhets" version of 965.
2. "Zaporozhets" version 966.
3. Tavria 1102 version.
4. Dana.
5. "Tavria Nova" version 1102.
6. "Tavria Pickup" version 11055.
7. "Slavuta".
8. "Lanos".
9. The Lanos van.

MultiSite build:

1. Daewoo
2. Sens.
3. Mercedes-Benz M-class.
4. Mercedes-Benz E-class.
5. Opel Astra, Vectra, Corsa.
6. Chevrolet Aveo, Lacetti.
7. The VAZ-21093 and VAZ-21099.
8. Chrysler 300C.

All of these models were produced by Zaporizhia automobile plant. Almost everyone remembers the legendary cars "Tavria" and "Slavuta", which today are in great demand in the market. Although these cars are no longer produced, they still are present on local roads, and some of them look like new.

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Today on the official website you can see the list of machines, which are manufactured by Zaporozhye automobile plant. The price of cars it is quite accessible to the consumer:

1. "Sens" sedan (176 000 hryvnia, or about 6 800 USD).
2. "Sens" hatchback (price not specified).
3. Forza sedan (225 000 UAH or 8 $ 600).
4. Forza hatchback (220,000 hryvnia or 4 $ 500).
5. "Type" sedan (228 000 hryvnia or 8 USD 760).
6. "Type" hatchback (260 thousand hryvnias or 10 000 USD).
7. "Lanos cargo" (221 000 UAH or 8 $ 500).
8. "View cargo" (274 of 300 hryvnias or 10 US $ 500).
9. Urban, suburban and tourist buses.

This list contains the prices of Zaporozhye automobile plant just for the base set. Some models have a class "comfort", and there the cost is higher, approximately 5-10%.

Judging by the customer reviews the quality of all these cars correspond to the cost. They are not better than imported counterparts, but not more expensive. ZAZ produces low-end cars, and they are perfectly adapted to the Ukrainian operating conditions and roads. The machines are simple and cheap to maintain available in the market and can even compete with budget cars of the famous Chinese, Korean, European and American brands.

Structure

In addition to the main plant in Zaporizhia ZAZ composition includes various self-supporting enterprises that specialize in certain jobs. As a minimum, the following large enterprises:

1. "AvtoZAZ-motor". Manufactures engines for passenger vehicles with a volume of 1.1-1.3 liters. It also produces gearbox. Per year it produces about 130 000 power plants.
2. "Illichivsk plant of automobile units" (Odessa region). The production capacity of this plant allow you to collect cars. Zaporizhia automobile plant assembles here for cars of the brands Mercedes-benz, Chevrolet, Jeep, Chrysler, and Dong Feng trucks and buses ZAZ I-VAN.
3. The Plant "Iskra" in the city of Birth. Here mostly are made of different components for a car: tanks for lubricants and fuel, tents, blankets, Tago of coupling devices for cars, clothing, etc.
4. "Tavria-Magna" (Zaporozhye). The company is a joint canadian-Ukrainian company, which includes the Ukrainian company "Autopasaulis" and canadian industrial giant Magna International Inc. Here are made large and very large molds for production of parts for cars and not only.

As you can see, the company is quite extensive and represents a group of different companies.

Presses

The Division of plant, which is implemented press manufacturing, is the largest. Here steel metal sheets transform into a full body and compound items. It consists of three workshops and special footagerepair of pressure equipment. The area of the entire unit is 31.5 thousand sq. m.

At the moment of the forging production is carried out using high-tech equipment – multi-position press machines, cutting lines, presses as well as Japanese, and German manufacturers. In total, this division produces more than two thousand types of parts.

Welding

Body welding is conducted on the lines with equipment, analogues of which in Ukraine. The structure includes a flexible production line of Italian, German and American companies. Made body robotic technological complexes, which ensures high quality of Assembly and welding, and reducing labor costs. Quality control with modern diagnostic facilities attached.

Painting

The plant has a special painting workshop with equipment from leading manufacturers of Germany, Italy, and France. The surface of the body here is pre-organized by using special compositions of phosphating and primer without lead. The introduction of new technologies allowed to reduce labor costs, increase productivity, and as a result reduce the cost of the car.

Manufacturer of engines

Motor plant, Melitopol – a self-supporting enterprise manufacturer ZAZ. However, it is here to make motors for cars. Here was manufactured the first primitive by modern standards the engines for "Cossacks," and here was invented and implemented the first Ukrainian engine with maximized fuel injection and electronic control system. In 2004, Melitopol engine plant has received the certificate of conformity with international standards.

The Main customer of the products of this plant is a ZAZ, but part of the production is exported.

Delivery

In the shop of delivery of finished vehicles are subjected to special tests and inspections. Only after successfully passing car sent to the dealer network. In this workshop applies the testing equipment, which fully corresponds to European standards. In particular, the shop installed a new camera of integrity, where every car is tested for water resistance.

Test

On the factory of ZAZ used track tests created by analogy with the tracks of the company "General motors". Five sections of the track with a special coating to give the opportunity to check the operation of each node of transport in terms of vibration. All these tests allow to identify faults, noises or other possible problems and eliminate them quickly.

Everything is done to Zaporizhia automobile plant cars are first tested for special areas of the track, and then made a visual inspection of the machine. This ensures complete safety of transport by buyers.