Private company

KAvZ

Logo: Правообладатель: Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "КАВЗ", 640008, г. Курган, ул. Автозаводская, 5 (RU), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Russian bus manufacturer

KAvZ (Russian: Курганский автобусный завод (КАвЗ), romanized: Kurgansky Avtobusny Zavod, lit. 'Kurgan Bus Plant') is a bus manufacturer in Kurgan, KGN, Russia. The factory started producing buses in 1958, based on trucks from GAZ. During the 1990s, it assembled Ikarus buses for the Russian market.2 It is part of GAZ Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1958Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersKurgan1
  • Websitebus.ru
  • Legal formООО1

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KAvZ (Russian: Курганский автобусный завод (КАвЗ), romanized: Kurgansky Avtobusny Zavod, lit. 'Kurgan Bus Plant') is a bus manufacturer in Kurgan, KGN, Russia. The factory started producing buses in 1958, based on trucks from GAZ. During the 1990s, it assembled Ikarus buses for the Russian market. Now a subsidiary of GAZ, it specialises in producing small buses, in particular school buses.2

Corporate structure

KAvZ is part of a group headed by GAZ Group. 9 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Current

KAvZ-4238 Aurora (2006–present)

KAvZ-4235 Aurora (2008–present)

KAvZ-4270 (2016–present)

Former

KAvZ-651 (1958–1973)

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KAvZ-663 (1961–1966)

KAvZ-685/3270/3271 (1971–1991)

KAvZ-3100 (1976)

KAvZ-49471 (1981–1985) -truckbus

KAvZ-4959 (1985) -truckbus

KAvZ-3275 (1991–1998)

KAvZ-3976 (1993–2007)

KAvZ-4229 (1998)

KAvZ-4224 (1998–2003) -truckbus

KAvZ-3244 (1998–2007)

KAvZ-39766 (2002–2008)

KAvZ-4239 (2008–2014)

From Wikipedia’s article on KAvZ, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

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Sources

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