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{{short description|Russian truck brand and engine manufacturer}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Primary sources|date=July 2009}}
{{Infobox company
| name = PJSC KAMAZ
| native_name = ПАО "КАМАЗ"
| native_name_lang = ru
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| image_caption = KAMAZ factory building
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{MCX|KMAZ}}
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1969}}
| location = [[Naberezhnye Chelny]], [[Tatarstan]], Russia
| key_people = Sergey A. Kogogin, General Director
| num_employees = 36,000
| industry = [[Automotive]]
| products = [[Truck]]s, [[bus]]es and [[diesel engine]]s
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| owners = [[Rostec]] (49.9%)<br/>Avtoinvest Limited (23.54%)<ref name="offshoremystery">{{cite news|title=Крупным совладельцем "Камаза" оказался Виталий Мащицкий|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/business/articles/2016/05/23/641921-vitalii-maschitskii-okazalsya-krupnim-sovladeltsem-kamaza|access-date=28 August 2017|work=Vedomosti|date=22 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512021818/http://www.100rus.ru/pfo2008/kamaz-metall.htm|archive-date=12 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kolesa.ru/news/problemy-kamaza-proizvoditel-gruzovykh-avtomobiley-budet-ispolzovat-rossiyskie-zapchasti|title = Проблемы КАМАЗа: производитель грузовых автомобилей будет использовать российские запчасти - КОЛЕСА.ру – автомобильный журнал}}</ref>
| homepage = [https://kamaz.ru/en kamaz.ru]
}}
'''KAMAZ''' ({{langx|ru|Камский Автомобильный Завод – КАМАЗ|Kamskiy Avtomobilnyy Zavod|[[Kama River|Kama]] Automobile Plant}}) is a Russian manufacturer of [[truck]]s, [[bus]]es, and engines headquartered in [[Naberezhnye Chelny]]. Founded in 1969, the company is known for its [[cab over]] trucks. {{As of|2014}}, KAMAZ is the largest truck producer in Russia and the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], producing 43,000 trucks a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kamaz.net/ru/news#2|title=Новости. ОАО "КАМАЗ"|publisher=Kamaz.net|access-date=2009-07-14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512021818/http://www.100rus.ru/pfo2008/kamaz-metall.htm#2|archive-date=2013-05-12}}</ref> Its trucks have won the [[Dakar Rally]] a record [[List of Dakar Rally records#Truck|eighteen times]], the most in the truck category by any manufacturer.

==History==
[[File:Interpolitex_2011_%28404-25%29.jpg|thumb|KamAZ-53501]]
[[File:Kamaz-6560_truck%2C_IDELF-2008.jpg|thumb|KamAZ-6560]]
[[File:1974 CPA 4399.jpg|160 px|thumb|USSR 1974 postage stamp featuring a KamAZ truck]]

In 1969, the Resolution of the [[Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] and the [[USSR Council of Ministers]] was approved which envisaged construction of a complex of heavy duty truck production plants. Out of 70 sites investigated as potential locations, Naberezhnye Chelny, then a small town on the Kama River, was chosen. Naberezhnye Chelny is located near two navigable rivers: the Kama River and the Volga River, and has railway connections. These transport links made the site attractive as they could be used to bring in raw materials and facilitate the export of the trucks. The fact that the huge construction company "KamGESenergostroy" existed in the region allowed construction of plant buildings and apartment blocks for prospective KAMAZ employees to be completed.

Workers and engineers, representing more than 70 ethnicities, converged on Naberezhnye Chelny. Over 100,000 personnel were employed at the construction site itself. In its fit-out, the plant was provided with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment. More than 700 international firms were among equipment vendors for KAMAZ facilities, including [[Hill International|Swindell-Dressler]], Holcroft, CE-Cast, [[Ingersoll-Rand|Ingersoll Rand]], Ex-Cello (U.S.A.), Hueller-Hille, [[Liebherr Group|Liebherr]] (West Germany), Morando, [[Fiat]] (Italy), [[Renault]] (France), [[Sandvik]] (Sweden), [[JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer)|JCB]] (U.K.), [[Komatsu Limited|Komatsu]] and [[Hitachi]] (Japan).

On December 13, 1969, ground was broken and the first bucket of soil was excavated at the construction site of the Kama River Truck Plant which was rated for production of 150,000 heavy duty trucks and 250,000 engines per year.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} The Complex of Plants on the Kama River sprawled over 57 square km. Facilities had to be constructed for the 100,000 workers at the plant. They were provided with housing, educational facilities, kindergartens and creches, hospitals and clinics, numerous cultural, sporting and recreational centers. KAMAZ was instrumental in transforming the Kama River Area into an industrial and scientific research hub and developing the infrastructure for nearby agricultural areas.

Every year the population of the city grew by another 30-40 thousand or so. Whereas before construction of KAMAZ got underway, 27,000 residents had lived in Naberezhnye Chelny, the current population is over half a million.

In 2016, the company's revenue amounted to 121 billion rubles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ПАО "Камаз" |url=https://www.rusprofile.ru/id/3890636 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.rusprofile.ru |language=ru}}</ref>

As a result of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Kamaz is sanctioned by the [[EU]] (March 2022),<ref>{{cite web |title=EU introduces additional sanctions against Russia |date=17 March 2022 |url=https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/eu-introduces-additional-sanctions-against-russia/ |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> by [[New Zealand]] (April 2022),<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022 |url=https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2022/0074/latest/LMS659655.html |access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref> and by [[Japan]] (January 2023).<ref>{{cite web |title=ウクライナ情勢に関する外国為替及び外国貿易法に基づく措置について |url=https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/external_economy/trade_control/01_seido/04_seisai/downloadCrimea/20230127press_russia.pdf |access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> In July 2023, Russian Defense Minister [[Sergey Shoigu]] stated that the supplies of KAMAZ multipurpose vehicles had surged 17.6 times since early 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0712/093574030/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / Сергей Шойгу рассказал о ситуации на фронте и наращивании производства предприятиями ОПК }}</ref>

== Group structure ==
===Owners and management===
The main shareholders of Kamaz are the state corporation [[Rostec]] (49.9%), Avtoinvest Limited (23.54%), a Cyprus-registered company, and [[Daimler Truck]] (15%).<ref name="offshoremystery"/> In February 2022, Daimler suspended cooperation with Kamaz due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interfax.ru/business/825091|title=Daimler приостановил сотрудничество с КАМАЗом|language=ru|date=2022-02-28|publisher=[[Интерфакс]]}}</ref> The main beneficiaries of the Cyprus-based company have never been officially disclosed, however it is alleged that the company can be traced to [[Sergei Roldugin]], a concert cellist and personal friend of [[Vladimir Putin]] based on the [[Panama Papers]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=David|title=Panama Papers: Putin associates linked to 'money laundering'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35918845|access-date=28 August 2017|work=BBC News|date=3 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512021818/http://www.100rus.ru/pfo2008/kamaz-metall.htm|archive-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>

At the same time, a 4% stake in the company is publicly traded on the [[Moscow Exchange]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Коэффициент free-float (доля ценных бумаг в свободном обращении) по состоянию на 28.08.2017|url=http://www.moex.com/ru/listing/free-float.aspx|website=Московская Биржа|access-date=28 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705232703/http://www.moex.com/ru/listing/free-float.aspx|archive-date=5 July 2017}}</ref> leading the company to have many minority shareholders (more than 76,000 individuals in 2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Stolyarov|first1=Gleb|last2=Fedorinova|first2=Yulia|date=2007-05-17|title="Kamaz" does not pay the Federal Property Management Agency|url=http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article/2007/05/17/125944|newspaper=Vedomosti, № 88 (1862)|language=ru|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512021818/http://www.100rus.ru/pfo2008/kamaz-metall.htm|archive-date=2013-05-12}}</ref>

In early March 2008 the Board of Directors of KAMAZ was elected, which included 15 people, including:<ref>{{Cite journal|author = www.dp.ru|title="KAMAZ" approved candidates to the Board|url=http://www.dp.ru/msk/news/auto/2008/03/07/263121/|journal=Business Petersburg (Online)/Moscow/|date=7 March 2008|language=ru|issn=1606-1829}}{{dead link|date=November 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

The mayor of the city of Naberezhnye Chelny (April 2010 - Prime Minister of [[Tatarstan]]) - Ildar Khalikov,
head of the management [[Rosimushchestvo|Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimushchestvo)]] - Ivan V. Aksenov, and
the Director-General of the "[[Russian Technologies State Corporation]]" [[Sergey Chemezov]].

===Subsidiaries===
KAMAZ Publicly Traded Company has more than 110 subsidiaries and affiliates, it owns shares in the authorized capital of more than 50 different companies and businesses. Together they form KAMAZ Group. <br /> The group includes:
* Truck Assembly Plant (Naberezhnye Chelny)
* Metallurgical Complex, KAMAZ PTC
*: KAMAZ Foundries (now one of the largest in Russia<ref>[http://www.100rus.ru/pfo2008/kamaz-metall.htm KAMAZ-Metallurgy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512021818/http://www.100rus.ru/pfo2008/kamaz-metall.htm |date=2013-05-12 }} / / ROSFINPROM.</ref>)
*: KAMAZ Forge
*: KAMAZ Truck Assembly Plant
* KAMAZ Press and Stamping Plant
* Engine Plant, KAMAZ PTC
* Remdiesel (Engine Re-Manufacture Plant)
* KAMAZ Trade and Finance Company JSC
* [[Neftekamsk Automotive Plant]] (NEFAZ) - manufactures buses and vehicles on KAMAZ chassis 
* Auto Trailer Plant OJSC (formerly СЗАП (En:SZAP) of [[Stavropol]])
* KAMAZ Technical Service OJSC
* KAMAZ Auto Technology
* RIZ OJSC (formerly of KAMAZinstrumentspetsmash)
* KIP Master OJSC
* KAMAZ-FINANCE
* KAMAZ-CAPITAL KAMAZ R & D Center

The main production facilities of the plant are located in the industrial area of [[Naberezhnye Chelny]]. [[Bus NefAZ|Nefaz]] buses are produced in [[Neftekamsk]] ([[Bashkortostan]]).

KAMAZ owns [[United Automotive Technologies]], a Russian holding of auto parts manufacturers.<ref name=A2>{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/amp/5061265|title=АвтоВАЗ возвращается к компонентам|trans-title=AvtoVAZ returns to parts|language=Russian|first=Olga|last=Nikitina|work=Kommersant|date=2021-11-01|accessdate=2022-01-31}}</ref>

The company has overseas manufacturing facilities in Vietnam, India, Kazakhstan (KAMAZ-Engineering JSC). Since 2015 [[Ganja Auto Plant]] (Azerbaijan) also assembles Kamaz trucks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azernews.az/business/77343.html|title=KAMAZ trucks to be manufactured in Ganja|date=2015-02-09|publisher=AzerNews}}</ref>

In January 2022, the Hungarian Ministry for Innovation and Technology and Kamaz signed an agreement for production of electric cars in [[Hungary]] - about 32,000 by 2025 and 320,000 by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/ekonomika/13546407|title=Камаз может запустить производство электромобилей в Венгрии|language=ru|date=2022-01-27|publisher=[[ТАСС]]}}</ref>

==Competition==
A team, [[Kamaz Master]], which has been active since 1988 has participated as truck category in distinguished [[rally raid]] such as [[Dakar Rally]], [[Silk Way Rally]] and [[Africa Eco Race]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.africarace.com/index.php/fr|title=AFRICA ECO RACE|website=www.africarace.com}}</ref> has brought Kamaz an outstanding fame. Kamaz vehicles have won the truck category of the [[Dakar Rally]] 19 times as of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kamazexport.com/company/kamaz-master/|title=KAMAZ Master}}</ref>

==Engines==
* R-6
* Cummins Kama

==See also==
* [[List of Kamaz vehicles]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|KamAZ}}
*{{Official website|https://kamaz.ru/en}}
*{{YouTube|user=oaokamaz|KAMAZ}}

{{KamAZ vehicles}}
{{Rostec}}
{{Daimler AG}}
{{Automotive industry in Russia}}
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