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GolAZ is a former Russian bus manufacturer belonging to the GAZ Group. Its "Golitsynsky Bus Plant" is located in Moscow's Odintsovsky District. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing of intercity buses and coaches of the large and extra-large class.

Until 2013 it produced city buses; buses of this brand were booked for the Olympic games 2014 in Sochi. The brand was discontinued in 2014 shifting bus manufacturing business to LiAZ. Since then the factory produces agricultural machines.

Reception / Awards

GolAZ buses received a number of rewards. GolAZ-4244 model received the title "Best Domestic Bus 2002 in Russia". In August 2003 GolAZ received a special prize for the creation of a bus named "Cruise". Its flagship model was GolAZ AKA-6226 Rossiyanin.

Models

Current

• GolAZ-LiAZ-5256 (2003–) - A large class motor coach.
• GolAZ-5291 "Cruise" (2003–) - A large class tourist bus.
• GolAZ-6228 (2008– ) - Extra large class city bus polunizkopolny triaxial.
• GolAZ-6228-10 - Motor coach extra large class.
• GolAZ-5251 "Voyage" (2013–) - A large class of long-distance bus. Production began in the first half of 2011.
• GolAZ-525110 - Intercity bus class built on Scania K IB chassis. Production began in the first half of 2012.

Historical

• GolAZ AKA Vityaz /GolAZ AKA Lider (1990–1994) -licensed copy of Mercedes-Benz O303
• GolAZ-5225 Rossiyanin (1994–2000?) - licensed copy of Mercedes-Benz O405
• GolAZ AKA-6226 Rossiyanin (1994–2000?) -licensed copy of articulated bus Mercedes-Benz O405G
• GolAZ-4242 (1999–2002)

Gallery

• GolAZ AKA-6226 "Russian" in Omsk
• GolAZ-5291 "Cruise"
• GolAZ-LiAZ-5256
• GolAZ-6228
• GolAZ-4244

References

1. "GolAZ". Bus.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
2. "Одним автобусным брендом меньше: ГолАЗ стал историей". Авто и не только. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
3. "Contest "The Best Commercial Vehicle of the Year in Russia"". www.best-comvehicle.ru. Retrieved 2023-10-13.

v t e Automotive industry in the Soviet Union
Armenian SSR	ErAZ
Azerbaijan SSR	BakAZ KiAZ
Byelorussian SSR	BelAZ MAZ MZKT MoAZ Neman Unison
Estonian SSR	ToARZ Estonia
Georgian SSR	KAZ
Kirghiz SSR	FAZ
Latvian SSR	RAF VFTS RBVZ
Lithuanian SSR	KAG
Russian SFSR	AMUR Avtokam AvtoKuban AvtoVAZ AZLK Moskvitch BAZ GAZ GolAZ Izh-Avto KAMAZ KAvZ KZKT LiAZ NAMI NATI NefAZ PAZ UAZ UralAZ ZiL ZMA
Tajik SSR	ChAZ
Ukrainian SSR	LuAZ KrAZ LAZ OdAZ Stryi Bus Plant AvtoZAZ ZAZ MeMZ IZAA DAZ KhTZ KMDB

• Bus manufacturers of Russia
• GAZ Group
• Companies based in Moscow Oblast