Avtokam (Russian: Ассоциация Автокам) was a Russian association of car manufacturers.[1] The company was organised as an association in which members provided their shares in the form of free workshops.

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In 1989, during a conference in Yelabuga Tatarstan, it was decided for a new venture to be created for the production of inexpensive vehicles by a screwdriver assembly.

Members

The venture was organised as an association of manufacturers, with 37 enterprises pooling their resources.

These included the following: Karpov Chemical Plant (Mendeleyevsk), Ivanovo Machine Tool Association (provided plant in Shuya), joint venture "Intertap", Tatneftekhimmontage, and others.

Location

Although it was a member of the Yelabuzhsky registered company city executive Committee, it soon moved its headquarters to Naberezhnye Chelny.

Initially, it originally planned to carry out the assembly in Mendeleyevsky and Shuya.

Foreign Partner

FSV, a British company that released the Rickman Ranger car with rear-wheel drive and the frame structure, was selected as a foreign partner.

According to the agreement, 70% of the car company was to be sent to FSV, with plans to fully localise the assembly in the future.

History

• In 1992, the cars were renamed to Avtokam-2160.

Before the year ended, 48 cars were collected in Mendeleevsk and Shuya, and 2 cars in Stakhanov, Ukraine.

The partnership with FSV ended. On failing to add another 950 kits, the leadership had disappeared.

Between plants and any contradictions, production was discontinued in Shuya, and imported parts were replaced by Russian parts.

• In 1993, production began at the Velta Machine-Building Plant, which formed a joint venture called Permavto Ltd, together with Avtokam (in 1993 became a joint-stock company), Perm factory "MASHINOSTROITEL", and the Ural Research Institute of composite materials.

The company cars were now called Avtokam-Parma.

• In 1994, Avtokam formed a new Open joint-stock company, named "Perm-avto."
• In 1995, Avtokam left the joint venture by selling the technical documentation.

• In 1995, Zavaod became a subsidiary of the joint Russian-Austrian joint venture Mende-Rossi. Production Mendeleevsk lasted until 1997.

In 1997, production was discontinued in Perm.

• In 1999, he was released and another car on this production ceased.

Facilities

• Toyma plant, Mendeleyevsk (1991-1997)
• Teza plant, Shuya (1991-1992)
• Velta Machine-Building Plant (1993-1997, 1999)

Models

• Autokam Ranger (1991)[2]
• Autokam-2160 (1992-1997, 1999)[3]
• Autokam-Parma (1993)
• Autokam-2160 long (1995-1997)
• Velta-2163 (1997)
• Velta-21631 (1997)

References

External links

• Autocom cars in blog "Exclusive Cars" (in Russian)
• Autokam in forum for car lovers AZLK (in Russian)