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History of Moskvitch Motor Cars / Automobiles |
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8.12.4. Moskvitch
A factory called the Moscow Automotive Plant (KIM) was built in 1929 and until 1939 it was controlled by GAZ (see Section 8.12.3). Data on cars produced is requried.
From about 1939 all cars produced by KIM were sold under the Moskvitch brand name. In 1941 the plant suspended making cars due to World War 2.
The KIM plant became the Moscow Compact Car Factory (MZMA) in about 1946. The first cars produced were the Moskvitch 400/420 and the 401 models.
The 400/420 model was based upon the Opel Kadett and was produced between 1947 and 1956.
The 1,074 cc, 26 hp (19 kW) Moskvitch 401 was introduced in about 1946 and had a top speed of 90 kph (56 mph). Production ceased in 1956.
The 1,220 cc Moskvitch 402 was produced from 1956 to 1958. A four-wheel drive version , the 410, was produced in 1957.
Between 1964 and 1976 MZMA produced the 1,358 cc Moskvitch-408, a car that was also assembled in Bulgaria from 1966 at a rate that increased to about 15,000 per year.
The 402 model was also sold as the Moskvitch Carat in Norway and the Moskvitch Elite 1300 in France.
In 1969, the name was changed to AZLK (Lenin Communist Youth League Automobile Factory). Could the year have been 1956 ?
The Moskvitch 412, which was produced from 1967 to 1975, was replaced by the upgraded, 1500 cc 2140 model from 1975 to 1988. The Izh 412 version was made from 1967 to 1998. More data is required.
Other models include the Aleko 2141, 2142, Kalita and the Aleko from 1986 to 2000.
In 1991 AZLK was privitised and called the Moskvitch Stock Venture. In 2002 the company became bankrupt and ceased production.
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