UAZ (УАЗ) (
Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, Ульяновский Автомобильный Завод, Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant) is an
automobile manufacturer based in
Ulyanovsk,
Russia which manufactures
off-road vehicles,
buses and
trucks. It is best known for the
UAZ-469 utility vehicle, which has seen wide use as a military vehicle in the Eastern bloc and around the world. The UAZ factory started production in 1941 as part of the
Soviet war effort.