Moskvitch

Moskvitch or Moskvich (also written as Moskvich, Moskvič, or Moskwitsch) wis an automobile brand frae Roushie produced bi AZLK frae 1945 tae 1991 an bi OAO Moskvitch frae 1991 tae 2002.

JSC Moscow Automobile Plant Moskvitch

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Moscow Automotive Plant Moskvitch
Native name	АО «Московский автомобильный завод «Москвич»
Industrie	Automotive
Predecessor	KIM (1930-1945) ZMA/MZMA (1945-1968) AZLK (1968–1993) OAO Moskvitch (1993–1998) Avtoframos (1998-2014) Renault Russia (2014-2022)
Foondit	6 November 1930
Heidquarters	Moscow, Russia
Area served	Russia Mongolia
Key fowk	Hans-Peter Moser (General Manager) Dmitry Valentinovich Pronin (Chairperson)
Products	cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, sports vehicles, vans
Awner	Government of Moscow
Wabsteid	Moskvich (ru)

OAO Moskvitch wis a privatized ventur name gien tae the umwhile factory in order tae avoid legal issues efter the faw o the Soviet Union in 1991. Syne the factory haed nae assembly branches ootside Roushie efter 1991, its name is lairgely uised the day tae refer tae the buildin locatit in Lawer Eastren pairt o Moscow an abandoned syne 2006.

The wird moskvitch (Roushie:москвич) itself translates as "(a) Muscovite" intae Inglis. It wis uised tae pynt oot the oreeginal location o the caurs manufactured ootside o Moscow.