State Defence Committee

Ural factory has been operating for sixty years, producing the light best domestic automotive designs. The history of its origin rather remarkable. Based on the decision of the State Committee of Defense on November 30, 1941 Automobile construction and foundry manufacturing facility in the city of Miass who were evacuated from the factory im.Stalina (VMS) in Moscow. Installation of equipment took place in a matter of urgency around the clock at sorokagradusnom cold straight from the platform engine. Built in parallel and industrial buildings. As a result of tremendous efforts by March 1942 its work has already started the first shop of the plant, and in April the same year were designed the first transmissions and engines. In this difficult period in Russia, during the war, cars were necessary.

Based on the decision of the same State Defence Committee 14 February 1943 the factory venture converted into a car. Miass become a major industrial capital of the Ural Mountains to produce trucks. The first car "ZIS-5B was collected July 8, 1944. Symbolic date in the history of the plant. Already 20 July 1944 the first batch Ural truck was sent to the front. The factory worked around the clock to the machine are women and teenagers. By 30 September 1944 the plant produced were already thousands of vehicles.

Since its formation in plant year have been issued and sent to the front and the needs of the economy 6800 cars. At the Ural factory mounted and the famous Katyusha that were memorable milestone in the history of our country and victory in the Great World War ii. After the war, the plant began to develop on their projects and produce a car Ural-ZIS-353M. Design, parts Ural increasingly improved: are created by new technology model "ZIS-5M, "UralZiS-355. The country is still weak after a devastating war, the shortage is felt in the liquid fuel. Ural factory developed and began producing cars with gas-engine "ZIS-21A. In 1954 and 1955 Ural Plant deservedly takes part in the Exhibition of Economic Achievements of the ussr, and was awarded medals of the Soviet Era. In the fifties, Ural plant begins to produce sports cars. All-in competitions on road Sport, held in October 1968 in Rostov-on-Don, took part in 98 car brands "ZIL-150, GAZ-63, GAZ-51", among which were six cars UralZIS-355V. Athletes of the Ural Automobile Plant, participated in the competition, had no sufficient experience in this kind of competition. And, nevertheless, proved to be a decent hand with respect to the luminary of motorsport. First place in cross-country athletes certainly have won the Ural Automobile!