Manufacturer catalog

KAMAZ

KAMAZ is a Russian truck, bus, diesel-engine, and special-vehicle manufacturer based in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan. Its heavy-truck industrial base underpins military and protected-mobility vehicles that use KAMAZ chassis, drivetrains, or factory production context, including the BPM-97/KAMAZ-43269 Vystrel, KamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K, and KamAZ-5350-based Z-STS Akhmat records.

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KAMAZ grew out of the Kama Automobile Plant project that began in Naberezhnye Chelny in 1969 and started serial truck production in the 1970s. Official export material describes the group as a large Russian automobile corporation with headquarters and main production facilities in Naberezhnye Chelny, producing trucks, trailers, buses, tractors, engines, power units, and related equipment.

Rostec's 55th-anniversary account describes KAMAZ as a holding inside Rostec that includes several plants and more than 100 companies in Russia and abroad. That same source says KAMAZ vehicles are used in more than 80 countries and places cumulative output at more than 2.5 million trucks and about 3 million engines, giving the manufacturer a broad industrial footprint beyond individual armored-vehicle programs.

military and commercial trucksspecial vehiclesbus and diesel-engine productionarmored-vehicle chassis

Notable Systems

BPM-97 Vystrel, 4x4 armored personnel carrier / protected mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles

BPM-97 Vystrel

4x4 armored personnel carrier / protected mobility vehicle

Army Guide identifies KAMAZ as the manufacturer of the KAMAZ-43269/BPM-97 Vystrel armored car.

Sources: Army Guide BPM-97 profile
KamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K, 6x6 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

KamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K

6x6 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier

WeaponSystems.net and Army Guide identify the KamAZ-63968 as a Typhoon-K protected 6x6 vehicle produced by KAMAZ.

Sources: WeaponSystems.net Typhoon-K, Army Guide KamAZ-63968
Z-STS Akhmat, 6x6 protected special transport vehicle, Armored Vehicles

Z-STS Akhmat

6x6 protected special transport vehicle

The Z-STS Akhmat record is connected to KAMAZ through its KamAZ-5350 6x6 truck chassis and KAMAZ-family protected-vehicle production context, with Remdizel-specific work covered on the vehicle page.

Sources: ODIN Z-STS Akhmat WEG, Army Recognition Z-STS Chechnya

Manufacturer History

  1. KAMAZ design origins

    Rostec describes the ZIL-170 prototype prepared in 1969 as the design basis that led to the commercial KAMAZ-5320 truck.

    Sources: Rostec KAMAZ 55th anniversary article

  2. First KAMAZ truck production

    KAMAZ export material and Russian government background material place the first heavy-duty truck from the production line in February 1976.

    Sources: KAMAZ Export basic facts

  3. Daimler Truck stake sale reported

    Interfax reported that Daimler Truck sold its former 15% stake in KAMAZ in 2024, while Rostec remained the largest shareholder.

    Sources: Interfax Daimler Truck stake sale

  4. Large-scale vehicle and engine output cited

    Rostec's anniversary article says KAMAZ had produced more than 2.5 million trucks and about 3 million engines over its history, with vehicles used in more than 80 countries.

    Sources: Rostec KAMAZ 55th anniversary article

Website links
Official websiteKAMAZ Export profileRostec KAMAZ 55th anniversary article

Source coverage separates KAMAZ truck, chassis, and corporate context from vehicle-specific Remdizel integration details, which remain on individual weapon records where the public sources support them.

Manufacturer Sources

  • KAMAZ Export basic factsPublisher: KAMAZ Export | Note: Supports KAMAZ's headquarters and main production location in Naberezhnye Chelny, broad product focus, heavy-truck and diesel-engine manufacturer context, and group scale. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • Rostec KAMAZ 55th anniversary articlePublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports KAMAZ historical context, 1969 design-origin note, KAMAZ-Master context, and cumulative truck and engine production figures. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • Army Guide BPM-97 profilePublisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports the catalog-role connection between KAMAZ and the BPM-97/KAMAZ-43269 Vystrel armored car. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • Army Guide KamAZ-63968Publisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports the KamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K identity and KAMAZ-family protected-vehicle context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • WeaponSystems.net Typhoon-KPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports Typhoon-K producer identity, KamAZ-63968 family context, production background, and reference specifications. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • ODIN Z-STS Akhmat WEGPublisher: U.S. Army ODIN Worldwide Equipment Guide | Note: Supports the Z-STS Akhmat identification as a KamAZ-5350-based 6x6 protected vehicle. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Army Recognition Z-STS ChechnyaPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports public background on Z-STS Akhmat production, its KamAZ-5350 chassis, and Remdizel context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Interfax Daimler Truck stake salePublisher: Interfax | Note: Supports the 2024 report that Daimler Truck sold its former KAMAZ stake and Rostec remained KAMAZ's largest shareholder. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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KamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K, 6x6 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K6x6 mine-resistant armored personnel carrierBuilt in: RussiaThe KamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K is a Russian 6x6 MRAP and armored personnel carrier built by KAMAZ for protected troop movement, convoy security, and specialist support roles. Its modular Typhoon-K layout combines a protected crew cab and rear troop module with hydropneumatic suspension, central tire inflation, NBC protection, camera coverage, and mine/blast protection; Russian examples have been visually documented as destroyed, abandoned, and captured during the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Z-STS Akhmat, 6x6 protected special transport vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarZ-STS Akhmat6x6 protected special transport vehicleBuilt in: RussiaThe Z-STS Akhmat is a Russian 6x6 protected transport vehicle assembled by Remdizel on a KamAZ-5350 truck base for rapid troop movement, convoy work, and protected utility roles. It was developed and put into production in 2022 after Chechen security forces sought a simpler armored vehicle than the Typhoon family, and open-source loss records document Russian Z-STS vehicles destroyed, damaged, and captured during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.