ZIS-5
The official plant history says mass production of the ZIS-5 truck began in 1933 after the 1931 ZIS rename.
Sources: Plant historyManufacturer catalog
Zavod imeni Stalina
Zavod imeni Stalina was the Soviet-era name of Moscow's AMO/ZiL vehicle plant, a major producer of trucks, limousines, and military chassis. In this catalog it anchors legacy ZIS manufacturer references, including the BTR-152 family.
1 weaponsZavod imeni Stalina is the catalog's normalized name for the Moscow automotive plant that became one of the Soviet Union's core truck and military-vehicle factories. The site began as AMO in 1916, took the ZIS name in 1931, and later became ZiL in 1956.
The builder catalog page keeps the ZIS-era manufacturer facet attached to one sourced history so legacy entries for ZIS trucks, limousines, and the BTR-152 family do not fragment across separate profile pages.
Notable Systems
ZIS-101
The official plant history says the plant began producing the ZIS-101 passenger car in 1936.
Sources: Plant historyZIS-150
The official plant history says postwar production shifted to the 4-ton ZIS-150 truck in 1946.
Sources: Plant history
BTR-152
6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrierWeaponsystems.net identifies ZiS / Zavod imeni Stalina as one of the BTR-152 producers during the 1950-1962 production run.
Sources: BTR-152 | Weaponsystems.netManufacturer History
Plant founded as AMO
The official plant history dates the enterprise's founding to 1916, when construction began in southern Moscow as the AMO automobile plant.
Sources: Plant history
Renamed Zavod imeni Stalina
The plant's official history says the first reconstruction ended in 1931, when the factory entered mass truck production and received the ZIS name.
Sources: Plant history
Postwar production resumes
The official history says postwar reconstruction shifted the plant to ZIS-150 trucks and ZIS-110 passenger cars from 1946 onward.
Sources: Plant history
Renamed ZiL
The official history says the plant was renamed for Ivan Likhachev in 1956, closing the ZIS chapter and beginning the ZiL era.
Sources: Plant history
Predecessors
Successors
Website links
Public references use AMO, ZIS, and ZiL names for the same Moscow plant lineage, so this profile normalizes the ZIS-era catalog facet while preserving the broader historical chain. A rights-clear former factory-site image was verified on Wikimedia Commons; no separate headquarters map was added because this task did not source a dedicated geocode.
Manufacturer Sources
- Plant historyPublisher: AMO ZIL | Note: Supports the Moscow plant's AMO founding in 1916, the 1931 ZIS renaming, the 1946 postwar truck and car production shift, and the 1956 ZiL renaming; also supports the Moscow plant-lineage context for the builder profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- BTR-152 | Weaponsystems.netPublisher: Weaponsystems.net | Note: Supports the BTR-152 series as a Soviet APC produced from 1950 to 1962, including ZiS / Zavod imeni Stalina among the listed producers. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Former ZIL factory site imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the rights-clear builder image and CC BY 2.0 reuse context; the file depicts the former Moscow ZIL factory site tied to the ZIS/ZiL plant lineage. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
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Produced weapons
Category
Armored Vehicles
Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.