Private company
Kauno autobusų gamykla
Kauno autobusų gamykla (transl. Kaunas Bus Factory), abbreviated KAG, was a factory in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR that produced about 10,000 KAG-3 buses from 1956 to 1990. The buses used chassis of the GAZ-51 truck.2 It was founded in 1950.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersKaunas1
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Kauno autobusų gamykla (transl. Kaunas Bus Factory), abbreviated KAG, was a factory in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR that produced about 10,000 KAG-3 buses from 1956 to 1990. The buses used chassis of the GAZ-51 truck. The factory then added wooden frames covered with metal sheets. It was the only mass-produced vehicle in Lithuania.2
Products and brands
The factory produces these models:
KAG-1 (19 passengers) – very similar to the Russian GZA-651 buses
KAG-3 (23 seated passengers plus 7 standing passengers)
KAG-31 (KAG-3 based cargo van)
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KAG-32 (KAG-3 based bread van)
KAG-33 (KAG-3 based technical service van)
KAG-34 (KAG-3 based explosive materials van)
KAG-317 (KAG-3 based household service van)
KAG-4 (24 passenger) – two experimental vehicles with all metal frames produced in 1959
KAG-41 (KAG-4 based cargo van) – one experimental vehicle with all metal frame produced in 1959
From Wikipedia’s article on Kauno autobusų gamykla, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
- 1950Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaKauno autobusų gamykla
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4217606
Sources
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- 2WikipediaKauno autobusų gamykla on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsKauno autobusų gamykla photo by CD, CC BY-SA 4.0