page_title: Automotive industry in the Soviet Union
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Automotive industry in the Soviet Union / History
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Марка СССРEnglish: USSR stamp
context_page_description: The automotive industry in the Soviet Union spanned the history of the state from 1929 to 1991. It started with the establishment of large car manufacturing plants and reorganisation of the AMO Factory in Moscow in the late 1920s–early 1930s, during the first five-year plan, and continued until the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991.
  Before its dissolution, the Soviet Union produced 2.1-2.3 million units per year of all types, and was the sixth largest automotive producer, ranking ninth place in cars, third in trucks, and first in buses.
  Soviet industry exported 300,000-400,000 cars annually, mainly to Soviet Union satellite countries, but also to Northern America, Central and Western Europe, and Latin America.
  There were substantial numbers of highway trucks in some quantities, construction trucks, delivery trucks and urban, intercity and tourist buses imported as well.
caption: AMO-F-15 on a Soviet stamp
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