Production of the commercial vehicles
in “ZASTAVA” started in period before the Second World War when 400
trucks of the company “CHEVROLET” were produced for the needs of former
Yugoslav army. From 1953, when 162 off-road vehicles with the trademark
“Willys” were produced and up to now, production of the commercial
vehicles has been developed.
With
Italian manufacturers started production of the trucks and off-road
vehicles AR-51, in 1955, and later on also of the vans 1100TF,on
the base of the Licence Contract with the company “FIAT”.
In 1961, the vehicles
“Zastava 615” and “Zastava 620” appeared on the market as the result
of the own development.This production had successful development
up to 1969 when happened significant stagnation because of that
time program and introduction of the new KNOW HOW.It’s necessary
to mention that in that period production of commercial vehicles
was arranged in a frame of Car factory.
For that reason, on
June, 18 th,1969, it was made decision in Zastava to start with organization
the factory "Fabrike privrednih vozila
- Zastava" including long-term development program
with the following goals:
to realize development
within cooperation with Italian company OM-BRESCIA (later “FIAT”)
but to exceed licence form of cooperation and to base the same
on the work distribution through the long-term production cooperation
to provide production
of the components through the cooperation as well as of the vital
assemblies in the batches which provide economical production
to create conditions
for production the modern commercial vehicles, well-known on the
world market, and in that way also the conditions for their commercialization
on the local and foreign market
On
the base of the new contracts with “FIAT”started the production of
the light delivery vans with the payload of 0,6t, in Sombor, in the
new – opened III plant. In addition to the production of the vehicles,
based on this Contract, started production of the front and rear axles,
chassis frames and the other components for the needs of "“ZASTAVA”
factory in Kragujevac as well as for the needs of the factory in Brescia.With
the Contract on long-term production cooperation, dated August, 5th,1978,
new gamma of the commercial vehicles, OM-40/35, so called “MALI OM”
was introduced in production. Soon after that FIAT IVECO transferred
production of this gamma of the vehicles to “Zastava-Privredna Vozila”
(ZPV) and so, this gamma isn’t been produced in ZPV only for the local
market’s needs but also for the commercialization through the partner’s
sales network .
With the Contract on “KNOW
HOW” and Contract on industrial cooperation with IVECO, dated 1985
and 1988, commercial vehicles range is expanded to
Gamma “S” and models
30.8;35.8; and 40.8
Gamma “Z” and models
50.9;65.9;65.12;79.12;79.14 and 109.14
and production orientation for the IVECO’s markets needs
From January,1st,1991 this company has been
in business as Joint Venture with IVECO’s share of 46% and “Zastava
kamioni” of 54%
The
activity of the company after January,1st,1991 is as following:
Production of the trucks-special vehicles
of the total weight 2,5-11t
Production of the components, parts
and accessories for the commercial vehicles (front axles;rear
axles;stamps;fully equipped body; loading boxes; seats; jacks;
exhaust systems … etc)
Researching- development activities
in the field of the construction and technology, in a frame
of the own researching Unit
On the base of the vehicles from the specified range, large number of
the superstructures and special vehicles, produced in “Proleter”,
bodybuilding plant in the frame of “Zastava kamioni”,was developed:
tippers,
self-loading vehicles for containers, roll-tippers, loading vehicles
with tail lift, long cabs, universal vans, vehicles for transport
bread and meat, police and medical vehicles … etc)
From June,30th,2000,
company has been in business under the name:
LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY FOR PRODUCTION AND COMMERCIALIZATION COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES "ZASTAVA KAMIONI" d.o.o. Kragujevac.
From September,1st,
2001, after the implementation of the Program for status and organizational
transformation and strategic consolidation of the Group “Zastava”,
“Zastava Kamioni” has been doing it's business in the frame of new-established
holding “ZASTAVA Vozila”.
On October,24th,2001,
“ZASTAVA KAMIONI”d.o.o. was certified according to the quality norm
JUS ISO 9001.
”ZASTAVA
KAMIONI” d.o.o Kragujevac is Joint Venture for production and sale
commercial vehicles.
Organizational structure of “ZASTAVA KAMIONI” has got all characteristics
of the well developed functional structure modality.It's structure
is based on the unit of the Head offices and working units’ activities.
Structure of “Zastava Kamioni”, d.o.o Kragujevac, consists of the
following organizational levels:
I ZASTAVA KAMIONI,
d.o.o., Kragujevac
II level – Head
office and Business unit
III level –
center, sectors and working units
IV level –Departments,
bureaus, divisions, plants and workshops
On
the base of the new contracts with “FIAT”started the production of
the light delivery vans with the payload of 0,6t, in Sombor, in the
new – opened III plant. In addition to the production of the vehicles,
based on this Contract, started production of the front and rear axles,
chassis frames and the other components for the needs of "“ZASTAVA”
factory in Kragujevac as well as for the needs of the factory in Brescia.With
the Contract on long-term production cooperation, dated August, 5th,1978,
new gamma of the commercial vehicles, OM-40/35, so called “MALI OM”
was introduced in production. Soon after that FIAT IVECO transferred
production of this gamma of the vehicles to “Zastava-Privredna Vozila”
(ZPV) and so, this gamma isn’t been produced in ZPV only for the local
market’s needs but also for the commercialization through the partner’s
sales network . 
