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Zavolzhsky Motor Plant (ZMZ), which is part of the Sollers Group, has resumed production of V8 engines. The release was restarted on January 18, that is, a month after the announcement.
PAZ buses and GAZ medium-duty trucks will again be equipped with these units.
V8 is also produced in a gasoline modification – ZMZ-523, and in a dual-fuel version – ZMZ-524 (gasoline + propane-butane).
ZMZ-523/524 is a deeply modernized version of the ZMZ-53 engine, which has been mass-produced since 1963. At the end of 2021, the motor was discontinued due to low demand, but in 2022 it was decided to resurrect it, because against the backdrop of anti-Russian sanctions, the need for this proven unit again arose on the market.
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