UzAvtosanoat
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The OJSC UzAvtosanoat is a company which was founded by President
President
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 Islam Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov in November 1992. The company is responsible for the regulation of imports and exports of motor vehicles to and from the Uzbek market. The company is controlling and monitoring the automotive market of Uzbekistan with a monopolistic strength. UzAvtosanoat operates a lot of joint-ventures for the car, truck and bus manufacturing to retains its monopoly-like position. UzAvtosanoat is currently trying to extend this position to the neighboring countries. UzAvtosanoat is also accused of being involved into the MAN bribery
Bribery
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 scandal
Scandal
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. Since May 1998 UzAvtosanoat is a recognized member of the Paris
Paris
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ian OICA
Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles
The Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, commonly abbreviated OICA , is a federation of automobile manufacturers, based in Paris, founded in 1919...

. The company is located in the Uzbek capital Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...

. Chairman of the company is Mr. Ulugbek Rozukulov.

Joint ventures

  • East Butterfly: kitchen utensils (since 1991)
    32,64 %: Gangadharam inlineces Ltd. (India
    India
    India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

    ); 38,95 %: Agro Plus KM AG (Switzerland
    Switzerland
    Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

    ); 28,41 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • Uz-DaewooAvto Company: automobile assembling (since 1992)
    25 %: General Motors Company
    General Motors
    General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...

     (United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

    ); 75 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • Uz-DaewooElectronics Company: electronics (since May 1993)
    50 %: Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Daewoo Electronics
    Daewoo Electronics is a home electronics company. Established in 1971, it has since grown into a global business with more than 64 production sites, R&D and sales centres in more than 40 countries worldwide. Daewoo Electronics Sales UK was established in November 1993. It is the third largest...

     (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 50 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • Uz-Koram Company: bumpers and dashboards (since May 1995)
    50 %: Koram Plastics Co., Ltd. (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 50 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • Uz-TongHong Company: car seats (since May 1995)
    50 %: Tong Hong Electric Co., Ltd. (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 4,8 %: JSC Andijon Irmash (Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

    ); 45,2 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • UzDongJu Paint Company: paints and seat covers (since May 1996)
    50 %: DongJu Industrial Co., Ltd. (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 50 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • SamKocAvto Company
    SamKochAvto
    SamKochAvto is a joint Turkish–Uzbekistani venture with major investment by the Turkish company Koc Holding. Located in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the plant manufactures buses and has recently launched a production line for Ford cargo trucks. SamKochAvto produces 4 models of buses and 5 truck models,...

    : assembly and manufacturing of cars, trucks and buses (May 1996-January 2007)
    50 %: Koç Holding
    Koç Holding
    Koç Holding A.Ş. is the top industrial conglomeratein Turkey. The Koç family, one of Turkey's wealthiest families, controls the company with its headquarter in Nakkaştepe, Istanbul...

     (Turkey
    Turkey
    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

    ); 50 %: UzAvtosanoat.
  • Uz-DongYang Company: automotive parts production (since June 1996)
    60 %: Dong Seo Ki Eon Co., Ltd. (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 40 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • Uz-DongWong Company: exhausts (since December 1996)
    26 %: Daewoo Motor Company
    GM Daewoo
    GM Korea Company is South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer and is a division of the General Motors Company. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo which was split from its parent company, Daewoo Group, in 2001...

     (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 9,30 %: JSC the Autorepair factory 6 (Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

    ); 24 %: DongWon Metal Ind. Co., Ltd (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 40,7 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • Uz-SeaMyung Company: fuel tanks (since December 1996)
    25 %: OJSC Andijon Gidromash (Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

    ); 50 %: Sa Myung Metal Co., Ltd. (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 25 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • UzExide Company: car batteries (since December 1998)
    51 %: Exide AB Group Ltd., Inc. (United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

    ); 0,7 %: OJSC Jizzah-Obodonchilik (Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

    ); 48,3 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • UzKodji Company: Karosserieteile (since October 1999)
    33,3 %: I-RAE Co., Ltd. (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 33,3 %: Kodji Indus, Ltd. (South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

    ); 33,3 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • GM Uzbekistan Company
    GM Uzbekistan
    GM Uzbekistan is a joint venture between the Uzbek OJSC UzAvtosanoat and the US American General Motors Company for the manufacturing of automobiles. Following the partial association with Daewoo Motor, Chevrolet got information about this Uzbek car manufacturer...

    : car assembly (since 2008)
    25 %: General Motors Company
    General Motors
    General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...

     (United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

    ); 75 %: UzAvtosanoat
  • MAN AUTO-Uzbekistan Company
    MAN Auto-Uzbekistan
    The MAN AUTO-Uzbekistan Company is an joint venture between the German MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG and the Uzbek OJSC UzAvtosanoat. The joint venture was founded in July 2009. Subsequently, the employees at the plant were trained by the MAN staff to ensure a proper assembly of the vehicles and to and...

    : trucks (since September 2009)
    49 %: MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG (Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

    ); 51 %: UzAvtosanoat

Proprietary companies

  • Uzbek-Lada Co., Ltd.: automotive sales and spare parts trade (since 1995)
  • AvtoSanKomplekt Co., Ltd.: public relation office, exhibitor (since June 1996)
  • OJSC UzAvtоTekhkhizmat: internal dealer network (since September 1996)
  • Avto Olam: automobile magazine (since 1997)
  • UzAvtosanoat Servis: gas stations (since 1997)
  • OJSC Avtooyna: production of front, side and rear windows (since October 1998)
  • SamAuto Ltd., Co.: assembly and manufacturing of trucks and buses (since January 2007, successor company of SamKocAvto)

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