Ganja Automative Plant

Founding by the initiative of the national leader Heydar Aliyev the construction of Gandja automobile plant was begun in 1986. But the decision of thee Central Office of Communist Party of Soviet Union was met with great dissatisfaction by that time\'s Armenian leadership. Armenian leadership tried to realize this project just in Armenia. Only as the result of Heydar Aliyev\'s authority and strong will the foundation of automobile plant was established in Gandja city of Azerbaijan Republic.

The construction of the institution was ended in 1989 and the production of lorries of 1,5 ton was begun at the beginning of the year 1990. According to the contract the strength of the institution was equal to the production of 30 000 automobiles per year. But the unreasonable pretention of Armenians about Nagorno Garabakh and the events happened in connection with this in Azerbaijan has influenced the construction of the factory. Taking an opportunity of this the Armenian worship Ministers Cabinet of USSR interrupted the construction of the factory and gave the technological project to Bryansk automobile plant.

Famous Automobile Companies interested in Ganja automobile plant in the different years. But because of the objective and subjective causes the negotiations held with the foreign companies didn\'t give any efficient and during 15 years the death silence was dominated on the hectares territories of this giant construction.