Lutskyi Avtomobilnyi Zavod, commonly referred to as LuAZ, is a Ukranian automotive manufacturer founded in 1951. LuAZ, whose name translates to "Lutsk Automobile Factory," originally began operations as a repair factory, before transitioning to building automotive parts, before finaly entering automotive manufacturing in 1958. While the company has built a wide range of military and civilian vehicles, its most well known model is the 967.