GAZ, officially known as Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, was a Russian automotive manufacturer founded in 1932 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The company was established as part of the Soviet Union's efforts to develop a domestic automotive industry. It was named after the city of Gorky, which is now known as Nizhny Novgorod. The founding of GAZ marked a significant step in the Soviet Union's industrialization efforts, focusing on producing vehicles…